Along with improvements in technology, Dr. Manger’s extensive expertise often allows him to treat patients who may have been turned down for LASIK in the past. In fact, half of the people who qualify for LASIK have previously been told by their eye care professionals they could not have the procedure. Many times, eye doctors who do not perform LASIK surgery are not supportive of the procedure, and will tell patients that they are not good candidates for LASIK because they are farsighted, have astigmatism, need reading glasses, or other invalid reasons.