The Popular LASIK Laser Eye Surgery

The Popular LASIK Laser Eye Surgery
By Gary Williams

The very long and difficult name for the procedure you need to have to see clearly like before with Laser Eye Surgery is called "Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis". Fortunately, you read this because it would have sound a whole lot different if I had to pronounce it. LASIK is a type of laser eye surgery commonly used these days to change or rectify the shape of the cornea in order to regain proper vision. The cornea is known to be the film-like clear the cover in front of the eye.

Astigmatism is corrected by smoothing the uneven shape of the cornea to a more customary contour. The excessive curve of nearsighted vision is corrected by flatten the gradient of the cornea and where farsightedness is applicable the opposite would be necessary.

Surgeons make use of an excimer laser with either a blade like device called a microkeratome or a laser called a femtosecond laser to perform the surgery. This excimer laser (referring to "cutting out") is used to make a square type of incision on the cornea where one of the three sides is kept uncut in order to page over the clear cover. The center of the cornea is called the stroma and this incision must be made in order to get to the stroma. With this stroma uncovered, the reshaping of the stroma is done with a laser device disintegrating the parts on the stroma that needs to be rectified where after the clear film will be replaced and leave to heal to it's original state.

Thanks to Jose Barraquer, a Spanish ophthalmologist from Colombia, this remarkable surgery is possible today. He developed on the modus operandi of the initial micro-keratome to make thin, tiny incisions in the cornea and change the shape thereof. This procedure is called keratomileusis.

LASIK or laser eye surgery of whichever nature can make an overwhelming change to the quality of life you are living. It has the ability to change your life for the better or for the worst, depending on the LASIK surgeon you appoint. It is imperative that the surgeon performing the surgery is lauded for his work.

After the completion of an accurate examination, the surgeon will be able to determine the dimensions of the surgery to be conducted in order to correct your vision.

The numbers of negative factors regarding LASIK laser eye surgery are far less than the positive aspects. As can be expected typical tenderness will be experienced for about 48 hours after the surgery. Apart from that, haloed vision, dry eyes and blurriness can come forward, but is extremely unusual. Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis surgery is regrettably to a certain extent costly, $2000 to $2500 per eye. However, if one take the price of proper clear sight into account, it is worth the expense.

Disadvantages entail normal discomfort for up to 2 days after the surgery. In addition, although very rare, dryness of the eyes, blurriness and halo vision can emerge. This kind of corrective surgery is unfortunately rather expensive and is priced around $2000 to $2500 per eye. However, the price of sight is priceless.

About the Author:
If you are going to have LASIK eye surgery you need to do a bit of home work. First and foremost, you need to pick a LASIK eye clinic you can feel comfortable with. This will get you the results you're looking for with minimal problems.