Lasik Halos Starbursts
Very Large Pupil Size, should I have Laser Eye Surgery? Qualified professional opinions please.?
Went to a laser eye consultation today, my pupil size is 9.0mm, the largest they had ever recorded. They said I could have Lasik With Wavefront.
I am concerned that an area of only 6.5mm is corrected to my prescription of -4.5, meaning an outer area of 2.5mm in dark conditions will be receiving, but NOT focussing light onto my retina at the correct prescription. I fear that car lights at night will scatter light on my retina causing haloes, or starbursts, is this a fair assumption based on the physics of optics? Would you take the risk?
If you do a quick search on google about large pupils and LASIK you’ll see a lot of doctors hesitant to perform the procedure even on patients with milder prescriptions than yours. You’ll also see accounts of people with large pupils who have had the procedure done and find those starbursts and halos debilitating.
I personally would not take the risk. I’m not an ophthalmologist, just an optician who had LASIK a few months ago, so keep that in mind, but there is a very real risk for some very serious side effects in your case. The technology used for LASIK is always evolving. They may come out with a procedure more suitable to your situation in the future. There are also other procedures/techniques to consider now, like Ortho-K. Glare and halos are also a potential side effect with this process but, unlike LASIK, it’s reversible.
If you are still considering the LASIK I would absolutely get another opinion. I’d actually get 2-3. See what other doctors say about your situation. If you only find one doctor who will do it that should tell you something.
Patient with Post-Lasik Corneal Ectasia wearing Synergeyes Post-Surgical lenses.
April 22nd, 2010 at 9:07 am
If you have uncorrectable vision, eye surgery can’t do nothing for you. Many people believe that laser surgery can magically heal defective eyes but they are completely wrong. Laser treatment simply re-shapes the cornea ( it’s the transparent part of the eyes that covers iris and pupil) and turns it into a corrective lens. That’s why people will see clearly after the surgery: they will see through a lens, just like before. The difference is that after surgery you won’t have an actual lens on or inside your eyes. It’s the cornea which is modified to function as a lens. Therefore if one cannot see well with glasses or contacts, surgery would be ineffective. Or,in other terms, surgery can achieve the same results of contacts but without the trouble of having an actual lens on your eyes.
May 20th, 2010 at 12:36 am
Yes it works and if you go to the right place they will do touch ups free! I had it done 4 years ago. I’m so happy I did it and haven’t needed to go back since. I had 20/200 in one eye and 20/15 in the other now I have 20/15 in both eyes. My only advice is that if your eyes are as bad as mine were, get the special lasik that’s modified to your eye specifically.
May 28th, 2010 at 1:24 am
Although Laser Eye Surgery has a good very record (as far as I know) there are possible side effects that may last. For example, some patients experience night blindness or sensitivity to bright lights. Before having any eye surgery to correct vision for any occupation be sure to discuss what the possible adverse consequences are and your chances of experiencing them with the surgeon. Since you need results be sure to use oonly a highly qualified and experienced eye surgeon who can share his/her track record with you. You need results first try because correction is not certain. Good luck.