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Can LASIK Surgery be recommended for mountain climbers and divers?

April 26, 2017climbers Divers Lasik Mountain recommended surgery

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Can LASIK Surgery be recommended for mountain climbers and divers?

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The cornea is thinner and slightly weaker after the LASIK Surgery. Due to decrease or increase in the atmospheric pressure, mountain climbing and and diving can potentially have an affect on the weaker tissues of the body. There are no documented complications in people who climb mountains or undertake diving. However if the patient is worried, it is best to avoid such activities after LASIK Surgery. Will The Health Insurance Company cover the procedure No usually the procedure is not covered under the health insurance in any country.