LASIK Surgery is Not Appropriate for Everyone
Dr. Ilan Cohen of 5th Avenue Eye Center offers advice for patients who think that LASIK eye surgery can solve any vision problem. This serious mistake may cause them to fall prey to unethical and inexperienced surgeons.
New York, NY, July 31, 2012 --(PR.com)-- While modern LASIK vision correction methods can cure nearsightedness and farsightedness in many adults, LASIK surgery is not appropriate for everyone.
Dr. Ilan Cohen, director of 5th Avenue Eye Center in Manhattan, helps people throughout New York and New Jersey with his ground-breaking LASIK and cataract surgical procedures. However, he is concerned that the general public believes LASIK surgery is appropriate for virtually any adult with vision problems.
“For some people, LASIK could bring more problems than solutions,” Dr. Cohen said. “Unfortunately, I’ve had an increasing number of calls for help from people who went to another doctor and had a LASIK procedure that really should not have been performed to begin with.”
No one under the age of 18 should get LASIK surgery because their eyes are still developing, Dr. Cohen explained. Ideally, a patient should be at least 21 years old. People whose eyeglasses or contact prescriptions frequently change are probably not good candidates for LASIK and should wait until their prescriptions become more stable.
“Also, LASIK surgery is not a treatment for cataracts, which are a film over the eye that clouds vision and can lead to blindness,” Dr. Cohen said. “Removing a cataract is an entirely different procedure than LASIK.”
People with health problems such as diabetes, glaucoma, herpes of the eye, or rheumatoid arthritis are also poor candidates for LASIK surgery. Anyone with an irregularly shaped or thin cornea is not a good candidate for LASIK and those who have dry eyes should consider not getting the procedure.
“Almost anyone can live a good life using eyeglasses or contact lenses,” Dr. Cohen said. “So, if you do not meet the ideal patient profile for LASIK correction, please do not feel discouraged. Wearing glasses or contacts is far less of an inconvenience than the potential problems of getting LASIK surgery from someone who just wants your money and is not that concerned about your future health.”
5th Avenue Eye Center is a comprehensive vision clinic with branches in Manhattan and Queens, New York as well as New Jersey. Dr. Cohen received his degree from Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, Mass., and was fellowship trained in corneal surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn. His innovative LASIK and cataract surgical techniques and ability to correct other surgeons’ mistakes have garnered international media attention on CBS, CNBC, and FOX News. Dr. Cohen teaches LASIK surgery at the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
For more information or to schedule a consultation with Dr. Cohen, call (712) 764-2020, or visit one of 5th Avenue Eye Center's New York or New Jersey locations.
Dr. Ilan Cohen, director of 5th Avenue Eye Center in Manhattan, helps people throughout New York and New Jersey with his ground-breaking LASIK and cataract surgical procedures. However, he is concerned that the general public believes LASIK surgery is appropriate for virtually any adult with vision problems.
“For some people, LASIK could bring more problems than solutions,” Dr. Cohen said. “Unfortunately, I’ve had an increasing number of calls for help from people who went to another doctor and had a LASIK procedure that really should not have been performed to begin with.”
No one under the age of 18 should get LASIK surgery because their eyes are still developing, Dr. Cohen explained. Ideally, a patient should be at least 21 years old. People whose eyeglasses or contact prescriptions frequently change are probably not good candidates for LASIK and should wait until their prescriptions become more stable.
“Also, LASIK surgery is not a treatment for cataracts, which are a film over the eye that clouds vision and can lead to blindness,” Dr. Cohen said. “Removing a cataract is an entirely different procedure than LASIK.”
People with health problems such as diabetes, glaucoma, herpes of the eye, or rheumatoid arthritis are also poor candidates for LASIK surgery. Anyone with an irregularly shaped or thin cornea is not a good candidate for LASIK and those who have dry eyes should consider not getting the procedure.
“Almost anyone can live a good life using eyeglasses or contact lenses,” Dr. Cohen said. “So, if you do not meet the ideal patient profile for LASIK correction, please do not feel discouraged. Wearing glasses or contacts is far less of an inconvenience than the potential problems of getting LASIK surgery from someone who just wants your money and is not that concerned about your future health.”
5th Avenue Eye Center is a comprehensive vision clinic with branches in Manhattan and Queens, New York as well as New Jersey. Dr. Cohen received his degree from Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, Mass., and was fellowship trained in corneal surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn. His innovative LASIK and cataract surgical techniques and ability to correct other surgeons’ mistakes have garnered international media attention on CBS, CNBC, and FOX News. Dr. Cohen teaches LASIK surgery at the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
For more information or to schedule a consultation with Dr. Cohen, call (712) 764-2020, or visit one of 5th Avenue Eye Center's New York or New Jersey locations.
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