| Before considering lasik surgery, it helps to know | | | | undergone lasik recently for recommendations. |
| what treatment options are available and what their | | | | Physicians can also provide referrals. The Internet is |
| individual benefits may be. In addition to conventional | | | | an extremely useful tool for this kind of research. |
| lasik surgery used to treat common refractive errors, | | | | Nearby medical research or academic institutions may |
| there are several other types of corneal refractive | | | | also be worth contacting. Once a shortlist is drawn |
| surgery available today. Epi-lasik is very similar to | | | | up, find out if a surgeon is fellowship-trained in |
| conventional lasik, but uses different equipment that | | | | treating refractive errors. A good surgeon should |
| is effective in treating people with thin corneas. Other | | | | have lots of experience performing the type of |
| procedures that are used for people with thin | | | | surgery needed, and should be able to help their |
| corneas are photorefractive keratectomy, or PRK, | | | | patients understand what lasik entails. Surgeons with |
| and laser epithelial keratomileusis or lasek. Conductive | | | | access to advanced corneal scanning and imaging |
| keratoplasty is a non-invasive procedure to treat | | | | systems may be able to obtain better results.There |
| farsightedness in people over 40. It is best to discuss | | | | are several cities with lasik surgeons in the upstate |
| the right type of procedure to correct a particular | | | | New York area. Some of these surgeons teach and |
| refractive error with a physician or eye doctor.In | | | | conduct research in area medical schools and may |
| addition to understanding surgical options, it also helps | | | | therefore be knowledgeable about recent |
| to research the availability and skill of lasik surgeons. | | | | advancements in lasik surgery. |
| Ask family, friends or co-workers who have | | | | |