Who is a Good Candidate for LASIK Surgery? Is it Safe?

LASIK surgery is an eye corrective surgery that is most effective when many factors are considered. A doctor will choose you for a candidate if you are not pregnant, have healthy eyes, are in good health, and more.

When considering eye corrective surgery like LASIK you need to have healthy eyes. Many people think that they don’t have healthy eyes if they have bad vision. This is not the case. Healthy eyes means that you do not have any conditions like problems producing tears or dry eyes, glaucoma, keratoconus, conjunctivitis, and even cataracts. These types of conditions in the eyes may disqualify you entirely as being a candidate for LASIK surgery.

Age is very important when considering eye corrective surgery. That is because a child and a teenager’s eyes will change over time until they are an adult. Plus, their hormones also play a big factor. It is the law that if you are not 18 you cannot have LASIK surgery in many states. Some states will not allow persons under the age of 21. There are exceptions to the age rule but these are limited and have certain conditions.

A pregnancy will disqualify you for eye corrective surgery. This is because when you are pregnant your body will go through many different hormonal changes and the fluid levels in the body will rise also. A pregnancy is known to have an ability to change the shape of the corneas which can change your vision. After the pregnancy it is common for the eyes to return to normal. If you have LASIK surgery during a pregnancy to repair vision problems associated with the pregnancy then after the baby your vision may be very bad and irreparable.


There are many health conditions and diseases that you may have that could disqualify you entirely for LASIK surgery. These diseases include degenerative or even autoimmune diseases. Many of these diseases include HIV and AIDS, rheumatoid arthritis, type 1 diabetes, Sjogren’s syndrome, and more.


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