Laser eye surgery is dangerous for pregnant women

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While LASIK is a safe and effective procedure, with the latest technological equipment, it simply is not suitable for everyone. There are several factors that determine the possibility of LASIK surgery to a particular patient. One of the key issues is the pregnancy.

A woman is not suitable for operation LASIK, if you are pregnant or breastfeeding. In addition, the woman who conceived in the evening and is expected within six months of pregnancy, the recommended surgery. As a general rule, nursing mothers should be responsible for at least two months after the period of lactation.

Pregnancy involves major hormonal changes that lead to sharp fluctuations in the state of refraction of women. The result is a Preoperative examination during pregnancy did not disclose the exact refraction of reality. Thus, all measurements Askew and, thus, the amount of operations to correct refractive error. Thus, the patient was based on false readings and the correction induced inappropriate. In addition, if the change of the refractive index during recovery from eye surgery, it is impossible to decipher whether the changes in the field of view due to pregnancy or LASIK surgery.

Another reason for the decision-making with respect to an operation during pregnancy is that the operation is the degradation of dry eye in pregnant women. The possible complications of LASIK complaints they encounter during pregnancy. In addition, the drug administered to the complications can be dangerous to the fetus in the uterus of pregnant or may be a child through breast-feeding in the case of nursing mothers.

Be sure to follow the advice of your doctor, when the eye surgery may be because of their pregnancy issue.


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