Case Review: Defining the Criteria for LASIK Patients

08/11/2021 20 min
Case Review: Defining the Criteria for LASIK Patients

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Episode Synopsis

Sila Bal, MD, MPH, welcomes Neda Nikpoor, MD, to the Pupil Pod to discuss some of the criteria when screening a patient prior to refractive surgery. Drs. Bal and Nikpoor discuss the most important parts of a patient’s social and medical history prior to operation, the risks which may present when operating on patients with preexisting ocular conditions, and other crucial conversations to have with patients before LASIK.