Eye is one of the essential organs of the body. Lasik (Laser Assisted
in-situ Keratomileusis) eye surgery is a technique used to correct your
eyesight without the use of glasses or contacts, which enables you
to see the world as you are supposed to see it. It is considered as
one of the most recent and established technologies for eyesight
correction...
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is the type of a refractive surgery performed by ophthalmologists for
correcting myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism. It ensures perfectly
centered treatment that often leaves a patient with eyesight better than
normal. Lasik eye surgery is an outpatient procedure. You are first
required to sign a consent form that consists of possibilities
regarding all of the risks, complications, and side effects involved
in surgery. Next, you are prepared for the surgery. You are supposed
to lie on a bed which is attached to a laser instrument.
You will then receive a mild anesthesia
or some numbing eye drops. The head is comfortably positioned under the
laser and the eyelids are gently kept open with the help of a soft clip,
to reveal your eye ball. You will continuously visualize a blinking
light during the surgery. The entire procedure usually takes 5-10
minutes per eye. After completion a transparent protective shield is
sometimes placed on the eye. Surgeons perform a post-surgery eye
examination after which eye drops are prescribed.
You will start recovering within 4-6 hours. However, the functional
vision is restored within 24-48 hours of surgery. Your eyes may feel
gritty, irritated, or watery, at the time of healing. These sensations
typically last from a week to a month. Doctors advice post surgical
precautions to be taken depending on the complexity and seriousness of
the treatment. Suggestions such as using antibiotic and
anti-inflammatory eye drops, no swimming, no rubbing of eyes etc. should
be strictly followed for about a month. You may also need to continue to
use eye drops for a few months.
Unlike any surgical operation, there are risks involved in corrective
lasik eye surgery. Some people have reported about double vision or even
night blindness after a corrective laser eye surgery. This can happen as
sometimes you can be over treated or under treated.
Lasik eye surgery has become expensive mainly due to the popularity of
the procedure. However, these surgeries are covered under medical
insurance and therefore you may have to pay little or nothing depending
on the type of surgery that is performed
There are a lot of evident benefits to corrective lasik eye surgery. The
basic aim of Lasik eye surgery is to eliminate or greatly reduce the
dependence on heavy glasses or contact lenses. Although, it is a
permanent treatment, patients who are above 40 years may require reading
glasses. Patients who have remained unemployed due weak eyesight may get
some job after having a corrective surgery. Moreover, people can easily
participate in various sports events which otherwise would not have been
possible due to glasses or contact lenses. All these benefits have
overshadowed the increasing costs of the Lasik eye surgery..
