i decide to make lasik on both eyes doctor said everything is good except my cornea thikness was right eye 490 micron - left eye 488 micron can i make lasik or it will be hard the doc. recomened not to wear contact lenses for three months and then i visit him again but can i do lasik with this cornea thickness thanks in advance
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Most likely yes, you are a candidate for LASIK or Laser Eye Surgery.
I would need to know your glasses prescription and corneal thickness to say for sure if you are a likely candidate for LASIK, but most patients who are 20/80 without astigmatism have a prescription of -1.50 or -1...
You're not a candidate for LASIK IntraLase PRK or Lasek. The first two will cut your corneal nerves and make your dry eyes worse plus waste tissue w the flap that you can't spare. The last two will leave you with well over 350 microns. However recent research has shown people with under 475 to...
-0.50 can be corrected if it causes symptoms but it is too soon to consider enhancement for you. The measured prescription 7 days after the procedure is not accurate as there may still be corneal surface irregularities and focal corneal edema. I would wait at least 3 months and have consistent...