LASIK Surgery: What You Want to Know!
Lasik vision correction produces exceptional visual results with a speedy recovery time and very little irritation. For this reason it’s the most commonly used surgical treatment for repairing: short- sightedness (myopia), long-sightedness (hyperopia), and astigmatism.
Lasik Eye surgery will be a 2 step process which involves the generation of a slim flap in the cornea (front surface of the eye) and elimination of a tiny level of tissue from inside the cornea. Lasik eye surgery results in the corneal form necessary to offer crystal clear vision without glasses or contacts. The corneal flap is usually created with a blade known as the micro- keratome. This flap is normally made using the most up to date laser named IntraLase®. The IntraLase® laser, having its micron level accuracy and reliability, generates the flap with the laser beam with virtually no cutting. There are a lot of alternatives available with our doctors, so there can be some variation in approaches and products employed. Your actual laser eye treatment is going to be explained to you at length included in your consultation process. The process outlined below is provided as a general guide only.
Description of the Process:
The Laser eye treatment method takes about 15 minutes for each eye. Your cornea is anaesthetised using eye drops.Your surgeon administers anaesthetic eye drops, and then uses an instrument known as a lid speculum to keep you from blinking. A corneal flap is established. The flap is comprised of a thin layer of surface corneal tissue. The flap is carefully hinged again over the cornea so as to expose the corneal ‘bed’.The corneal bed is re-shaped.
Your laser eye surgeon uses an Excimer laser in order to re-contour the corneal bed specifically to your particular prescription needs. The laser uses an ultraviolet light beam to specifically vaporise a pre- determined quantity of tissue throughout the cornea.The corneal flap is re-positioned. No stitches are needed because the eye offers natural suction capability that holds the flap in place. Anti-biotic and anti- inflammatory eye drops are usually used. An eye shield is applied to guard the eye while it is healing. Both eyes can usually be treated on the same day.
Post-op Visual Recuperation:
People can resume many routines on the day after laser vision correction, the reason being the smoothness of the corneal surface is only minimally disrupted through the eye laser treatment.
Post-op Comfort and ease:
The eyes should feel fairly comfortable the day after LASIK. This is because the topmost layer of the cornea is only minimally disturbed in the surgery.
