Once you are ready for the vision correction, it is very important that you choose your Lasik eye surgeon with great care and after due diligence. You should remember to choose a New York Lasik center that offers multiple options for vision correction surgeries. Also keep in mind that all patients are not benefitted by the Lasik procedure. Depending upon many factors you may require a different procedure.
A center that is only offering you Lasik procedure may be tempted to brow beat you into going ahead with the procedure even if your eyes are not suited for it.
Furthermore, be wary of the center that offers the Lasik procedure at very cheap rates. Unknown to you, it may be cutting corners or may even coax you into shelling out more money
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Your New York Lasik eye surgeon should be well qualified, be fellowship trained and board certified. He/she should be using the most advanced and quality equipments and well versed with the other procedures too.
Be sure that you have met your surgeon before the procedure and feel comfortable with him/her. You should be able to freely discuss your condition with him/her and also explore for other options that could be suitable for your eyes. Do discuss the pros and cons of each procedure.
Your New York Lasik eye surgeon should evaluate your general health as well as eye health and without any prejudice determine if you are the right candidate for the Lasik procedure or not.
During the general checkup, your surgeon would ask you various questions. Please make sure that you do not hide any medical condition from him/her. After all many times, the success of the surgery depends upon your medical conditions as well as the medicines you may be taking.
You must be above the age of 18 years and your eyes fully developed and mature. Your vision should be stable and injury as well as infection free for at least one year prior to the surgery.
You must not be suffering from any auto-immune diseases and there should be no corneal