Lasik Surgery
If lasik surgery is costing 25K now and will reduce to 5-10K in future as it becomes a commoditized correctional procedure, it will have a huge impact on the optician/contact lens business. What do the experts say? more
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Everything has good and bad points. While it's good to know about the bad points, we must not close our eyes to good points of refractive surgery, the classic examples of which are (i) high myopia and (ii) gross difference in the refraction of the two eyes, due to which spectacles don't work - Dr Narendra Kumar, Ophthacare Eye Centre more
Jul 16
Lasik surgery is not the magic bullet that will cause the demise of the good old spectacles. One should be aware of the drawbacks of this surgery, a few of which are listed below- Because each patient will heal slightly differently, results may vary from patient to patient. LASIK could make some aspects of your vision worse, including night vision with glare and halos. LASIK may make dry-eye symptoms worse in certain individuals. In rare circumstances, LASIK can make your vision worse and not correctable with regular glasses or contact lenses. Because each patient will heal slightly differently, results may vary from patient to patient. LASIK could make some aspects of your vision worse, including night vision with glare and halos. LASIK may make dry-eye symptoms worse in certain individuals. In rare circumstances, LASIK can make your vision worse and not correctable with regular glasses or contact lenses. more
Jul 15
Refractive surgery, although popular and an effective, dependable procedure for the correction of errors of refraction, especially myopia, is meant for selective cases...and why should an ordinary citizen be worrisome about its impact on eyewear and contact lens consumption! The old, humble pair of spectacles continues to thrive as the most popular modality of refractive error correction...even in the face of challenge from contact lenses and refractive surgery. Again, with the introduction of better quality contact lenses, especially the disposables and specialty contacts, the modality is regaining its slightly lost market. To sum up, spectacles, contact lenses and refractive surgery are the three dependable moethods for the correction of errors of refraction...and let your eye doctor decide about the best option for you, of course, in consultation with you! more
Jul 15
