Refractive Surgery: Conditions for A Successful Intervention
The success of the so-called refractive surgery in a patient (surgery for refractive errors or visual) depends largely on a correct indication of it. In many cases can be complex to decide whether a patient is a candidate for this type of intervention and what should be the ideal technique in each case.
The indication for surgery can be difficult because it requires the identification of patients, ie each patient has a very specific problem and need a customized solution, there is a wide range of surgical techniques, and technical innovations are occurring constantly.
Before carrying out an operation like this is essential first to assess the stability at graduation. Then it will be important to establish the history of disease and pre-eyes, and general contraindications to present the sick and classified into absolute and relative.
Absolute contraindications
They would be absolute contraindications for surgery of the eyes with these techniques pregnancy and psychotic disorders or severe personality disorders.
Relative contraindications
Relative contraindications would be certain systemic diseases such as autoimmune epilepsy in the past year, keloids, six months before and after pregnancy and during lactation, neurotic disorders and moderate personality and very low IQ.
In any case, a maximum of ophthalmologists operation is contraindicated in any situation that may compromise the surgical success. It has been shown that a poor indication of the intervention increases the risk of complications.
credit to: Dr. Salvador Pertusa MartÃnez