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what is the advantage and disadvantage of lasik surgery?

LASIK surgery have both benefits and risks.Benefits:1.It is speedy and brief, just a few miniute for each eye to have surgery.2.Farewell to your eyeglasses.You will probably not need glasses or contact lenses for most activities. 3.Permanent and save the cost for future.You don't need more appointments for prescription updates. Risks:1.Risk of complications. 2. Temporarily dry eyes.

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.

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.

Need suggestions on lenses for complicated prescription and high power?

For you case, you should do as what your doctor advices you, 1.74 index lenses can ensure you a thinner and lighter lenses to improve your outlook and make you comfortable to wear all due to your strong power. But the fee he charged you is unaffordable. You may try to check at some other stores or searching online to see if somewhere offer cheaper 1.74 lenses. I remember one of online store I have ordered named Firmoo, The 1.74 index lenses only cost you $110.

Do photochromic lenses work on plastic frames?

Yes, they do work on palstic frames, actually they work on any material of frames.

what are plano glasses?

Plano glasses are also called non-prescription glasses.People who have perfect vision wear plano glasses only for cosmetic purposes.There are many types of plano glasses for people to choose.People can choose any type of them to make them look more beautiful and stand out.However, wearing plano glasses can also protect the eyes from wind and UV rays.

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.

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.