LASIK Eye surgery.... can I get it although I've never worn glasses?

Question

(Or contact lenses?) I know I'll have to have my eyesight evaluated to see if I'm a good candidate. I feel that my eyesight has deteriorated quiclky over last couple of years; and I'm only 22. I have no health insurance, so I havent had an eye exam in a while. I'm seeing more and more poorly as time goes on & I've thought of financing the cost of LASIK or just saving up. I'm just not sure if they perform LASIK on people who've never had eyeglasses/ contact lenses prescribed to them. Do you know? What are my options? Any advice?

Answer 1

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.

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Hope this helps.

Answer 2

Were you perscribed glasses? why dont you have health insurance? You need to ask your doctor (which wil need insurance if you go through with it!)

Answer 3

Yes they do, they will do an eye test and everything their, should a free consolidation, and they will make complete recommendations after they have all tests/results.

But yes they do.

Answer 4

The only potential problem I see may be that since you haven't been wearing contacts or glasses, your vision prescription probably keeps changing.  You definitely cannot get LASIK if your vision isn't stabilized.  They will not do it ever.  I would recommend going to a LASIK Plus location.  They are very good there and will do a free appointment to determine if you are good candidate for it.  I would definitely recommend doing that.  You have nothing to lose and no money to lose on the free appointment.

Answer 5

Start out with contacts or glasses.  Lasik may seem appealing now, but if your eyesight has only recently begun deteriorating it will probably get worse in the next 5-10 years.  If your eyesight gets worse after lasik then you will have to get glasses or contacts.  Also, there can be side effects to eye surgery and it is very expensive, so unless you are legally blind I would wait.