In general, the improvement is higher for people who are farsighted, have a higher degree of refractive error or more than 50.

Regardless of the rate of improvement of a LASIK surgeon is not a good indicator of surgical skills. A surgeon may prescribe a higher rate than Surgeon B extension, because as much as possible to ensure the best result. A surgeon may also lead to slight improvements in your vision while improvements surgeon B only when the right to sight problems are considered serious.

Even surgeons who charge a renewal fee may have lower prices due to improved financial incentive for someone to undergo a second procedure.

So a surgeon who often leads to good improvements in satisfaction scores of LASIK patients compared to a doctor who can not make as many improvements are possible.

As with any elective surgery, it is important to have a LASIK surgeon you choose to trust. This means that a person who will contact you well and are concerned about your satisfaction.

More options LASIK enhancement

LASIK enhancements can be made to the vision after refractive procedures other than LASIK, and phakic IOL implantation and improve the exchange of the refractive lens. In some cases, other LASIK procedures can be used for expansion.

For example, a refractive surgery LASIK PRK May prefer an extension because he or she does not need to create or re-cover for the lift PRK.

LASIK and PRK enhancements can also be used after cataract surgery, to remove residual refractive errors and sharpen the eye.

If you or any other type of visual correction of refractive surgery (including cataract surgery) had, and I think your vision is not as strong as it should be, please consult your ophthalmologist to see if an extension is good for them.