If thoroughly evaluated and performed in the right candidate with the latest technology, patients who have LASIK do not generally require glasses for most activities. However, patients who are over the age of forty must wear reading glasses after LASIK (if both eyes were corrected for clear distance vision). Some patients will choose "monovision", in which one eye is corrected for distance and the other eye is corrected for near. Whether you are a candidate for monovision will be determined during your consultation with Dr. Anand Shroff.

This is what we recommend. It has been demonstrated in several large, clinical studies that LASIK results and safety are identical whether the procedure is performed on both eyes simultaneously versus one eye at a time. Most patients elect to have both eyes operated upon the same day out of convenience, less time out of work, and avoiding imbalance between the two eyes.

LASIK has been performed since 1991 and its safety is established. Twenty year follow-up data are not available. Still, the likelihood of delayed problems is extremely low. LASIK is a variant of lamellar surgery, which has been performed for 50 years, and these patients have not been noted to develop late problems.

While the treatment is performed, you will be asked to look at a light under the laser. You are required to look steadily at the light throughout the operation, since this keeps the eye centred under the laser. However, if you temporarily look away or lose the ability to look at the fixation light, do not be concerned. The WaveLight Concerto 500Hz laser is equipped with a special eye tracker that tracks the eye at 500 times a second throughout the procedure.

Yes, if you wear soft contact lenses, we prefer you to take them out 3 (three) days prior to your initial evaluation in order to obtain an accurate reading for the topography test. For soft or soft toric contact lenses, you need to take them out 7 days prior to the laser procedure. If you wear rigid gas permeable studies show that 3 or more weeks are necessary for the eye to stabilize. In these cases, we try to put our patients on soft disposable lenses for 3 to 4 weeks and then reevaluate after 3 days with no contact lenses.

Regarding 'Financing Options', these work well outside India where there is a control on Social Security numbers etc and one can control frauds. Unfortunately in India, with the amount of defaulters, the Banks do not provide financing plans like they do in the USA etc.

No, insurance does not cover this procedure as it is considered primarily cosmetic!

No, you will need a designated driver! For the first couple of hours your eyes will be sensitive to light and the vision blurred, so you should wear the special dark glasses that we provide.

We see you definitely the next day of the LASIK procedure. If in Mumbai, we see you again after 7 to 10 days. if not, the follow up check is planned according to your conveneinece. In Mumbai at least 4 days (well planned as per our appointment schedule) works.

Lazy eye encompasses a wide range of visual problems and levels of visual acuity. The only way to know for sure if you are a candidate for LASIK is to come to the office for a consultation with Dr. Shroff for a thorough evaluation to determine if LASIK will help you. Many patients with lazy eye have enjoyed their results following LASIK because they no longer need glasses or contact lenses to achieve their best acuity.

More of a reason for you to check which laser is being used. The Concerto which we use (only one in India) is the safest as it saves 40% of cornea when compared to other lasers and hence we can treat high numbers such as yours successfully.

This is the reason why we have invested in a high-end laser like the Concerto which is devoid of such issues which are still existent in other lasers.

As regards your profession, we treat most of our patients from the IT sector as computers create more problems for vision like dry eyes etc. Dr Anand Shroff, our expert will be guiding you with the correct way of sitting on the PC and also give you a special instructions and computer prescription glasses (plus number) for the long hours on the PC. This is to avoid a shift in numbers after LASIK and also to avoid eye strain while on the computers. One does not need to wear this for any other purpose and also only when sitting for very long hrs on the PC not for short working.

If any numbers come back there are reasons for them:-

1. You are still growing anatomically and hence must wait for your physical growth to stabilize, only then will your numbers stabilize. This is typical for those who are just 18 years. Hence our check up determines your fitness.

2. If you do LASIK on older technology which is not equipped to treating high numbers

3. Your lifestyle habits like sitting on the computers continuously for very long hours. For this our Doctor trains you for the correct method of sitting as well as prescribes a specific computer number for the long hours so that you do not induce a small number along the way. Most of our LASIK patients are from this industry and cannot avoid the long hrs on the PC but with our advise have managed to keep numbers at bay.

If however a small number does creep in, this can be re treated again as a short fine tuning treatment or if the patient desires can use glasses or contact lenses for that work.

In our centre our rate of enhancement or needing to "fine tune" a treatment is less than 0.4% with our current technology which is as high as 5- 7 % in most centres worldwide.

Your check up also involves a quantitative check for "dry eyes" and we grade it as mild, moderate or severe. If having a score fitting in severe dry eyes, no laser is recommended since it will aggravate dryness. then you need to first get the dry eye condition treated. If mild to moderate, many centers would either do LASIK and you may end up having dry eyes for a long time, but in our center we evenhave the option of EpiLASIK which does not aggravate dryness and is just a modification in the initial process of LASIK, the laser used to treat the numbers being the same.

Laser vision correction is not suggested for patients with keratoconus. However, it is important to treat this condition to prevent it from progressing. Our very sensitive topolyzer grades the keratoconus and gives us the right treatment plan, which may include collagen cross-linking to prevent further progression, and fitting rigid contact lenses. For more information on keratoconus, see KERATOCONUS AND CORNEAL COLLAGEN CROSS-LINKING

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Yes, but wait for the first week when you will need to use eye drops frequently.

Regular makeup is allowed from next day, but avoid eye make up until your second eye check (about 7 days after LASIK) till you meet the doctor.

Not the way we work and advise regarding computer use, so if you use the computers a lot, please speak with Dr Anand Shroff, our LASIK surgeon, after the procedure for specific instructions as the only thing that can increase your numbers is computers used indiscriminately.

Our rate of seeing patients still needing a 'fine tuning' is less than 0.4% of the time which is as high as 7 to 15% in some centres. This is not a side effect or complication, but also needing to rely on your body to heal requires us in very rare cases to fine tune the procedure (not charged to you again in the first year). We have not faced any complications or side effects in our centre as we use the best technology applied by a very experienced and skilled surgeon.

None, which is why you are on our list. We do not schedule any patient who we have the slightest of doubt about. Only when Dr Shroff has confidence that you will do well, is when he advises LASIK, which is why you will find him only taking all pre LASIK maps and data unlike other centres who leave it to juniors or technicians.

Great. You can look forward to joining as early as Monday, (with one days rest on Sunday)

Yes, that is how it is planned.