LASIK for medics

[jack12]

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hi
joined a long time ago and now finally going to medical school in september.
I am considering LASIK this summer and have been researching the pros and cons before my pre assesment.
I was wondering if the procedure effects a persons sight in a way which limits their ability to do fine detailed work and if its recommended or not for medics?
I know this may seem pedantic but want to be really sure before i go ahead with this.
obviously i will consult my surgeon during my assesment but wanted to see what people who arnt about to take my money think.
thanks for any help
jack

 

[golfman]

Plenty of Doctors have gotten LASIK. You'll be fine.

I got it done. Have seen better than ever.

If it impaired vision necessary for "fine detailed work" you'd have heard about it all over the news and not many people would get it done.

 

[Visionary]

hi
joined a long time ago and now finally going to medical school in september.
I am considering LASIK this summer and have been researching the pros and cons before my pre assesment.
I was wondering if the procedure effects a persons sight in a way which limits their ability to do fine detailed work and if its recommended or not for medics?
I know this may seem pedantic but want to be really sure before i go ahead with this.
obviously i will consult my surgeon during my assesment but wanted to see what people who arnt about to take my money think.
thanks for any help
jack

Generally speaking, this is not a forum for medical advice. However, I had minimal exposure to LASIK in residency and have never performed it myself. So, mine is not really a professional opinion. My only recommendation would be to do your homework re surgeons. There ARE potential complications that could permanently impair your vision. Don't go to a cut-rate doc. Find the most experienced surgeon in the area. Even then, you need to go into it understanding there is some risk involved.

 

[PBEA]

hi
joined a long time ago and now finally going to medical school in september.
I am considering LASIK this summer and have been researching the pros and cons before my pre assesment.
I was wondering if the procedure effects a persons sight in a way which limits their ability to do fine detailed work and if its recommended or not for medics?
I know this may seem pedantic but want to be really sure before i go ahead with this.
obviously i will consult my surgeon during my assesment but wanted to see what people who arnt about to take my money think.
thanks for any help
jack

it is definitely possible, those are the risks. Maybe get a second opinion, to feel better about deciding. And generally speaking, do it in a private office. Sorry guys but the chains stink, imo.

 

[FutureCTDoc]

Prk ftw.

 

[loveboatdoc]

I had one eye done for reading, and the other for distance...love it! Used to be -7 diopters; now 20/15 OU.

Got a 75% physician's courtesy discount, and my hubby got 50% off.

Had haloes at night for about a year, but rec'd special drops for it.

After being pretty blind since 3rd grade...one of the best things I've ever done. Snorkeling has never been better!

 

[monkey7247]

hi
joined a long time ago and now finally going to medical school in september.
I am considering LASIK this summer and have been researching the pros and cons before my pre assesment.
I was wondering if the procedure effects a persons sight in a way which limits their ability to do fine detailed work and if its recommended or not for medics?
I know this may seem pedantic but want to be really sure before i go ahead with this.
obviously i will consult my surgeon during my assesment but wanted to see what people who arnt about to take my money think.
thanks for any help
jack

LASIK/PRK works great until you have a complication. They are rare, but real. If all goes well, it should not affect your detail work. I know some ophthalmologists who have had it done. If you're a combat medic, consider PRK over LASIK due to the flap concerns. Any refractive surgeon should be able to guide you through this.

I would avoid monovision LASIK if you're trying to do fine near work, as you will lose depth perception.

 

[MstaKing10]

as others have stated above, do your homework, be informed, and make a smart decision. Plenty of my ophthalmology and other medical professional colleagues have gotten either lasik or prk and done well.

 

[trail doc]

Complications that cause loss of best corrected visual acuity aside, keep in mind that if you are a myope, CRS will make your cornea more minus, and this will decompensate for presbyopia. If you are already becoming presbyopic, you'll notice this when looking at a near target with your contacts or glasses on and that taking them off improves your vision. If you are young and still can accomidate through your correction, you will not. Thus, you will likely need reading glasses sooner than you would otherwise. This will have an impact on your ability to do fine work, and is not a complication of the procedure, but a fact of getting older. If you're worried about doing surgical or similar work, you can wear readers or loupes to compensate.