LASIK / FAQs

The redness really has nothing to do with your LASIK. Most people get red eyes when they cry.

Andrew Caster, MD 
Beverly Hills, CA

Yes, it is possible.

Andrew Caster, MD 
Beverly Hills, CA

The procedure costs betwwen $1000 and $6000, depending on where you go and exactly what technique is used. I would highly, highly recommend that you avoid the low cost places. Your vision is not a place to cut corners in order to save money. The higher priced places are much more careful and thorough.

Andrew Caster, MD 
Beverly Hills, California

People with large pupils are at more of a risk of developing night vision problems. The wavefront decreases this risk.
Andrew Caster, MD

Andrew Caster, MD 
Beverly Hills, California

Wavefront is not yet available for your prescription. In fact if is not yet available for any + prscription, but should be within a few years.

Andrew Caster, MD
Beverly Hills, California

LASIK is safe for teens, but it is not recommended for most teenagers. It is best to have LASIK only when you have stopped growing and your eyes have stopped changing, which is frequently in the very late teenage years or during your twenties. If you have LASIK before your eyes stop changing, you will need to come back and have further LASIK after your eyes stop changing.

Andrew Caster, MD
Caster Eye Center 
Beverly Hills, CA

You need to see a laser vision correction specialist to determine if you are a good candidate. Everything that you have mentioned so far indicates that you are a suitable candidate.

Andrew Caster, MD
Caster Eye Center 
Beverly Hills, CA

here are no tests that can absolutely tell us if a person will have dry eye after LASIK, but we can get some indication of who is more likely to experience this problem. The most important information has to do with the degree of dry eye before LASIK — those with severe dry eye who cannot wear contacts and who have dry eye with their glasses are at the highest risk, and should consider PRK/LASEK, which do not increase dry eye. Tests such as the Tear Breakup Time and the presence of corneal stippling are also important.

Andrew Caster, MD
Caster Eye Center 
Beverly Hills, CA

It would be best to call our office at 310-274-1221 to discuss all the issues.

Andrew Caster, MD

You are a candidate for LASIK based on your prescription. I do not know about your doctor.

Andrew Caster, MD

Verisyse is a lens that is placed inside the eye. With CrystaLens, the natural lens inside the eye is removed and a new lens is placed. $2500 per eye is very low.

Andrew Caster, MD

The LASIK does not affect the need for prism, so you will still need prism afterwards. I cannot comment on whether you are a good candidate for LASIK because I do not have all the information.

In general, the quality of care in the United States is the best in the world.

Andrew Caster, MD

I would check out the credentials of the doctor. The quality of the doctor and the center that he works at are the most important factors in avoiding problems.

Andrew Caster, MD