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Having a baby can change your life.
But our next guest
says it dramatically changed her eyesight.
I started having vision problems in elementary school
and I've been wearing glasses and contacts ever since.
Since first grade,
my eyesight has gotten progressively worse.
After my second child,
it went from a negative seven to over a negative nine.
My eyesight is so bad
that without my glasses or contact lenses,
I cannot see anything.
I cannot drive.
I cannot read.
I wear my contacts 24/7.
However, my contacts have bothered me so much lately,
itchiness, dryness.
I've had to actually switch back to wearing my glasses.
And also my fiance and I would like to have another child,
but I'm worried that a third pregnancy,
my eyes may get even worse,
and maybe I'll end up blind.
I need to know if getting pregnant would be more of a risk
to my eyes,
and also if I am a good candidate for LASIK eye surgery.
We sent Riann to see ophthalmologist,
Dr. Brian Boxer Wachler.
Hi Riann.
Riann came in today because frankly she's really concerned
about her eyes.
What's it like when you wake up in the middle of the night,
your child calling for you
and you don't have your contacts or your glasses on?
I sleep in them, so I can see.
As an eye doctor, I start to cringe,
because I know how risky that is to the eyes.
It's really dangerous and can cause a serious infection.
So we're going to see if she's a candidate for LASIK.
The three main things that we use
to determine if somebody's a candidate for LASIK
is number one, is their prescription in range.
Number two, is the cornea shape,
because your cornea has to be 100% healthy.
And number three, is the cornea thick enough for LASIK?
So, I'm going to review everything
and let you know if you're a candidate.
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