Lasik Facts #5

LASIK Fact #5How can you decide who to perform your LASIK surgery in Michigan?

Do you decide based on price?? Maybe location is the most important factor!

But what about experience?

And does it matter which laser the surgeon uses??

In this series of articles, you will learn may things that surgeons don't want to discuss with their patients. Some of these facts will amaze you! Some may make you uncomfortable. All of them will give you more information, and an informed patient is a happy patient!!

LASIK Fact Number Five: Patients Over 40 Years of Age Can Reduce Their Need For Reading Glasses...With One Surgery!If you are over 40 years old, you may have noticed that it is getting tougher and tougher to focus on objects that are held too close to your eyes. This condition is called presbyopia, and it is the only disease that affects 100% of the human population. But what can we do about it??

Unfortunately, it is impossible to reverse this situation, once it has begun! So we resort to reading glasses or bifocals.

But there is another solution!! Monovision!!

While not perfect, Monovision is a great way to correct both near and distance problems, and it works well for about 90% of patients.

    * The dominant eye is fully corrected for distance vision (in patients who do not require glasses for distance, surgery may not be needed on this eye!)    * The non-dominant eye is made nearsighted enough to provide good near vision

Patients who do NOT tolerate monovision usually complain that things are just not as clear as they were with both eyes working together. Some people get dizzy or feel sick with monovision.

To get the best of both worlds, have your eye doctor discuss monovision correction with you. Then consider surgery to make it permanent!!

For more info, go to Dr. William Goldsteins website, www.2020vision.com, or find more articles at www.lasikarticles.org. LASIK surgery in Michigan, and Implantable Contact Lens info is also available.