{"id":3387,"date":"2024-06-28T07:47:07","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T07:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drmika.ch\/?page_id=3387"},"modified":"2024-07-05T06:59:42","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T06:59:42","slug":"refractive-surgery-and-contact-lenses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/drmika.ch\/en\/refractive-surgery-and-contact-lenses\/","title":{"rendered":"Refractive surgery and contact lenses."},"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>Refractive surgery and contact lenses.<\/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]<em><strong>You will have to completely stop wearing your contact lenses and switch to glasses for at least a\u00a0few weeks before your surgery<\/strong><\/em> as contact lenses distort the natural shape of your cornea, which can lead to inaccurate measurements and a less than optimal surgical outcome.<\/p>\n<p>Your doctor will provide specific guidelines depending on your situation and how long you&#8217;ve been a contact lens wearer.[\/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; 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