Contact Lens Policy
In order to have a successful laser refractive surgery, contact lens wearers
must refrain from wearing their contact lenses for a minimum time period prior
to their diagnostic evaluation. Contact lenses can change the corneal curvature
and that will affect the measurement of your refractive error. To achieve the
best correction with laser refractive surgery your cornea must stabilize and return
to its natural shape. This will give a more accurate assessment of your refractive
error.
|
|
Length of
time to be removed prior to diagnostic testing
and/or surgery |
| Soft contact
lenses |
Minimum 1
week |
| Extended soft
lenses |
Minimum 1
week |
| Toric soft
lenses |
Minimum 1
week |
| Toric hard
lenses |
Minimum 12
weeks |
| Rigid gas
permeables worn for 0 to 20 years |
Minimum 6
weeks |
| Rigid gas
permeables worn for 21 to 29 years |
Minimum 8
weeks |
| Rigid
gas permeables worn for 30 or more years |
Minimum
12 weeks |
| True
hard lenses (polymethylmethacrylate) |
Minimum
12 weeks |
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