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Second, you
will be instructed to discontinue wearing of your contact lenses for some
period of time prior to your actual surgery day &.make sure that you follow
these instructions and leave your lenses out the proper time.
Third, if you
have been wearing rigid lenses of any type, even extremely oxygen permeable
Rigid Gas Permeable Lenses, your LASIK surgeon will require that you stop
wearing them and monitor the shape and thickness of your cornea and your
prescription over multiple visits in order to make sure that the
measurements are stable. Rigid contact lenses of any type may cause
significant changes in the shape of your cornea and thus your prescription.
In order to be certain that the lenses are no longer causing these effects
in your cornea, you must be compliant in leaving your lenses out and having
the repeat measurements taken in order to confirm that the cornea has
returned to its normal thickness and shape.
Fourth, as
mentioned earlier, contact lenses may alter the microscopic structure of the
surface of the cornea leading to contact lens induced dry eye symptoms. Make
sure that you fully disclose to your LASIK surgeon any and all symptoms of
dryness that you have experienced during your contact lens wearing history.
Last, if you have ever had any type of eye infection while wearing contact lenses, even if your doctor told you that the infection was NOT from the contact lenses, make sure that you bring this to your LASIK surgeon's attention.
As you can see, choosing contact lenses or LASIK is a personal matter and can only be made when you have a thorough understanding of each vision correction option and its risks and complications A complete discussion of LASIK risks, LASIK complications and LASIK contraindications is provided elsewhere in this site. The most effective way to obtain personal information and education is to schedule a consultation with an experienced LASIK surgeon who can answer your questions.
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If I
wear eyeglasses, How should I choose between contact lenses
and LASIK? ;
Vision Performance
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What about the risks and complications of LASIK?
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contact lenses, How should I make the decision to have LASIK?
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