Carter Eye Lasik Vision Correction Blog
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
LASIK and Traveling
While there is only one specific travel restriction after LASIK, there are a lot of reasons why you need to consider post-surgical travel plans carefully.
That one travel restriction is that you cannot drive for a day, or possibly a few days. In part, this is because you might have to wear a shield over at least one eye for some of this time. But your eyes need to rest and heal and give your visual acuity a chance to stabilize so that you can drive safely.
Other than that, travel after LASIK surgery is considered safe. The other restrictions on travel are due to the need for LASIK follow-up examinations and care. These appointments will be scheduled about one week, one month and three months after your surgery, so, you will need to plan for these. Many people travel quite far for their LASIK surgery, even out of the country. They need to plan either to stay in the area for at least three months, or plan to return for their follow-ups. Many of these people fly to their appointments.
If your travel plans include participating in sporting activities, the restrictions will vary from a couple days to several months, depending upon the level of activity. The more strenuous the activity, the longer the period of restriction. If travel includes visiting relatives, playing with children, and lighter activities, restrictions might last as few as three days.
For more information and a free consultation please contact the Carter Eye Center in Dallas.
That one travel restriction is that you cannot drive for a day, or possibly a few days. In part, this is because you might have to wear a shield over at least one eye for some of this time. But your eyes need to rest and heal and give your visual acuity a chance to stabilize so that you can drive safely.
Other than that, travel after LASIK surgery is considered safe. The other restrictions on travel are due to the need for LASIK follow-up examinations and care. These appointments will be scheduled about one week, one month and three months after your surgery, so, you will need to plan for these. Many people travel quite far for their LASIK surgery, even out of the country. They need to plan either to stay in the area for at least three months, or plan to return for their follow-ups. Many of these people fly to their appointments.
If your travel plans include participating in sporting activities, the restrictions will vary from a couple days to several months, depending upon the level of activity. The more strenuous the activity, the longer the period of restriction. If travel includes visiting relatives, playing with children, and lighter activities, restrictions might last as few as three days.
For more information and a free consultation please contact the Carter Eye Center in Dallas.
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Monday, December 29, 2008
LASIK
LASIK is an acronym for Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis. LASIK is a surgical eye procedure for refractive error correction such as nearsightedness, farsightedness, and
astigmatism.
LASIK combines the best of two earlier procedures, Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK) and Automated Lamellar Keratoplasty (ALK). It preserves the “flap” technique of ALK, which preserves the epithelium and stroma tissue, improves healing, reduces risks of this surgery, and uses a laser to reshape the cornea as in PRK.
State-of-the-art equipment offers advances, such as Wavefront technology, which allows precise measurements of the cornea during diagnostics and equally precise ablation during the LASIK surgery. Wavefront laser ablation produces more accurate shaping, and higher rates of 20/20 or better vision results.
New advances in recent years have reduced the risks of side-effects to less than 1%, overall. Some of the side effects of LASIK include seeing halos around lights at night, or vision fluctuations during the day. These are usually temporary.
Dr. Harvey Carter of the Carter Eye Center in Dallas has a consistently high rate of successful LASIK surgery outcomes. More than 92% of his patients leave with vision of 20/25 or better, and virtually none with less than 20/40.
If you would like to eliminate the need for glasses or contact lenses, please contact the Carter Eye Center in Dallas today for a free consultation. While you’re visiting our site please look over the information about the procedures we provide, our experience and qualifications, and our 20/20 or It’s Free™ guarantee.
astigmatism.
LASIK combines the best of two earlier procedures, Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK) and Automated Lamellar Keratoplasty (ALK). It preserves the “flap” technique of ALK, which preserves the epithelium and stroma tissue, improves healing, reduces risks of this surgery, and uses a laser to reshape the cornea as in PRK.
State-of-the-art equipment offers advances, such as Wavefront technology, which allows precise measurements of the cornea during diagnostics and equally precise ablation during the LASIK surgery. Wavefront laser ablation produces more accurate shaping, and higher rates of 20/20 or better vision results.
New advances in recent years have reduced the risks of side-effects to less than 1%, overall. Some of the side effects of LASIK include seeing halos around lights at night, or vision fluctuations during the day. These are usually temporary.
Dr. Harvey Carter of the Carter Eye Center in Dallas has a consistently high rate of successful LASIK surgery outcomes. More than 92% of his patients leave with vision of 20/25 or better, and virtually none with less than 20/40.
If you would like to eliminate the need for glasses or contact lenses, please contact the Carter Eye Center in Dallas today for a free consultation. While you’re visiting our site please look over the information about the procedures we provide, our experience and qualifications, and our 20/20 or It’s Free™ guarantee.
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Thursday, December 18, 2008
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