Am I a candidate?
Candidate for Laser Visual Correction
18 years or older.
- For patients suffering:
- Myopia: up to –12.00 diopters.
- Astigmatism: up to -6.00 diopters.
- Hyperopia: up to + 5.00 diopters.
- Patients in whom visual disturbance is exclusively due to myopia,hyperopia or astigmatism and is not due to other intraocular pathology or systemic desease.
Non Candidate for laser
Patients with keratoconus, Corneal Scars due to past infections or herpes virus.
Patients with collagen vascular disease.
Candidates for cataract surgery
Any patient with cataract of any age, and whose visual deficit is exclusively due to the cataract and NO other intraocular pathology such as retinal problems, glaucoma or hemorrhages.
Candidate For Multifocal Intraocular Lens
Any patient 50 years or older that has far and reading vision problems and wants to gain independence from glasses.
Candidate for Corneal Rings
Any Patient with diagnosis of Keratoconus, who wants to improve vision, quality of life and STOP progression of Keratoconus to avoid corneal transplant.