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what are ALL the risk of Im planning to have lasik
surgery next month. can anyone
state all the risks after
surgery or after several years
have passed? by the way, im
planning to get it done in
Lasik Vision Institute in
Houston.
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Normally, LASIK is safe, but you may experience mild blurry vision within the first week. After that, you should see more clearly, but some complication do occur. Its best to consult an opthamalogist or just wiki it for full details. Sorry I couldnt give more. |
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Can I deduct the cost of lasik I had lasik surgery this year
and I started wondering if I
itemize can I deduct lasik as
a medical expense or since it
is a cosmetic or unnecessary
procedure would it be
disqualified as a deduction?
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You can deduct it if it is to correct "defective vision". LASIK is mentioned by name at http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-dro p/rr-03-57.pdf as being for the correction of bodily disfunction and therefore a legitimate medical expense that may be deducted. For tax purposes, "cosmetic" surgery is surgery that is to make you look better to others (facelifts, breast implants, etc.), not surgery to help you see normally. a. "You can include in medical expenses the amount you pay for eye surgery to treat defective vision, such as laser eye surgery or radial keratotomy. " b. "...laser eye surgery is allowed under § 213(d)(9) because the surgery is a procedure that meaningfully promotes the proper function of the body. Vision correction with eyeglasses or contact lenses qualifies as medical care. See Rev. Rul. 74-429, 1974-2 C.B. 83. Eye surgery to correct defective vision, including laser procedures such as LASIK and radial keratotomy, corrects a dysfunction of the body. Accordingly, the cost of the laser eye surgery is an expense for medical care within the meaning of § 213(d) that B may deduct under § 213 (subject to the limitations of that section)." c. You can deduct "Surgery to improve defective vision, such as laser eye surgery". d. "The cost of items such as false teeth, prescription eyeglasses or contact lenses, laser eye surgery, hearing aids, crutches, wheelchairs, and guide dogs for the blind or deaf are deductible medical expenses." |
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What do you think about lasik I want to get lasik surgery
but I remember about 9 years
ago when I was about 18 and I
wanted to get the procedure
done, someone I worked with
told me that it was dangerous.
She told me before lasik there
was a different type of eye
surgery. It produced the same
result as the lasik but 20
years later there vision was
worse than before and they
were practically blind. That
scared me. Is this true? Is
lasik surgery safe?
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LASIK eye surgery is a medical procedure that can correct your vision by altering the physical properties of your eye. Unlike traditional surgical procedures that depend upon the skills and steadiness of the surgeon's hand, advanced LASIK eye surgery is computer controlled. The more progressive LASIK surgery centers perform in-depth analysis of your eyes as an evaluation procedure to determine if you're a good candidate for the LASIK procedure. The evaluation process, which is largely controlled by computer itself, maps the overall physical makeup of each eye. A traditional eye exam determines your visual abilities and then an exhaustive computer analysis determines if your eyes can be enhanced by the LASIK procedure. In addition to determining whether or not you're a good candidate for LASIK, the procedure also records quite a bit of data that's specific to your eyes. If you choose to proceed with the LASIK surgery, this data is used to program the computer controlled LASIK equipment to insure that your eyes are modified exactly in the proper manner so as to provide maximum benefit. LASIK eye surgery does carry some risks, such as loss of vision. In some extremely rare cases, the patient may lose vision due to equipment malfunction, scarring or healing related complications. One common risk of LASIK eye surgery is that any dry eye condition that is experienced right after surgery may hamper the healing process. Signs of dryness are burning, redness and decreased vision. If this dry eye condition persists, you may have to medicate to improve tear duct function and use artificial tears to maintain the proper level of moisture. You must keep your eyes moist after LASIK surgery in order to promote healing. LASIK eye surgery is relatively safe and it can free you from glasses and contacts. Before you commit to LASIK surgery, make sure that you consider all the advantages and disadvantages of having the procedure. Ask the doctor lots of questions so that you can make an informed decision about whether LASIK eye surgery is the right choice for you. |
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Will LASIK surgery prevent you I heard that if you have LASIK
surgery, you can no longer
ride a rollercoaster, pilot an
airplane, or even ride a car
with the top down. The
so-called reason is that the
flap in your eye created by
the laser might open up again
or come loose in the event of
high-G forces or gusts of
wind. Is this really true? I
love roller coasters but am
thinking about getting LASIK
myself and would love to know
the true answer to this myth.
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Good heavens. Someone is apparently trying to scare you away from Lasik, is completely uninformed, or both. I work for a nonprofit Lasik patient advocacy. We don't provide Lasik. We provide Lasik information and certify Lasik doctors' patients' results. The first step in Lasik laser vision correction is to create a thin flap of corneal tissue. The flap is moved aside, laser energy is applied, and then the flap is repositioned over the treatment area. By applying the laser energy to the inner portion of the cornea the eye is "fooled" into not realizing it has had surgery. This mutes the wound response and contributes to Lasik's rapid vision recovery and general lack of pain. http://www.usaeyes.org/lasik/f aq/lasik.htm Within minutes of flap repositioning the flap has adhered to the underlying cornea due to the natural suction created by the cornea absorbing oxygen into the eye. This is why you can blink immediately after Lasik and not dislodge the flap. Within a few days a seal around the edge of the flap begins to form. This seal eventually acts like the lid on a Tupperware bowl to strongly adhere the flap to the underlying corneal surface. For a detailed explanation of the Lasik flap healing process visit: http://www.usaeyes.org/lasik/f aq/lasik-flap-heal.htm The United States military has approved Lasik for fighter pilots, who experience significantly greater G-forces than you would experience on a roller coaster. Special service branches of the military, such as Navy SEALS are able to have Lasik. This is a group in extreme environments. At a recent US Food and Drug Administration hearing David J. Tanzer, M.D., Commander, Medical Corps, US Navy, and a Lasik surgeon extolled the virtues of Lasik and similar refractive surgery for US troops. http://tinyurl.com/3s6x3y for Dr. Tanzer's presentation to the FDA. There are about 1 million Lasik surgeries throughout the world each year. If the Lasik flap was going to flap in the wind when riding in a convertible with the top down, don't you think you would have heard about it on the news? I suspect that if Tiger Woods’ Lasik flap dislodged – or the flap of other prominent sports personalities, movie stars, police, fire fighters, and others who have had successful Lasik - you would hear about it. Although the Lasik flap does heal, the cornea is always different after Lasik. Once you have had Lasik, you have always had Lasik. Significant trauma to the eye can dislodge the Lasik flap. Fortunately this is relatively rare and if the flap is intact it can commonly be repositioned and will heal. If you are involved in activities and sports where trauma to the face and eyes is very likely, such as a professional fighter, then Lasik may not be appropriate because of the high probability that you will suffer blows to the eye. Even if a problem is unlikely, it seems prudent to consider Lasik alternatives such as PRK, LASEK, and Epi-Lasik. These techniques, commonly known as surface ablation, do not require the Lasik flap. The patient will have a much longer vision recovery and more discomfort, but laser vision correction without a flap is available. |
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How long should i wait to wear Please i just want to know how
long to wait after having
lasik surgery done. Its been
about a week and 2 weeks can
anyone tell me if its ok to
wear a contact lens. What are
the risks and can i pull the
flap off the eye still?
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i wouldn't pull the flap off and it shouldn't take one year to heal !! if you did pull it off, it would take one week for the surface of the cornea to fully grow back and your chance of an infection is huge ring your eye surgeon, that's what he is there for. he knows your situation. |
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