Laser Surgery Consultation and Co-Management

Refractive Surgery (Lasik, PRK, etc)

Refractive surgery has become an accepted method of correcting the eye's focusing errors over the past few years, and today most patients have several excellent options.

Unfortunately, refractive surgery has also become associated with heavy media advertising, low budget surgery and is often sold like cookware on infomercials. This presents a bewildering maze of promotions, half-truths and misleading information.

Refractive surgery can be quite safe and accurate, but all types of refractive surgery are just that - surgery. It is not like going for a haircut. These procedures must be treated with all of the caution and respect that a surgical procedure of any kind entails.

The doctors at Optomeyes have co-managed over 2000 refractive surgery patients of all types. We are trained and experienced to assess your eyes with respect to refractive surgery candidacy, and give you unbiased advice as to what type of surgery would be best for you. We counsel you and give you options, based on our extensive experience, as to which surgeons you should consider for each type of procedure, and other factors such as reading/monovision. We can do your pre-surgical workup and, following your surgery, provide all the post-operative care.

It is preferable to have your post surgical progress closely monitored by an independent doctor rather than "in house" at a laser centre. The knowledge that a second opinion will be involved, we find, greatly improves outcomes.

In general, to have refractive surgery:

1. Your prescription should be stable,
2. You must have no active eye or systemic disease, which could affect your eyes,
3. If you wear contact lenses you should discontinue wear, as per your doctors instructions,
4. Your corneas should be free of distortion,
5. You should be of sufficient age; at least 22 for males and 21 for females,
6. You must have sufficient corneal thickness for your prescription ( LASIK and PRK),
7. You must have realistic expectations.

If you would like to discuss Laser Surgery Correction further feel free to schedule a Consultation Appointment.

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