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 HIGH LEVEL OF MYOPIA, BETTY - NEWBURGH, NY, 3/31/2004
  Response, Glenn - Sacramento, CA, 4/05/2004, (#1)
no lasik, ace - wpb, FL, 3/26/2005, (#2)
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"HIGH LEVEL OF MYOPIA"
Posted by BETTY - NEWBURGH, NY on 13:06:57 3/31/2004
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I AM A 40 YEAR OLD WOMEN WITH A SEVERE CONDITION OF MYOPIA. I AM -18.50 IN BOTH EYES. Will I be considered a good candidate for lasik?
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1. "Response"
Posted by Glenn - Sacramento, CA on 10:01:45 4/05/2004
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No, you would not be a good candidate for LASIK, PRK, LASEK, Epi-LASIK, Intacs, or Phakic Intraocular Lens (P-IOL). You might be an appropriate candidate for Clear Lens Exchange (CLE), which is essentially cataract surgery for refractive purposes.
People who have extremely high myopia have elevated risk of retina problems. I recommend that you be evaluated by a retinal eye specialist before any eye surgery.
Glenn Hagele
Council for Refractive Surgery Quality Assurance
http://www.USAeyes.org
http://www.ComplicatedEyes.org
I am not a doctor.
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2. "no lasik"
Posted by ace - wpb, FL on 23:22:57 3/26/2005
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this is waaaaaaaaaay out of the range of lasik. you may be able to get implantable contacts though
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