Instituto De La Visión Dr. Méndez
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Prior to being subject to a refractive surgical procedure
If you are considering being subject to a surgical procedure to stop wearing frame glasses there are a few things you should know before taking any decision. It's important to achieve a detailed examination of your eyes, because not all of us are candidates for refractive surgery. This examination should include visual acuity, refraction, corneal topography, intraocular pressure, tachometry, tear flow evaluation, pupil expansion, refraction with cycloplegia (eye muscle paralysis), and retina evaluation. All this data provides us detailed information about your eye's health in order to determine the most suitable procedure for you.
It is very important to tell the doctor which medicine you are taking, what illnesses you suffer from and which surgical procedures you've had. Some diseases may be an obstacle, thus not diminishing the possibility to be a candidate for refractive surgery; other diseases may just delay the process.
When the patient is a contact lenses user, we should remember that the lens is placed over the cornea, the most evaluated area in order to go on with surgery. There are patients more likely to have changes in their corneal surface because of using contacts; that's why they should interrupt their use of contacts for an examination and also before surgery.
