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Enhancements
LASIK is a remarkably predictable
technique of vision correction most of the time. But with individual
patients, there is variability in how their cornea will respond
to the laser. For those who have under or overcorrections, which
they find bothersome, enhancements offer the opportunity to achieve
the desired final result. Five to fifteen percent of patients
depending on the type and degree of preoperative refractive error,
desire enhancements. Many patients worry, unnecessarily, about
the possible need for an enhancement. The following is a brief
explanation of what to expect in the event that you need an enhancement.
If you do require an enhancement following your
initial LASIK surgery, it is usually performed three to six months
following the initial procedure. This is to ensure that your prescription
has stabilized before performing the enhancement.
If your enhancement is done between three and
twelve months after the initial LASIK procedure, I will most likely
raise the same flap that was created in your initial procedure.
However, after 6 months I occasionally elect to create another flap,
which is to say, repeat the steps of the initial procedure.
Safety
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