Lasik surgury - Standard vs. Wavefront

[Knut]

Originally Posted by HelloHockeyFans

Thanks. So, if one is happy wearing contact lenses/glasses for the rest of his/her life, would it be less risk to just continue on that way and not get laser eye surgery?

Keratoconus - so you're saying that the risk of this increases for those who get laser eye surgery, even if they go in for annual eye examinations?

Yes. Depends on the CL wearer though. The Contact Lens abusers (stretching the wear time, improper hygeine, sleeping in contacts all the time) would probably be better off just getting the laser done.

As for Keratoconus Hemi. The Laser thins the Cornea out which can activate Keratoconus. In the early stages the cornea looks very similar to a normal cornea. While it may not stop who gets Keratoconus, the severity really increases with a Thinner Cornea. Also. there are some modern treatments for it that require an average or greater amount of corneal tissue. Basically if you have any risk (family hx, borderline test results, high amounts of astigmatism) you probably should not get the Laser.

[Kipper is King]

Use caution with laser eye surgery, and go for the best surgeon and equipment you can!

My PRK laser eye surgery was an absolute nightmare. Due to extreme corneal haze, I almost needed a cornea transplant, and my vision will never be as good as it once was.

I'd even say get one eye done, then wait a couple weeks before getting the other eye done. That way, you won't end up with both your eyes in trouble if something goes wrong.

[Hemi-Cuda]

Originally Posted by Hesla

Yes. Depends on the CL wearer though. The Contact Lens abusers (stretching the wear time, improper hygeine, sleeping in contacts all the time) would probably be better off just getting the laser done.

As for Keratoconus Hemi. The Laser thins the Cornea out which can activate Keratoconus. In the early stages the cornea looks very similar to a normal cornea. While it may not stop who gets Keratoconus, the severity really increases with a Thinner Cornea. Also. there are some modern treatments for it that require an average or greater amount of corneal tissue. Basically if you have any risk (family hx, borderline test results, high amounts of astigmatism) you probably should not get the Laser.

ah ok. well they told me during my consultation that i had a thicker amount of corneal tissue than average, so i'm guessing i would be a lower risk? i also have no family history of eye disease that i know of and i didn't have astigmatism