Dr. Benjamin Llanes, OD

• How bad is your vision if you are suffering myopia?

  Whenven you find youself cannot see far as clear as before, you should have your eyes examined to see if you are suffering myopia. If so, let them to do a careful examination, then them will give you their suggestions (whether or not you need a pair of eyeglasses to correct your vision) and your prescription paper which indicate the power of your eyes.

• What is the eye care after lasik surgery?

  1. Don't take a shower or wash your hair until the day after laser eye surgery. 2. Avoid getting soap in your eye when bathing and washing your hair for at least one week after laser eye surgery. 3. Avoid rubbing your eyes for the first week after laser eye surgery.4. Wear the eye shield/goggles that you received in your postoperative kit when you are sleeping for the first three nights after laser eye surgery. 5. Don't allow tap water to get in your eyes for at least a week after laser eye surgery.6. No swimming for at least 10 days after laser eye surgery. 7. No eye makeup for at least one week after laser eye surgery.8. Don't get your hair colored or permed for at least 10 days after laser eye surgery.9. No exercise for two days after laser eye surgery.10.Wear eye protection for at least the first month once you have resumed exercise and sports activities after laser eye surgery.11.Bright sunshine may cause scarring, and therefore, sunglasses are recommended on bright days over a period of 12 months after laser eye surgery. Source:http://www.webmd.com/eye-health/precautions-take-after-laser-eye-surgery

• Are the eye muscles that cause astigmatic?

  Eye muscles is not realted to astigmatic, instead of that, the irregular shape of cornea or lens can cause astigmatic. 1. If the cornea does not curve perfectly - if one half is flatter or steeper than the other - the light that hits it will not refract properly and the retina at the back of the eye will receive an imperfect image. The person will have blurred vision from that eye - astigmatism.2. The lens has variations in its curvature, rather than having a perfect curve, causing images to reach the back of the eye (retina) imperfectly. Most patients with lenticular astigmatism have a normally shaped cornea - the defect is only in the curvature of the lens. Source:http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/158810.php.

• Is the chance less for nearsighted people to become presbyopia when they're old?

  It is not the lasik cause the older people suffer Presbyopia, it is because their lens of the eye change in shape more for near objects than for far objects so as the lens hardens, so it's more difficult to focus on objects that are near. In a sense, nearsighted people are less likely to suffer farsightedness than others.

• Can nearsightedness happen in a sudden?

  It is quite abnormal. As I know, nearsightedness may not happen in a sudden, but once happened it will last forever unless you do the lasik surgery. See an ophthalmologist as soon as possible. Maybe there is something wrong with your retina. Confirm this with your doctor.

• Do you feel pressured in your head when not wearing glasses?

  It is possible if you have vision problems, such as nearsighted or farsighted, Headaches may accour without wearing eyeglasses and this pain will be aggravated if your eyes feel strain, for example, reading or watch TV too much.

• Why people have different prescriptions in both eyes?

  It is fairly common for people to have different prescription in each eyes. Just like,some people have one foot slghtly larger than the other. One eye slightly bigger than the other. Make sure to wear glasses which are prescribed especially for your eyes. Particularly when wearing contact lenses, don't wrongly wear your left contact lens on your right eye, or wear your right contact lens on your left eye, or will damage your vision.

• How to choose a Good LASIK Surgeon?

  There are several factors you should take into account when choosing a good lasik surgeon, Licensing, Board certification, American College of Surgeons membership,Advertisements, and Referrals.

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