Learn More About Cataract Surgery
Are you experiencing night driving problems? Are colors fading? If you are over the age of 50 years old you may be experiencing the onset of cataracts. Our doctors are skilled board certified cataract surgeons located in Portland, Maine. Our doctors take great pride in educating patients about their best options for success after cataract surgery. Please feel free to review our website to learn about new technology lens implants.
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Take Our LASIK Self Test
If you are seeking LASIK in Portland, Maine we are happy to help you learn about LASIK and your candidacy potential for this eye surgery. Please feel free to take our short LASIK self-evaluation test to get on the path to better vision. After taking this test you will be contacted by Maine Eye Center if you meet the pre-requisite requirements. All LASIK candidates will be required to undergo a pre-operative eye exam before candidacy is approved.
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Are You A Candidate?
Many medical factors determine if someone is a candidate for Laser Vision. A full exam is required to gather this information. However, there are non-medical factors to also be aware of. Please read the following statements and consider how they may apply to you. Take the LaserVision Self Evaluation Test to help determine your candidacy for refractive surgery today!
It is likely you would be a good candidate for refractive surgery if most of the following statements are true for you:
- At times my dependence on corrective lenses (glasses or contact lenses) makes me feel handicapped.
- I want freedom to pursue activities without wearing corrective lenses or contacts.
- I have not been able to successfully wear contact lenses.
- I think I would look better without glasses.
- I am worried about how I would function in an emergency if I were to lose my glasses or contact lenses.
- I envy people who do not have to wear glasses or contacts.
- My career opportunities might be greater if I had better natural vision.
- If I still needed to wear corrective lenses part of the time, but my natural vision was improved, I would be happier than I am at the present time.
It is likely you would not be a good candidate for refractive surgery if most of the following statements are true for you:
- I am comfortable with my glasses. I like wearing them, and I feel they look good on me.
- Contact lenses give me excellent vision for all my activities, and I have no problem wearing contact lenses.
- I prefer to have my corrective lenses updated frequently so that I have excellent vision.
- Little visual irregularities bother or would bother me.
- I pay close attention to fine details in my work and hobbies. Any loss of fine detailed vision would be very upsetting to me.
- If I have refractive surgery and still needed corrective lenses on occasion, I would be unhappy that I had the surgery.
- If I had refractive surgery and my vision was not “perfect”, I would be extremely disappointed and consider the surgery a failure.
- I would not want to have refractive surgery if my health insurance would not cover the cost.