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LASIK surgery (radial keratotomy)

LASIK surgery (radial keratotomy)

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LASIK surgery (radial keratotomy)

Dr. Geoffreysss Rutledgeee reviewed this

41 years experience

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Microkeratome

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Farsightedness (hyperopia)
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Related questions

A 37-year old asked:

Is it okay to get lasik surgery done if you previously have had radial keratotomy?

2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in

A 37-year old asked:

Was radial keratotomy the original lasik procedure?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 42-year old asked:

Can overcorrection from radial keratotomy be treated by lasik?

2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in

A 38-year old asked:

Does radial keratotomy vision deteriorate?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 70-year old female asked:

Looking for a specialist in cateract removal on post radial keratotomy pt

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A member asked:

Is radial keratotomy a very common procedure?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 25-year old asked:

Is there any pain involved in a radial keratotomy?

1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in

A 34-year old asked:

Can overcorrection by radial keratotomy be treated?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 41-year old asked:

Can radial keratotomy be done again to correct "middle aged eyes"?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 25-year old asked:

Is there something they will give me for anxiety when I'm doing a radial keratotomy?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 45-year old asked:

Did anything bad happen to the people who got radial keratotomy over the years, since it was long ago?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 31-year old asked:

Tell me the difference between photorefractive keratectomy vs radial keratotomy?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 40-year old male asked:

40 years old guy, one of my eye is as doctors say lazy eye, radial keratotomy done 15 years back, the vision of this eye is 8.5 cyl. suggest treatmnt?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 44-year old asked:

Do you know if you get lasik surgery you will still be guaranteed to need reading glasses in your early 40's?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 47-year old asked:

Halo vision after lasik surgery?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 36-year old asked:

How should I prepare myself for Lasik surgery?

3 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in

A 48-year old asked:

What is done to evaluate someone for lasik surgery ?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 36-year old asked:

what's all-laser lasik surgery used for?

2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in

A 50-year old asked:

Can I have LASIK after cateract surgery and wat are the risk ?

4 doctor answers • 10 doctors weighed in

A 29-year old asked:

Should i choose prk or lasik surgery?

3 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in

A 31-year old asked:

Is it possible to have two lasik eye surgeries?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 40-year old asked:

Can you get lasik surgery if you have an amblyopic eye?

1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in

A 45-year old asked:

Is there any point in lasik surgery for an amblyopic eye?

3 doctor answers • 9 doctors weighed in

A 47-year old asked:

Do people who get lasik surgery need reading glasses later on in life?

3 doctor answers • 6 doctors weighed in

A 38-year old asked:

Do you think I should get lasik or photorefractive keratectomy surgery? Which is safer?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 20-year old female asked:

What are the risks and benefits of having LASIK surgery performed on your eyes at age twenty?

3 doctor answers • 12 doctors weighed in

A 27-year old male asked:

My corneal thickness is 504(myopic -2.00) and 509 (myopic -2.25) Can i have intralase LASIK surgery? Would it be too risky ?

2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in

A 21-year old male asked:

Could our original eye sight power to be restored after the lasik surgery ( maybe in a 1 or 2 year time). What are the probabilities ?

2 doctor answers • 6 doctors weighed in

A female asked:

Could someone lose their eye from an infected LASIK flap? I am nervous about my Lasik surgery. If I for some reason end up with a Lasik flap is it possible I could lose my eye?

2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in

A member asked:

What are the possible side-effects of LASIK treatment for myopia? I want to correct my myopia with LASIK surgery, but Im worried about complications. What are the potential risks of LASIK, and how common do complications occur?

2 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in

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