If you are considering LASIK eye surgery, your first step is to choose a LASIK surgeon.
To decide whether you’re a good candidate for LASIK, your eye doctor will perform an eye exam to determine eye health, what kind of vision correction you need and how much laser ablation is required.
Your doctor also will look for signs of dry eye disease, which must be treated and cleared up before LASIK can be performed. Even if your eyes have a normal tear film, your eye surgeon as a precaution may recommend treatment to reduce your risk of developing dry eyes after LASIK.
Also, a corneal topographer usually is used; this device measures the curvature of your eye and creates a kind of “map” of your cornea. With new wavefront technology associated with custom LASIK, you also are likely to undergo a wavefront analysis that sends light waves through the eye to provide an even more precise map of aberrations affecting your vision.
Finally, the doctor will ask you about any health problems you have or medications you take. Some health conditions will disqualify you altogether for LASIK, but others may just postpone the procedure until a later date.
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