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February 5, 2010Went to a laser eye consultation today, my pupil size is 9.0mm, the largest they had ever recorded. They said I could have lasik with wavefront.
I am concerned that an area of only 6.5mm is corrected to my prescription of -4.5, meaning an outer area of 2.5mm in dark conditions will be receiving, but NOT focussing light onto my retina at the correct prescription. I fear that car lights at night will scatter light on my retina causing haloes, or starbursts, is this a fair assumption based on the physics of optics? Would you take the risk?
If you do a quick search on google about large pupils and LASIK you’ll see a lot of doctors hesitant to perform the procedure even on patients with milder prescriptions than yours. You’ll also see accounts of people with large pupils who have had the procedure done and find those starbursts and halos debilitating.
I personally would not take the risk. I’m not an ophthalmologist, just an optician who had LASIK a few months ago, so keep that in mind, but there is a very real risk for some very serious side effects in your case. The technology used for LASIK is always evolving. They may come out with a procedure more suitable to your situation in the future. There are also other procedures/techniques to consider now, like Ortho-K. Glare and halos are also a potential side effect with this process but, unlike LASIK, it’s reversible.
If you are still considering the LASIK I would absolutely get another opinion. I’d actually get 2-3. See what other doctors say about your situation. If you only find one doctor who will do it that should tell you something.
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If you do a quick search on google about large pupils and LASIK you’ll see a lot of doctors hesitant to perform the procedure even on patients with milder prescriptions than yours. You’ll also see accounts of people with large pupils who have had the procedure done and find those starbursts and halos debilitating.
I personally would not take the risk. I’m not an ophthalmologist, just an optician who had LASIK a few months ago, so keep that in mind, but there is a very real risk for some very serious side effects in your case. The technology used for LASIK is always evolving. They may come out with a procedure more suitable to your situation in the future. There are also other procedures/techniques to consider now, like Ortho-K. Glare and halos are also a potential side effect with this process but, unlike LASIK, it’s reversible.
If you are still considering the LASIK I would absolutely get another opinion. I’d actually get 2-3. See what other doctors say about your situation. If you only find one doctor who will do it that should tell you something.
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