| Glenn - USAEyes.org 2006-05-09, 1:29 am |
| Retinal complications are a risk factor for high myopia. Many patients
seeking Lasik are highly myopic. Brief increased intraocular pressure
during Lasik, IntraLasik, and Epi-Lasik can be problematic for
patients with a compromised retina. Anyone with a high refractive
error (about over 10.00 diopters) or a history of retinal problems
should have a vitreoretinal examination before these refractive
surgery techniques, or consider the surface ablation techniques PRK or
LASEK.
Glenn Hagele
Executive Director
USAEyes.org
Patient Advocacy Surgeon Certification
"Consider and Choose With Confidence"
Email to glenn dot hagele at usaeyes dot org
http://www.USAEyes.org
http://www.ComplicatedEyes.org
I am not a doctor.
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