Improve your vision with the help of LASIK surgery

Posted in LASIK Surgery on January 15, 2010

Vision correction surgery, otherwise known as LASIK surgery, helps people who suffer from various kinds of vision disorders. Thanks to this revolutionary new procedure, patients with disorders such as hyperopia (farsightedness), myopia (near-sightedness), astigmatism and presbyopia can considerably improve their vision.

All these disorders can be alleviated easily using LASIK surgery, as it is a relatively painless method using laser technology. If you are planning to undertake this kind of, then it is very important to be well-informed about both the disorders and procedure.

The various types of vision disorders

Myopia or nearsightedness is a problem which occurs when the cornea is too steep. This causes light rays to focus in the front of the retina. The other extreme is Hyperopia (farsightedness), which is where the cornea is too weak and cannot focus the rays onto retina. Other common disorders include astigmatism, which is caused due to reflective error, and presbyopia, a disorder mostly seen in older people.

How LASIK surgery is performed

First of all, the surgeon applies an antiseptic solution on the area around the eyes. This helps to minimize the risk of infection. Then, eye surgery is performed by partially cutting through the front surface of the cornea to create a 160-micron-thick flap in the eye. Finally, a specialist laser is used to reshape the cornea.

As you can see, it is an easy and quick treatment, and it has also demonstrated a fast recovery rate in most people.