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You should consult an Eye Doctor or Ophthalmologist who has experience with the surgery. 2. Can both eyes be done at the same sitting? Yes, most surgeons do perform LASIK procedure on both eyes at the same time. However some surgeons prefer to wait a week before they do the other eye. 3. Is LASIK Eye Surgery Safe? LASIK Surgery is a safe procedure approved by FDA of USA. Minor complications are about 3%. There is no known case of blindness after LASIK surgery. Serious problems happen in less than 1% of cases. 4. Will LASIK Eye surgical procedure hurt? No the procedure will not hurt. Local Anesthetic drops are used for the procedure with mild sedation. Patients may feel itchy for a day or two and may say that they feel as if there was sand in the eye. 5. Will I need glasses or contact lens after LASIK Surgery? People over 45 years who undergo the surgery will still need reading glasses If there is some over or under correction - glasses may be needed. However this will be of much lower power. Contact lens should be avoided after LASIK Surgery. 6. Can LASIK Surgery be recommended for mountain climbers and divers? The cornea is thinner and slightly weaker after the LASIK Surgery. Due to decrease or increase in the atmospheric pressure, mountain climbing and and diving can potentially have an affect on the weaker tissues of the body. There are no documented complications in people who climb mountains or undertake diving. However if the patient is worried, it is best to avoid such activities after LASIK Surgery. 7. Will The Health Insurance Company cover the procedure? No usually the procedure is not covered under the health insurance in any country. 8. How expensive is the LASIK procedure? This will vary from country to country. India it will on an average between Rs. 20,000 to Rs. 30,000. The Zyoptix or the customized LASIK procedure would cost anywhere between Rs. 30,000 to Rs. 36,000. In the USA the procedure costs close to Rs. 2 lakhs. 9. Does the cheaper cost of LASIK Treatment means - can I come to India for the treatment ? Yes, many foreigners are coming into India for the treatment as the surgery is expensive overseas. India does have qualified and experienced surgeons. However before coming for treatment, a foreigner is well advised to the check the credentials of the hospital and doctor. 10. Can Medindia help in this regard? Yes medindia consultants can advice you about the various centres and their credibility. To contact us click here. |
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munmunmintu(Guest)
Posted on: 05/22/2012 I want to do laser operation and i am 25 years old.My power is le - 4.00 and re - 3.75.
is it safe to do laser operation and what will be the cost of doing laser eye operation in Indian currency.
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SophiaCruz(Guest)
Posted on: 11/06/2011 Thank you very much for the information. I have undergone lasik once, but, in the experimental stage, so the power is back to -6. I also had laser for bleeding behind the retina. This included Avastin - 3 times. Could I go for lasik to reduce power?
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Sophia
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avnairanand
Posted on: 10/31/2011 I am 30 years old and a Software engineer at Bangalore. My power is LE -4 and RE - 8.5 but wearing LE -2.5 and RE - 4.0 with cylindrical due to double vision if it is correct power. I am very comfortable with glasses and dont want to take any unnecessary risk with my eyes. The reason why i prefer to go[if doctors agree so] for lasik is due to severe headache and not able to concentrate while driving with glasses. I will be doing at Netradhama at Bangalore.(most probably Dr. Sri Ganesh). Any advises or recommendations
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eyesurgery
Posted on: 10/08/2011 I have read your article and collect more information about lasik eye surgery as I am eye patient and wanted to know more about this treatment. Thanks a lot to the publisher of this site for nice discussion on this topic.
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eyesurgery
Posted on: 10/08/2011 Thanks for giving your thoughts on lasik eye surgery. I wanted to know more about lasik eye treatment as I am also eye patient and all of the above discussion for eye surgery is very helpful and really this lasik eye surgical treatment is safe and secure method. I enjoyed this informative post.
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eyesurgery
Posted on: 09/06/2011 Informative resource and very well written about lasik eye surgery. After reading this article I collect more information about lasik eye treatment. Really this treatment is very safe and secure for eye patients. Really each line of this article is very informative, clear and defining lasik eye surgery. Very thanks to the author of this online resource for describing the details oflasik eye treatment.Great work.
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Madhvibajaj(Guest)
Posted on: 08/11/2011 I went through lasik surgery on 23rd of August,2011 but my vision is not that much clear as i expected and also i am getting problem in Near vision, if i try to read the words written on Computer from 60cm far then i felt unable to read that please tell, what to do now? |
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