When is LASEK impossible?

Unfortunately the LASEK procedure can not rectify all vision impairments - even when they lie inside correctable refraction values. Along with severely impaired vision the following conditions impede patients from the LASEK procedure:

• Diseases of the cornea (e.g. keratoconus, degeneration)
• Visible eye diseases
  (e.g. diabetic retinopathy, developed glaucoma)
• Pregnancy and breastfeeding
• Patients under 18 years (eye still growing)
• Instable refraction values (increasing diopter values)
• Astigmatism > 5 Diopter
• Retinal defects (e.g. holes, retinal detachment)
• System diseases (e.g. Auto immune deficiency, rheumatism)
• General bad health (e.g. chronic health problems, acute allergies)