BEYOND LASIK
DR. RAFAEL TRESPALACIOS OF THE BREVARD EYE CENTER EXPLAINS WHAT PATIENTS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ADVANCED REFRACTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES
Finding the right vision correction specialist can go a long way toward placing you at ease with your decision to achieve one of the most common lifelong goals among all Americans: to be free of glasses and contact lenses. Although the benefits of refractive surgery are great, many people have second thoughts about undergoing a procedure. “Refractive eye surgery is any eye surgery used to improve
the refractive state of the eye and decrease or eliminate dependency on glasses or contact lenses,” explains Rafael Trespalacios, M.D. of the Brevard Eye Center. “This can include various methods of surgical remodeling of the cornea or adjusting the internal optical structures of the eye.”
| 34 | SPACECOAST LIVING HEALTH Dr. Trespalacios explains that there have been dramatic
advances in refractive surgery over the last two decades, driven not only by a technology surplus, but also by patient demand. Most procedures to treat refractive error are based on laser surgery, or LASIK, and its various expressions, which is often the only option provided when seeking a refractive surgery consultation. “Unfortunately, even a well-intentioned provider may
inappropriately recommend LASIK surgery. It is like the proverb, ‘If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail,’” he says. “With limited tools, people apply them inappropriately or indiscriminately.”
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