Is LASIK Right For Me?

If you are interested in getting LASIK to make vision correction easier, you might be a good candidate for this surgery. However, not everyone is. You may have conditions or circumstances that can exclude you from being a good candidate for it. To find out, you can schedule an appointment with an eye doctor for an eye care assessment. If you are in the Hunters Creek or Lake Nona areas of Orlando, FL, the optometry professionals at Uptown Eyecare are ready to assist you.

Age

If you are still in your teens, you are generally considered too young to have LASIK surgery. It's important before you have this surgery that your vision prescription be stable. Usually, the vision prescription changes a lot in the teens and may not stabilize until 20, 21, or beyond. Most eye surgeons won't do surgery on people who are under 21 for this reason.

Eye Health

Before you are recommended for LASIK surgery, your need an eye exam from an optometrist. This will help us determine whether or not you have any eye problems that can keep you from being a good candidate for LASIK. These problems can include having a past eye injury or past surgeries and having an eye condition like glaucoma or cataracts.

General Health

Your general health is also a factor. Some many conditions and diseases can make LASIK much more complicated and may result in poorer healing. If you have diabetes that is not under control, this can mean you aren't a good candidate. If you have an autoimmune disease, you are likely not a good candidate. Many other conditions also cause you to have to count out Lasik surgery as well.

Eye Care Services in Hunters Creek, Lake Nona, and Orlando, FL

Call Uptown Eyecare today at (407) 855-6132 for more information or to schedule an appointment with our optometrist.