Is LASIK with blade safe?

Bladeless and blade LASIK are among the safest and most reliable elective surgeries available, providing patients with crystal clear vision for years — even decades after their procedures.

How thick do corneas need to be for LASIK?

Most surgeons make a flap that’s about 160 microns. A good LASIK candidate will usually have a cornea that is 450-550 microns thick. This is only determined when you are at your LASIK consultation.

Can your cornea be too thin for LASIK?

Your corneas are too thin If your corneas are too thin, you cannot safely have the LASIK procedure. During LASIK, you must have enough corneal tissue, as it is reshaped during the procedure. If your corneas are too thin, getting LASIK could cause severe vision complications.

Who is not suitable for LASIK surgery?

Advanced Glaucoma: A patient who is a known case of glaucoma controlled on two to three medications and has advanced visual field defects or gets detected during Pre-LASIK evaluation. In either scenario we avoid performing Lasik on these eyes to reduce interference with glaucoma management.

What is Blade Free Lasik surgery?

Femtosecond blade free Lasik Surgery is also known as bladeless Lasik or 100\% Laser Lasik surgery for vision correction. Here the eye surgeon uses an ultra-fast Femtosecond laser to create a thin flap in the cornea. Then the affected corneal tissues are reshaped to correct the vision.

How long does it take for your eye to heal after LASIK?

Most patients see clearly within 24 hours after vision correction surgery, but others take two to five days to recover. Some patients may experience some blurred vision and fluctuations in their vision for several weeks after LASIK.

Can wearing contacts thin your cornea?

Conclusions: Soft contact lenses and rigid gas-permeable contact lenses cause corneal thickening and corneal flattening in the first months, but they cause corneal thinning and corneal steepening with time. These alterations can be evaluated as evidence that contact lenses negatively influence corneal physiology.

Which surgery is best for thin cornea?

Lens replacement surgery is well-suited for those with thin corneas and farsightedness. With this procedure, an artificial intraocular lens replaces the eye’s natural lens. The new lens allows for sharper vision.

Why you should not do LASIK?

Patients with autoimmune diseases are not good Lasik candidates. Many autoimmune conditions cause dry eye syndrome. A dry eye may not heal well and has a higher risk of post-Lasik infection. Other conditions such as diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, glaucoma, or cataracts often affect Lasik results.

Is LASIK Worth the risk?

The possible benefits of LASIK surgery may not justify the risks. You have fairly good (overall) vision. If you see well enough to need contacts or glasses only part of the time, improvement from the surgery may not be worth the risks.

What is the minimum thickness of cornea required for LASIK?

Cornea should be adequately thick to perform LASIK. Too thin a cornea becomes a limiting factor. A normal Indian cornea has a central thickness of 530 microns or 0.53 mm. In this thickness, one can safely correct power of -8.0 by SBK (thin flap LASIK) or the Bladeless Femto LASIK.

What are the disadvantages of LASIK eye surgery?

Despite the pluses, there are some disadvantages to LASIK eye surgery: LASIK is technically complex. Rare problems may occur when the doctor creates the flap, which can permanently affect vision. LASIK can rarely cause a loss of “best” vision.

What happens if my cornea flap is too small for LASIK?

LASIK involves lifting up of cornea flap, in very flat cornea cases, the size of the flap lifted may be too small. It means that the area of cornea available for laser treatment may have to be reduced and it may result in visual problems like halo’s and glare around lights during the night.

How long does it take for LASIK to work?

The results — improved vision without eyeglasses or contact lenses — begin immediately after the procedure and vision usually continues to improve and stabilize over a few days. If you’re not a good LASIK candidate, a number of other vision correction surgeries are available, such as PRK and LASEK laser eye surgery and phakic IOL surgery.