Scheduled from LASIK, had a miscarriage 4 days before, should I proceed with surgery or wait until hormones go back to normal?

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i scheduled for lasik vision correction and 4 days prior to my surgery i found out that I was pregnant and had misscarrige would i precede to the surjery or i better wait until my hormones go back normal

Andrew Caster, MD · Answer

In the interest of being very cautious, I recommend waiting for about 6 weeks just to make sure that you have no eye changes resulting from the pregnancy.

Lee Katzman, MD · Answer

I'm so sorry to hear about your recent miscarriage. My recommendation would be to hold off on surgery for at least a few weeks or until you feel like you are emotionally ready to proceed with surgery. I would feel the same way about almost any type of surgery (plastic surgery, heart surgery, etc). Healing time can be affected by your general well being. There are no randomized controlled trials confirming this for lasik, specifically, but I think it's reasonable advice.

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