Who is Eligible for Laser Eye Surgery
Serving Seattle, Bellevue, Everett, Olympia, and Tacoma, WA
To be eligible for ASA or LASIK eye surgery you must be 18 years of age or older and not have had a significant change in your eye glasses or contact lens prescription for the last twelve (12) months.
Who is not eligible for laser eye surgery
Certain conditions may interfere with the healing process or cause additional problems, risks or complications, which may require additional care or may make you a questionable candidate for laser eye surgery. Those conditions include, but are not limited to:
- Eye inflammation or infection
- Severely dry eyes
- Excessive corneal disease or scarring
- Degenerative disease of the cornea
- Uncontrolled diabetes
- Use of certain drugs
- Pregnancy and Nursing mothers
- Inadequate corneal tissue
- Certain rheumatological conditions (e.g. lupus, rheumatoid arthritis)
- Cardiac pacemakers
If you have or have been advised that you may have any of these conditions, you should discuss them thoroughly with your optometrist and your LASIK surgeon.
Please contact our Lasik eye surgery center for a complimentary LASIK eye screening.