Because my glasses are between 8 and 12
dioptres I have recently decide to take a
refractive surgeon down here in FL, but I
must admit I am pretty scared about it.
Does somebody already had a refractive
surgery that can share some experience.
Please
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rpetris
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Because my glasses are
between 8 and 12 dioptres I have recently
decide to take a refractive surgeon down
here in FL, but I must admit I am pretty
scared about it. Does somebody already had
a refractive surgery that can share some
experience. Please
Please be very careful. You have a very
high prescription. Laser refractive
surgeries (LASIK, PRK etc) carry a much
higher risk in this range than they do in
lower ranges - both for serious long-term
complications like ectasia, and for
ongoing issues like chronic dry eye (much
more painful than it sounds) and reduced
vision quality at night. Not trying to
scare you off - but beware because the
general statistics they quote are
typically for low prescriptions not high.
You might want to look into lens implant
procedures, which many doctors prefer for
the very high prescriptions.
Another little pearl that too few people
are aware of: If you are anywhere near the
age for needing cataract surgery, don't
even bother with vision correction
surgery, because during cat surgery they
will remove your lens and can correct the
vision at that time. On the other hand,
having had LASIK it is more difficult for
them to figure out the correct lens
implant for a cataract surgery.
