{"id":3340,"date":"2024-06-28T07:47:07","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T07:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drmika.ch\/?page_id=3340"},"modified":"2024-07-05T07:04:32","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T07:04:32","slug":"are-you-healthy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/drmika.ch\/en\/are-you-healthy\/","title":{"rendered":"Are you healthy?"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_empty_space]<div class=\" agni-section-heading text-center ihda\" ><h2 class=\"section-heading-text \" style=\"font-size:48px;\"><span>Are you healthy?<\/span><\/h2><div class=\"section-divide-line divide-line text-center\"><span style=\"width:90px; height:1px; background-color:#ff655c\"><\/span><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text]Your eye surgeon will also ask detailed questions about your general health. Certain medical conditions, unrelated to your eyes, can increase the risks associated with LASIK surgery or make the outcome less predictable. These include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Any disease or condition that affects your immune system and impairs your ability to heal or makes you more prone to infections<\/strong>, such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, HIV and other autoimmune disorders.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Taking an immunosuppressive medication for any reason.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Diabetes.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Depression or certain chronic pain conditions<\/strong>, such as migraine, irritable bowel syndrome and fibromyalgia. If you have one or more of these conditions, you may have more problems with dry eyes and postoperative pain than other people. The reasons for this are not entirely clear but may be related to how you perceive pain.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"color: #ff655c;\">Read on to learn more about what to consider as you decide whether this surgery is right for you<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"agni-content-block\"><section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drmika.ch\/what-does-lasik-eye-surgery-involve\/\"><u>What does LASIK eye surgery involve?<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drmika.ch\/are-your-eyes-healthy\/\"><u>Are your eyes healthy?<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drmika.ch\/are-you-healthy\/\"><u>Are you healthy?<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drmika.ch\/is-your-vision-stable\/\"><u>Is your vision stable?<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drmika.ch\/can-you-afford-the-surgery\/\"><u>Can you afford the surgery?<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drmika.ch\/do-you-understand-possible-side-effects-and-complications\/\"><u>Do you understand possible side effects and complications?<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drmika.ch\/lasik-versus-reading-glasses\/\"><u>LASIK versus reading glasses.<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drmika.ch\/refractive-surgery-and-contact-lenses\/\"><u>Refractive surgery and contact lenses.<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drmika.ch\/what-are-your-expectations-for-lasik\/\"><u>What are your expectations for LASIK?<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drmika.ch\/how-do-you-choose-an-eye-surgeon\/\"><u>How do you choose an eye surgeon?<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drmika.ch\/the-final-decision\/\"><u>The final decision.<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/section><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"color: #ff655c; text-size: 15px; line-height: normal;\" href=\"https:\/\/drmika.ch\/contact\/\">Take care of your eyes \u2013<br \/>\nmake an appointment today<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Your eye surgeon will also ask detailed questions about your general health. Certain medical conditions, unrelated to your eyes, can increase the risks associated with LASIK surgery or make the outcome less predictable. 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