Q. Why do many ophthalmologists themselves not prefer LASIK surgery?
Doctor Answer is medically reviewed by SecondMedic medical review team.
The simple answer to this question would be that many ophthalmologists prefer not to perform LASIK surgery because of the potential risks associated with the procedure. However, there are some more nuanced reasons why some eye doctors may choose not to perform the laser vision correction procedure, as well.
First and foremost, there is a certain amount of skill and training necessary when it comes to performing LASIK surgery. Ophthalmologists undergo extensive residency training in order to become certified ophthalmologists and therefore have an understanding of both medical and surgical treatments for vision-related issues. This includes knowing which procedures will benefit patients most depending on their individual cases. Some practitioners may then elect not to offer LASIK if they do not feel comfortable with or skilled enough in performing this particular type of laser vision correction surgery.
Second, some eye care providers simply don’t believe that LASIK is necessary or even beneficial for everyone who seeks it out; so they elect against offering the procedure based on their own personal beliefs and philosophies about how best manage refractive errors like nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism, etc.. In addition, cost can be a factor which turns off some eye care professionals from providing these services as well—especially those who traditionally operate smaller practices without access to newer technologies such as custom wavefront ablation systems used during advanced types of corrective surgeries such as intralase bladeless Lasik (also known as All-Laser Lasik).
Finally, since end results are often unpredictable due patients' unique qualities (such corneal thickness measurements) from person-to-person; no matter how good your surgeon is—there’s always going to be risk involved with any given patient outcome related directly back onto a practitioner's name. As such many practitioners might steer clear away from anything too complicated or “risky” where complications can arise due either mistakes being made pre/post op by patient or doctor alike—thus making them liable should any misunderstandings incite legal action by disgruntled patients down the line should treatment go wrong in certain ways (which can happen in rare cases despite careful measure taken at all stages before/during/after surgical intervention).
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