Types of laser eye surgery

Posted in Laser Eye Surgery on September 17, 2009

Want to get rid of your glasses? If yes, then laser eye surgery is the best solution for you. Laser eye surgery treats all vision related problems, freeing your eyes from glasses and contact lenses. Laser eye surgery is generally done for patients with myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism. Laser eye surgery is very effective and popular. More and more people are undergoing laser eye surgery to get rid of vision problems.

LASIK surgery and PRK laser eye surgery are two types of laser eye procedures.

LASIK surgery: This surgical procedure is done to treat visual problems like long-sightedness and near-sightedness. LASIK stands for laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis. The surgery changes the shape of the cornea with an excimer laser.

PRK laser surgery: The PRK laser surgery on the other hand addresses the centre of the cornea with cool ultraviolet light. This surgery is used to correct vision problems like long-sightedness and short-sightedness. The computer controls the laser and the correct amount of corneal tissue is removed.

These are just two of the types of laser eye surgery that help cure vision related problems and allow you to see the world without glasses or contacts.