7 April 2012

Lasik laser


Lasik laser is a safe and simple surgical procedure that can restore normal vision without glasses or contact lenses,Lasik laser or corneo-refractive is an eye operation for correcting problems like nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism. after Lasik laser surgery, you can see clearly without glasses or contact lenses even if you don't have normal vision.
cornea correction with the help of Lasik laser, the shape of the cornea is modified to correct the refractive error of the eye. Lasik is a simple outpatient surgical procedure. a laser is used to reshape cornea with the help of an excimer laser beam is such a way of light rays are focused better on to the retina to giv clearer and sharper vision.

Recent advances of late, many advances have been made in this surgical procedure. these include customised Lasik and Epi-lasik. the surgeon's skill, experience and quality of care before and after a corrective eye surgery are critical factors affecting the final outcome of the surgery

procedure of choices at present, Lasik laser is considered the procedure of choice for correcting myopia up to 10 to 12 D and hyper myopia up to +4 to +5D Lasik laser can also correct astigmatism up to 5D. the surgery requires the skill of an expert ophthalmologist

Dos and don'ts to go in for Lasik laser surgery , the patient should be above 20 years of age and the power of his spectacles and contact lenses must not have changed for at least year. his cornea should be healthy with a thickness of at least 450 mm. the patient should stop wearing lenses at least three weeks before the surgery. their is very little postoperative pain in Lasik surgery no bandages or stitches are required of vision is fast however , precaution have taken so that recovery is total

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