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What if my cornea is too thin for LASIK?
If your corneas are too thin, you cannot safely have the LASIK procedure. During LASIK, you must have enough corneal tissue, as it is reshaped during the procedure. If your corneas are too thin, getting LASIK could cause severe vision complications.
Can you get LASIK with thin retinas?
If you have unusually thin or irregularly shaped corneas or a very strong eyeglass prescription that would require removal of significant corneal thickness to fully correct your vision, your LASIK surgeon may determine that you are not a good candidate for LASIK.
Can I get LASIK if I have flat corneas?
Flat Cornea: LASIK is avoided in some patients if the cornea will be flattened to <34 diopters by the treatment. This is because when the corneal surface becomes flatter, people are more likely to notice visual disturbances such as halos around lights.
What is an alternative to LASIK?
The four alternatives to traditional LASIK eye surgery are LASEK, Phakic Intraocular Lens Implants, Epi-LASIK, and Refractive Lens Exchange Surgery. If you have thin or flat corneas, LASEK is one of the best LASIK alternatives. The procedure doesn’t involve the use of a laser or blade.
How do you fix thin corneas?
Vision Correction Options for Patients With Thin Corneas
- Thin Corneas and LASIK.
- PRK. Photorefractive keratectomy, or PRK, is a type of laser eye surgery that serves as an alternative for those not suited to LASIK due to thin corneas.
- Lens Replacement Surgery.
- Implantable Lenses.
- Contact Schwartz Laser Eye Center.
Is it bad to have thin corneas?
A Thin Cornea – The Danger of Misreading Eye Pressure Many times, patients with thin corneas (less than 555 µm) show artificially low IOP readings. This is dangerous because if your actual IOP is higher than your reading shows, you may be at risk for developing glaucoma and your doctor may not know it.
Can wearing contacts thin your cornea?
Conclusions: Soft contact lenses and rigid gas-permeable contact lenses cause corneal thickening and corneal flattening in the first months, but they cause corneal thinning and corneal steepening with time. These alterations can be evaluated as evidence that contact lenses negatively influence corneal physiology.
How can I strengthen my thin cornea?
Current methods to ameliorate thinning of the cornea and limbus include surgical and nonsurgical modalities such as vitamin therapy, ultraviolet (UV) light therapy, and corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL).
What is the failure rate of LASIK?
The LASIK complication rate is only about 0.3\%. The most commonly reported LASIK complications are infection or dry eye that persists for more than six months. Other complications include: Undercorrections occur when the laser removes too little tissue.
Does wearing contacts thin your cornea?
How do you fix thin cornea?
How can I improve my thin cornea?