Question 1

whats new for refractive surgery?

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Constantly changing: The field of refractive surgery is constantly changing and improving. Refractive surgery is now a safe, proven and accurate alternative to glasses and contacts.

Question 2

is the refractive surgery a risky thing to do?

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No: Unless you are a poor candidate (various reasons).  If you have a stable low amount of a simple, regular refractive error with a normal thick cornea and a healthy eye plus informed reasonable expectations, then the risk is small.

Question 3

what is the recovery time after refractive surgery?

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1-2 weeks: With lasik, the most commonly performed refractive surgery, the vision is better even after one day.  However it takes a week or two to heal.

Question 4

are there any contacts that are good after refractive surgery?

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Why?: What happened during the refractive surgery to require you to still wear prescription lenses?  After corneal surgery, it is a little more tricky (and expensive) to find a comfortable-fitting contact lens. You should first find out what surgical options there are to keep you out of contacts.

Question 5

heard that if your eyesight is worse that -6.00 then you can't get refractive surgery anymore, is that right?

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No: -6.00 is easily done with the laser.

Question 6

tell me about icl vs lasik - refractive surgery?

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Many differences!: This is too complex to answer in this forum, but each surgery works well! for a very complete discussion of this topic, please go to icl compared to lasik.

Question 7

how safe is photo-refractive surgery?

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Very safe: Rare complications include infection and further scarring. Eye drops  help prevent this rare problem.

Question 8

can you have refractive surgery on a 12 year old?

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Usually not: The typical minimum age for refractive surgery is 18 years old.

Question 9

could vision get worse after laser refractive surgery?

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Sometimes: After lasik  and prk refractive surgery, there is sometimes a change back to some degree of the original refractive needs.  This is due to the nuances of biology and does not reflect problems with technique.  This is termed regression and can be fixed with an enhancement procedure if needed.

Question 10

what are the risks of refractive surgery and how common are they?

Accepted Answer

Ref surgery risks: Risks for refractive surgery range from inadequate to over correction of error to visually debilitating consequences.

I believe the best way to avoid these is to seek an expereinced and dedicated surgeon who performs more than one technique so the surgery is customized to your eyes and not limited to their abilities. No " one size fits all".

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