LASIK is the most popular type of eye surgery today. It is at the same time fast, efficient and gentle. And the complications of are rare. For most people a LASIK surgery is a good solution to improve their sight in the cases of nearsightedness, farsightedness and/or astigmatism.
LASIK technique is a further development of the older PRK laser surgery. Both operations are done by removing the outer cornea layer, so the laser can remove the tissue. The difference is that while the PRK eye surgery scrapes the outer layer of the cornea away, the LASIK surgery will cut a flap in the cornea that can bend. After the surgery the flap will be put back again.
The operation itself takes only a few minutes and is completely painless. The eye will be anaesthetized right before the surgery, and most people will not feel any pain at all. Subsequently the flap will be cut and the laser surgery can be made.
The actual operation only takes between 30 seconds and two minutes. A laser specially designed for operating in the eye’s sensitive tissues will be used. After the operation the flap is put back in place.
It is possible to leave the operating room right after the surgery. The eyes may sting a little bit, so it is advised to rest for the rest of the day. A nap can also help.
For most people the sight will have improved right after the operation. It will then stabilize over the next weeks.
After the eye surgery the eyes can feel a little dry. It is therefore recommended to drip them with a little salt water.
All studies show that a permanent sight improvement is provided after a LASIK surgery. And previous bad eyesight will not come back. But it is not possible to prevent a possible, natural change of sight in the future with operation. So it is very important not to perform the operation before the sight is stable.
The LASIK surgery can also not prevent the natural age-related long-sightedness that even normally sighted people will experience.
Martin Elmer is writing about eye surgery in Laserbehandling. You can read about LASIK, LASEK, LASEK, Wavefront and Aspheric treatment in Lasik operation.
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