Lasik - Qualification Exam

It's about time. After years with glasses I reached the end of my patience. After talking to several people, I decided to take the step and visit a local vision center for one of their 'free comprehensive eye exams'.

Comprehensive was an appropriate term, as the various steps of the exam lasted the better part of two hours. That was ok however, as these are my eyes were talking about, so things should be done with exactness. The tests are painless and range from simple vision test (reading the letters on a chart) to electronic tests measuring pupil size and eye's topography. The end result is that the tests provide a determination as to whether or not the individual characteristics of the eye are applicable for the lasik procedure. Key factors are required prescription, thickness of the cornea, and size of the pupil.

Of course once the tests are complete and if ones eyes qualify for lasik then comes the discussion of price and setting a date. At this they were also very efficient and before you can blink your signed up to have the procedure done, the only choice is which laser to use.