Who is not a good candidate for lasik?

  • Pregnant women
  • People with unhealthy corneas, people with keratoconus
  • People with cataracts
  • People taking drugs that might effect cornea or that may cause dry eyes: Accutane(isoretinoin) or Cordarone (amiodarone)
  • People having unstable refractions (more than 0.5 diopter change during the previous year)
  • People having active collagen disorders or autoimmunological disorders such as
  • AIDS, lupus etc.
  • People having psychiatric or psychological problem
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