Can i have lasik if i have rheumatoid arthritis?Chin
I have Rheumatoid Arthritis and am looking to Lasik corrective surgery.
Amira
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 diseasesSep 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 erythematosusrheumatoid arthritisfibromyalgiairritable bowel syndromeGrave's diseaseCrohn's diseaseReiter's syndromeStudy methodsA 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.).ResultsNo eyes in the patients with autoimmune disease developed severe complications after LASIK.
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