Is LASIK Right for Me?

Published: 2023-05-16

Have you ever had a contact lens fall out only to exhaustively search for it? Have you found yourself searching for contact solution late at night when you forgot to pack it for trips? Do you feel burdened by eye glasses or contact lenses during sports or other common outdoor activities? Have your questions answered by our team at Benjamin Eye Institute.

Dr. Benjamin has performed thousands of LASIK surgeries in the Los Angeles area. Dr. Benjamin can speak to the benefits of LASIK, as he not only performs the procedure on patients daily, but he has also experienced the benefit of LASIK on his own vision. Dr. Benjamin, as a patient, experienced the Modern All-Laser Wavefront Optimized LASIK on his own eyes – read more about Dr. Benjamin's LASIK Experience.

Almost a million LASIK surgeries are performed each year, correcting vision for Americans suffering with nearsighted, farsighted or astigmatic vision. Our vision experts at Benjamin Eye Institute in West Hollywood will work with you to answer all of your questions if you are interested in learning more about LASIK eye surgery.

Basic Guidelines for Candidacy

Patients may be ineligible for LASIK if they suffer from any of the following conditions:

  • Thin corneas
  • Corneal scarring
  • A history of dry eye
  • A high degree of refractive errors
  • Large pupils

For patients who are not ideal candidates for LASIK, offers for Los Angeles area patients seeking better vision.

Monovision

Monovision is a strategy for eliminating the need for bifocals or reading glasses. The goal of the treatment is to achieve spectacle freedom while performing everyday visual tasks. Monovision can be achieved through the use of contact lenses or LASIK. As a result of treatment, one eye, usually the dominant one, is focused at distance. The fellow non-dominant eye is focused at near. With both eyes open, the brain automatically picks the image that is best in focus.

For example, when looking at objects that are at near, such as a watch, cell phone or a price tag, the 'near' eye is doing most of the work. While performing tasks that require distance vision, such as driving or watching TV, the 'distance' eye does most of the work.

This strategy is well tolerated by most people but is not for everyone. For this to be successful, careful pre-operative planning must be done which includes:

  • Determination of eye dominance, working distance
  • Simulation of monovision with loose lens test and/or soft contact lens
  • Planning for treatment of any corneal astigmatism that may be present

Advantages:

  • Less costly than multifocal lenses
  • Improved contrast sensitivity
  • Reduced haloes and glare
  • Availability of high contrast (Tecnis)
  • Availability of an astigmatism correcting lens (Acrysof TORIC IOL)

Disadvantages:

  • May still need glasses for some visual tasks
  • Loss of some depth perception
  • See for yourself how we can bring the world of 'close up' back in focus
  • During your next visit, ask us to demonstrate these concepts to you

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