Lasik eye surgerY??? corneas too thin?

Question

any complications?

Answer 1

Did you have an assessment with a LASIK surgeon who told you your cornea were too thin and you were not a candidate?

If so, do not have the surgery. If your corneas are too thin, you will not have a good outcome, ending up still needing glasses or worse, ending up with unstable vision that cannot be corrected with glasses.

Answer 2

My dad had laser eye surgery on both eyes some years ago, and he did develop a problem with his left eye's cornea... It began thinning as if it were a cone, and he almost needed a transplant. His ofthalmologist, however, was able to make up for the problem and my dad now uses a gas-permeable contact lens (of the hard ones) to see normally and mantain his eye in good shape.
I do think it is risky to get eye surgery when corneas are too thin... in many cases people restart wearing glasses years after surgery anyway, but it is up to you and your ofthalmologyst to decide whether it is worth it or not to perform the surgery, and if it is what special procedures could be done to prevent any complications. I would recommend getting a second or third opinion.. good luck!

Answer 3

The process of Lasik eye surgery involves removing tissue from the cornea (clear front part of eye) to reshape the cornea and change the focus of light entering the eye. About 12-18 microns of tissue (about 1/4th the width of a human hair) of tissue is removed for every diopter of correction desired. To see how many diopters you need to correct your vision, look at the first number on your eye prescription.

At least 250 microns of corneal tissue must remain untouched to maintain corneal stability in a healthy eye (more is always better). Lasik doctors measure the thickness of the patient’s cornea and calculate how much tissue will remain untouched.

http://www.usaeyes.org/faq/subjects/thickness.htm

If the patient’s cornea is too thin to accommodate all the correction desired, a Lasik alternative like PRK, LASEK, Epi-Lasik, P-IOL, or RLE may be appropriate. Each of these vision correction techniques have their own set of advantages and disadvantages.

http://www.usaeyes.org/lasik/faq/eyesurgery.htm

A comprehensive examination by a competent eye doctor can determine if Lasik or a Lasik alternative may be appropriate for you.

Answer 4

I read abut Lasik surgery on the internet,
I think u should read it too; could be helpful to you


http://ph.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070610003034AAN6nhn

http://www.articlesbase.com/health-articles/lasik-surgery-growing-in-india-185082.html

http://lasiksurgeryindia.wordpress.com/2007/07/10/grace-maxwell-a-victoria-patient%e2%80%99s-testimonial-on-lasik-surgery-in-bangalore-india/

Answer 5

Yup.;.. High chances of blindness if the corneas are too thin...