LASIK Eye Surgery Checklist

If a person is suffering from Myopia, Astigmatism or Hyperopia, LASIK might be a magical wand that could transform the person's life by offering freedom from hassles of contact lenses and glasses. Prior to engaging in any important activity of one's life, there is a checklist to gain an assurance that one has taken a right path and LASIK is no exception. Here is a LASIK Checklist to make sure that no essential information has slipped out of notice.

Expectations: One should be clearly aware of what he/ she are hoping to achieve by eliminating the dependency on eye wears and contact lenses. There should be at least a couple of activities that a person might be able to perform with better without glasses and lenses, so that one could measure the amount of success of the LASIK Surgery undergone.

Profession: The current profession or a profession which a patient is about to take in future, must not suggest this LASIK Eye Surgery as an undesirable method of vision correction.

Leisure Time Activities: The recreational activities one enjoys must not prevent one from going through LASIK surgery. In fact it should be such that the activities would become much more enjoyable without lenses and spectacles.

Monetary Issues: One must fully understand the facts regarding the cost of one's pre procedure consultation, cost of surgery and follow up fee. If one is opting for a monthly plan, one must be aware of the monthly costs, the rate of interest that has to be paid for a certain amount of time. If one is opting for the 'zero% interest' plan then one should be aware of the initial payments to be made and the amount of interest to be paid after the termination of 'zero percent interest' period.

Medical Issues: It is of great importance to keep one's LASIK Surgeon aware of all treatments and medications taken by the patient in past. In addition, it is necessary to keep the surgeon informed of any over the counter medicine taken during the last one year. The prescription of previously used contact lenses and glasses should be shown to the surgeon to determine the stability of one's vision. Corneal thickness must be measured in order to verify whether one is suitable for LASIK. Patients suffering from dry eyes must inform the surgeon of the condition.

Technological Issues: It is important to make sure that the surgeon utilizes a FDA approved Excimer Laser system.

These are few important checklist components to be gone through prior to the surgery, Apart from these the patient must be well informed of every step of the procedure and how it would help in improving one's vision. All doubts must be eliminated with the surgeon's help to make a peaceful and successful LASIK possible.