LASIK in San Diego: Am I a Candidate?

Are you at least 21 years of age, in good general health, and with no eye diseases such as cataracts or glaucoma? You may be a LASIK candidate. A consultation with Dr. Nahl is the best way to determine if you are a candidate for LASIK in San Diego and what your probable outcome may be.

Please make Dr. Nahl aware of any eye diseases such as cataracts, glaucoma, keratoconus, viral eye infections such as herpes simplex and herpes zoster. Please also let her know if you have uncontrolled or newly diagnosed diabetes, autoimmune or collagen vascular disease or any medication or condition that leaves you immunocompromised. These conditions may make you a poor candidate. However, you may be able to achieve clear vision without glasses through other refractive procedures, such as implantation of Visian ICLs or Verisyse phakic IOLs. As a highly accomplished San Diego ICLs specialist, Dr. Nahl has helped numerous individuals achieve visual freedom through this procedure.

Patients should make Dr. Nahl aware of certain eye problems including amblyopia (lazy eye), strabismus (muscle imbalance), severe dry eyes, previous eye surgery or injury, or any recurrent, residual or active eye conditions which may affect healing. Other conditions that patients should tell Dr. Nahl about include keloid scarring, back problems, claustrophobia or other psychological problems which may affect the surgery or recovery.

It is critical that a potential laser vision correction candidate has obtained a stable prescription for at least one year. Stability is defined as less than a 0.50 change in prescription during the course of one year. Since hormones may affect the stability of your prescription, pregnant or nursing women are not eligible to pursue laser vision correction until two menstrual cycles after nursing has been discontinued. This is to make sure that the best results are achieved with the surgery, and to try to limit fluctuations in prescription that can occur with hormonal shifts. If you'd like to talk with someone who has had laser vision correction with Dr. Nahl, we'd be happy to put you in touch with patients who can describe their experience to you firsthand.

In addition to performing laser eye surgery in San Diego, Dr. Nahl specializes in cataract surgery. During this procedure, she removes patients’ clouded lenses and replaces them with advanced intraocular lens implants (IOLs). Dr. Nahl's advanced experience and superb surgical skills allow her to offer patients a range of sophisticated IOLs, including Crystalens, ReStor and ReZoom in San Diego.