Retina Consultants PC (Hartford,CT 06106)

• Why the doctors who perform lasik surgery still wear glasses?

  They just don't want to take any risk of lasik surgery complications. For the Opthamologists, eyes are more important than any part of their body, they care much of their eyes, any complications would let him/her lose the job/ career. That is why they still wear glasses.

• Can prescription sunglasses be orange?

  Of course you can. you can get it tinted to any color you want.Orange is a nice color to protect your eyes from UV rays.

• Can someone share some experience of lasik surgery?

  I am also scared about the lasik surgery and I am not sure what the long effects are, so I would not have Lasik surgery.However, one of my friends had a lasik surgery several months ago. Now she feel comfortable and there is nothing wrong with her sight.

• Can I use hard contacts prescriptions for soft contacts?

  You'd better not.The specific prescription is customized to a specific type of contact lenses.So the prescription of this kind of contacts cannot be used for another type of contact lenses.Just follow your doctor's recommendations.

• Can you have Lasik surgery on your eyes twice?

  It depends on your corneal thickness, Because the curing of your nearsightedness during the lasik surgery is to remove tissue to reshape your corneas, so that you can see the far part. So if there is enough tissue left to remove safely, you can do the surgery again. But iit is not recommended to do so, you 'd better go to your doctos to have your eyes checked to see if there isn't any pathological changes in your eyes.

• How much does it cost to get lasik surgery?

  Here are some datas for reference: average LASIK costs were: $2,150 for all laser-based vision correction procedures (including LASIK) in which a single price is quoted. $1,580 for non-customized LASIK using a bladed instrument (microkeratome) and excimer lasers that are not guided by wavefront analysis. $2,170 for wavefront-guided LASIK using a laser-created flap.

• Why do people still wear sunglasses even when it is not sunny outdoors?

  There are two reasons why do people wear sunglasses even it is not sunny outdoors.Even if the sunlight is not so strong, there is still noticeable UV radiations which can cause cataracts. Some people wear it just for fashion.

• What is the difference between Custom Lasik and no blade technology?

  Custom Lasik is a system that the eye doctor use it to determine how much the excimer laser should remove the ablation tissue and where to remove so as to reshape the cornea. You can do Custom Lasik either with blade or without blade technilogy. Before doing the surgeon, you should ask your regular eye doctor and he/she will know which surgeon is better for you.

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