I'm interested in lasik correction. However, after hearing about INTACTS I'm considering waiting. Do you think intacts will be able to correct -4.00 or -4.25 in the USA or CANADA any time soon. In addition, could I still get my eye's corrected using the -3.00 intact and leave my eyes at a -1.00. I'm worried about LASIK because I'm going to be a dentist in less than 2 years and can't afford any complications

Obviously, the intacts people are doing some good marketing, as there are certainly many risks with intacts - such as infection and perforation of the eye. Looking at the many published reports on LASIK for low myopia - the risks are relatively low and probably in the same ball park as intacts. As well, you can certainly find a very experienced LASIK surgeon, but intacts are very new - so that many doctors who have been trained in the last 6 months or so still have done just a hand full. So there may be added (risk when having intacts in the near future until your surgeon gets more experienced.
Of course - it sounds like you are in school and as such you probably can not yet get much disability insurance. So a complication with either procedure in which you couldn't see well enough to perform all of the tasks of a dentist would be devastating - so many eye surgeons would recommend that you wait and not do anything. Although LASIK and intacts are very exciting and work very well, each person must decide if having the surgery with its small but real risk is worhwhile.

Best of luck

Bill Trattler, MD
Miami, FL

Obviously, the intacts people are doing some good marketing, as there are certainly many risks with intacts - such as infection and perforation of the eye. Looking at the many published reports on LASIK for low myopia - the risks are relatively low and probably in the same ball park as intacts. As well, you can certainly find a very experienced LASIK surgeon, but intacts are very new - so that many doctors who have been trained in the last 6 months or so still have done just a hand full. So there may be added (risk when having intacts in the near future until your surgeon gets more experienced.
Of course - it sounds like you are in school and as such you probably can not yet get much disability insurance. So a complication with either procedure in which you couldn't see well enough to perform all of the tasks of a dentist would be devastating - so many eye surgeons would recommend that you wait and not do anything. Although LASIK and intacts are very exciting and work very well, each person must decide if having the surgery with its small but real risk is worhwhile.

Best of luck

Bill Trattler, MD
Miami, FL