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Realistic Expectations |
LASIK is a highly successful procedure,
intended to reduce or eliminate dependence on glasses or
contact lenses. The people who are happiest after LASIK
are usually those who start out with realistic
expectations about what the procedure can and cannot
accomplish. For example, if your goal is to see much
better nearly all of the time without dependence on
glasses or contacts, you are very likely to be very
happy with your LASIK experience. If your goal is to see
even better after LASIK than you presently see with your
best glasses or contact lenses, you may be expecting
more than can routinely be accomplished with LASIK.
The vast majority of people undergoing LASIK will see
well enough after the procedure to pass a driver's
license vision test without glasses or contacts. Many
will see 20/20, or close to 20/20. However, LASIK is not
guaranteed to deliver 20/20 vision. Individual results
can depend on a number of factors, one of the most
important being how yourspecialeye heals after the
procedure.
Occasionally, people will find that a weak pair of
glasses is still helpful after LASIK for certain
situations, such as night time driving. It is also
possible to experience some starbursts or halos around
lights at night after LASIK surgery. In most cases these
are temporary and not bothersome.
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It is also important to realize that LASIK
does not stop age-related changes in the eye. If one continues to
become more nearsighted or farsighted after LASIK, some increased
dependence on glasses may again develop over time. That's why it is
best to have LASIK when your glasses or contact lens prescription
has been fairly stable over time.
LASIK neither reduces the risk of developing eye conditions later in
life, such as cataracts, glaucoma, or macular degeneration nor
interferes with the usual treatments for these disorders. And LASIK
does not decrease the risk of certain retinal disorders that are
slightly more common in highly nearsighted individuals. So regular
complete eye examinations are still important after LASIK. |
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