How the Comprehensive Lasik eye exam is performed?

When you’ve finally decided that you want to go for Lasik vision correction surgery, it is important first

to go for Lasik Consultation. Lasik Consultation is basically a conversation between the Lasik eye surgeon

and the patient followed by a comprehensive eye test. In this session the candidate is asked about his

health history, his habits, lifestyle and his expectation from the Lasik surgery. After this session, the main

part of the Lasik consultation is conducted and that is Comprehensive eye Exam. This examination can

be conducted by the same eye surgeon who conducted the Lasik Consultation; which means both on the

same day and by the same eye surgeon. Let’s find out how it is conducted.

Eyeglasses prescription & Pupil Dilation

The doctor will first go through your recent eyeglass prescription to evaluate the extent of defect of

your eyes. This will decide your eligibility as a good or bad candidate for Lasik. This is followed by pupil

dilation in which the doctor checks thoroughly the interior of the eyes by dilating both the pupils and

then watches the focusing mechanism of the eyes after relaxing them. This provides the exact extent of

the refractive error of the eyes.

Corneal measurement & Topography

During pre-Lasik consultation, the eye measurement is taken additionally to ensure that they are in a

condition ideal for Lasik. This step is extremely important because the Lasik procedure involves

reshaping of the corneal tissues; therefore detailed topographic measurement of the cornea are taken

which provides the exact measurement of its shape and thickness, ensuring that it is perfectly fine for

the Lasik surgery.

There are variations and advancement levels in the Lasik surgery too. Many times the wavefront

measurement is also conducted in case there is a higher level aberration in the eyes. In such cases

Custom Lasik or Wavefront Lasik can be recommended.

Dryness and other peripheral eye tests

Strip test will be performed to check the dryness of the eyes. If any such problem is found, treatment is

given to avoid any dryness related complication during the Lasik procedure. Any blepharitis is also

closely inspected around the eyelids and treated to minimize the risk of complications during the

surgery.

Dominant Eye test

As said above, the requirement of each patient is different and so the Lasik procedure will also differ. A

simple eye test is done to check the dominant eye specially when the candidate has presbyopia and the

need of glasses for reading after the procedure has to be minimized.

While the candidate is undergoing a Lasik consultation, he will also be explained the detailed structure

of the cost of Lasik. The traditional Lasik will cost less than the Custom Lasik and wavefront Lasik costs

more than it. You might not necessarily choose the Lasik procedure according to the budget, but

according to the requirement of your eyes.

After all the above tests the doctor will decide whether you are a good candidate for Lasik or not, if

unfortunately you aren’t then there are other vision correction procedures too which will cater your

needs better.

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