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Can I have Lasik if I have Rheumatoid Arthritis? |
I have Rheumatoid Arthritis and am looking to Lasik corrective surgery. Here is some information for you if you have more questions feel free to email me at poohinmissouri@yahoo.com, hope this helps answer your question. Research: LASIK found safe for patients with autoimmune diseases Sep 11, 2006 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has listed autoimmune disease as a contraindication to LASIK and other forms of laser refractive surgery. However, there has been little research to investigate the actual risk of LASIK-related complications in patients with autoimmune disease. Researchers recently conducted a retrospective study of 49 eyes of 26 patients with a history of autoimmune disease that had LASIK surgery at Maloney Vision Institute (Los Angeles, CA) between 1998 and 2004. The purpose of the study was to determine the safety of LASIK in patients with inactive or well-controlled autoimmune diseases, such as: systemic lupus erythematosus rheumatoid arthritis fibromyalgia irritable bowel syndrome Grave's disease Crohn's disease Reiter's syndrome Study methods A total of 27,660 refractive surgery procedures (including enhancements) were performed at the Maloney Vision Institute between June 1, 1998 and October 1, 2004. LASIK was performed on 49 eyes of 26 patients with well-controlled autoimmune disease. The most common autoimmune conditions were systemic lupus erythematosus (7 patients) and rheumatoid arthritis (6 patients). All patients in the study had their LASIK performed with a Hansatome microkeratome (Bausch & Lomb Surgical, Inc.) and a Star S2, S3 or S4 excimer laser (VISX, Inc.). Results No eyes in the patients with autoimmune disease developed severe complications after LASIK. Lasik eye surgery is very safe nowadays. My cousin got her dental implants and Lasik surgery in India by a company called Indian Health Guru Consultants. The Price for dental and Lasik surgery is very less in India. She paid 25% of the price she was quoted in America. Indian Health Guru Consultants is very famous in India They arrange Dental surgery, jaw surgery, Lasik eye surgery, Dental Implants etc for foreign patients in India. I read a lot about them in the Newspapers and magazines- about their patient stories. They arrange financing for USA, Canadian, UK and other international patients who plan to have surgery abroad for low cost, as dental and eye surgery is not covered by insurance. They also have photos pasted of their International patients. You can checkout their website. There are huge cost savings. As a doctor I personally believe that surgery can be easily handled in India, as the quality of healthcare available In India is simply best in the world. The surgeons are USA/UK trained and facilities are 5 star. http://www.indianhealthguru.com... Hope this helps. |
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