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People to whom LASIK Surgery is Unsuitable



The day it was announced that LASIK surgery for eye cataract is much better than conventional eye surgery, there born a myth along with this among common layman population, that it is solution for every body's eye cataract. Yes, it is a myth that LASIK surgery can solve cataract problem of every body's eye.


Yes, it does not suit everybody. Yes, there are certain people with certain disease conditions, due to which LASIK eye surgery does not suit them. What are these conditions, due to which LASIK surgery does not suit to certain peoples?

The conditions due to which LASIK surgery does not suit to certain people are-



1) People who are below age of eighteen years cannot have benefit of LASIK surgery for their eye problems, as their eyes cannot withstand the operative treatment of LASIK surgery. It is better if patient is above 20 years of age.

2) With infection in background- If there is certain kind of infection, then LASIK surgery result would not be as good in these people. In fact, it will complicate there condition further.

3) Dry eye syndrome is another black story due to which LASIK surgery does not suit cataract sufferers who also have dry eye syndrome co-occurring. It is condition for LASIK surgery for cataract that cataract suffering person should not be dry eye syndrome sufferer because it will aggravate his dry eye condition further.

4) If a patient is suffering from any corneal pathology, then LASIK surgery is big no for them, because it will result in further complications, instead of removing cataract.

5) If a suffering person does not have stable refraction for 12 months, it keep on fluctuating and not a single time found constant for 12 months, then there is no use of doing LASIK surgery in them. It will complicate their eye disease conditions further.

6) LASIK surgery does not remove all eye problems after its operative treatment. There are certain disease conditions which remains as side effect of LASIK surgery, even after correcting the disease eye condition for which this surgery was done. And, these side effects are dry eye syndrome, fluctuating vision with eye complaints aggravating at night.

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