Posted on August 17, 2007 in Latest News
Lasik, or laser in-situ keratomileusis, surgery is employed to rectify refractive errors such as myopia or shortsightedness. The focusing power of an individual’s eye is enhanced when an individual’s eye is exceedingly long or the cornea is extremely steep, resulting in too much focusing power causing myopia or shortsightedness. While seeing distant objects, the light rays going into the eye come in focus prior to reaching the retina, resulting in hazy vision. The process, which should be undertaken by an accomplished eye surgeon to rectify this flaw, entails restructuring the cornea employing an excimer laser. At present lasik is proving to be an ideal substitute for other refractive eye surgery procedures.
An impressive new technology, known as wavefront-guided lasik, makes available a sophisticated technique for gauging optical alteration in the eye. This novel technology can be employed for assessing the eye by determining how light is distorted as it travels into the eye and subsequently is reflected back. This produces an optical map of the eye, giving prominence to individual flaws. In addition, the wavefront technology permits the surgeon to modify the laser beam settings for a more accurate process. This furnishes a patient with sharper, superior quality vision along with a decrease in nighttime vision problems.
Recuperation After Lasik Surgery
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Advantages of Lasik Surgery
For the majority of patients, lasik surgery generally entails minimal pain and healing is swift. Lasik can rectify a broad variety of myopia, up to 15 diopters. Lasik can be repeated for further rectification of the eyesight. It takes three to six months for the eyes to stabilize after lasik surgery. The eye is not destabilized, since only a flap is incised into the cornea. Lasik generally results in slight or no blemishes of the cornea. Post-operative care is generally restricted to utilizing eye drops for a week following surgery.
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