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Refractive surgery can reduce dependence on glasses or contacts by changing corneal focusing power, but it does not make every eye eligible or remove.
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Lasik Screening
A good LASIK candidate has stable vision, a suitable and regular cornea, manageable ocular surface health, no major healing contraindication, and expectations that match the procedure's limits.
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Lasik Screening
Corneal thickness matters before LASIK because the procedure creates a flap and reshapes stromal tissue beneath it.
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Lasik Screening
Dry eye should be identified and stabilized before LASIK because an unhealthy tear film can make measurements less reliable and symptoms worse after surgery.
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Lasik Screening
Ectasia risk screening before LASIK looks for a cornea that may be vulnerable to progressive thinning and distortion after tissue is reshaped.
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Refractive Surgery
LASIK and PRK reshape the cornea with an excimer laser, but LASIK creates a flap while PRK removes surface epithelium that must regrow.
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Lasik Screening
LASIK candidacy depends more on stable refraction, corneal shape and thickness, ocular surface health, pupil-related symptoms, healing risks, and realistic goals than on age alone.
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Lasik Decision
LASIK and PRK both use an excimer laser to reshape corneal tissue, but LASIK creates a flap while PRK removes the surface epithelium and lets it regrow.
6 min read · Updated Aug 1, 2026
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Lasik Screening
A stable prescription before LASIK means repeated refractions show no clinically important change over the period required by the surgeon and the specific laser labeling.
6 min read · Updated Aug 1, 2026
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