Gailey Eye Clinic

LASIK is a procedure to correct three common vision problems:
• Nearsightedness (myopia)
• Farsightedness (hyperopia)
• Astigmatism (blurriness at all distances)

If you have any of these vision defects, you could be a candidate for LASIK. If you wear thick glasses, you are nearsighted – you can see clearly close up but not at a distance. Farsighted people have the opposite problem – they can see clearly at a distance but not up close. An astigmatic person has some blurriness both far and near because of the cornea’s non-spherical shape.

The cornea is the clear front part of the eye which covers the iris and pupil. You can read more detail on the Your Vision page.

If your vision is not 20/20 you may feel that you need LASIK, but you might not be a good candidate for it. The only way to determine if you are a good candidate is to have a thorough eye examination by a qualified LASIK surgeon.

If your glasses are very thick indeed and you are very nearsighted, that means your corneas have an extra steep curvature. Your eye surgeon may determine that you are therefore not a good candidate for LASIK, even though you could definitely use some vision improvement. He may offer you an ASA procedure instead of LASIK, and that can give you excellent results, comparable to those of LASIK.

There are other reasons too why a person might be a poor candidate for LASIK, even though they wear contacts or glasses and would like to improve their vision. The best step to take is to contact Gailey Eye Clinic today and schedule a personal consultation. If you do not qualify for LASIK, you may well qualify for another procedure.