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Cautions:
You should thoroughly discuss, with your doctor, the potential
complications if you have been experiencing myopic or astigmatic
refractive changes, or if you are diabetic or have severe allergies, or
if you have a positive history for Herpes simplex or H. zoster in the
eye. LASIK is a more technically difficult procedure and has higher
intraopertive risks.
Precautions:
Concerning the VISIX Excimer Laser System, the effectiveness and
safety have not been established in the following patients:
- Eyes with corneal diseases or abnormalities such as infections or scars, etc.Eyes with a prior surgical history or injury to the surgically involved area.Progressive myopia or astigmatism.Corneal vascularization within one mm. of the area where the laser will be applied.Ages less than 18 years for mild myopia; and ages less than 21 for high myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism.Patients over 2 years postoperatively.Patients who are taking sumatripin (Imitrex) for migraine.
- Patients that have higher scarring tendencies
It should also be of noted that to date there has been a relatively
smaller number of patients with myopia between 10 and 12 diopters
(10.5%) in the appropriate trials, and therefore there may not have been
a large enough statistical population to judge the effectiveness or the
complication rates with the same certainty as in lower amounts of
myopia.
Additionally, the effects of LASIK on vision under poor light have not
been determined. The patient may find it more difficult to function in
such lighting circumstances (i.e., snow, fog, or glare from bright
lights at night.) In younger patients under 30, glare in low light
levels may be more of a problem since pupils tend to be larger.
If you or someone you know is interested in finding out more about the
Advanced CustomVue procedure,
please call us at 888-844-2020.