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What Can You Expect From Corrective LASIK Laser Eye Surgery
A growing number of people each year are checking to see if corrective LASIK laser eye surgery can help restore their vision so that they can ditch their contact lenses or glasses. If you are planning to perform corrective LASIK laser eye surgery, you will be keen to learn more about this operation and what it can do to you.
Refractive laser surgery conducted at a corrective LASIK laser eye surgery center basically reshapes the cornea by using laser technology. At the start of the operation, the laser eye surgeon will cut a small flap on the cornea and fold it back to expose the cornea tissue. The laser will then remove a pre-determined amount of the tissue, according to the intensity of your degree, before the flap is put back in place again. Since cornea cannot be stitched in place, the cornea is allowed to heal by itself.
Most procedures performed in a corrective LASIK laser eye surgery clinic will bring back a patient’s vision to about 20/40 and in some cases it can be restored to 20/20. Only a minority of the patients report that they are over or under treated. This happens when the cornea tissue is over or under removed during the operation. However, the chance of it happening is less than 5%.
The Risks Of Corrective Laser Eye Surgery
Just like any surgical operation, there are risks involved in corrective laser eye surgery. Firstly, it is still a new procedure, which means there are still many things that could go wrong. Only time can tell. Secondly, some people reports that they develop glare, halos, and/or double vision that can affect nighttime vision after a corrective laser eye surgery.
Thirdly, you may be under-treated or over-treated. As corrective laser eye surgery corrects your eyesight by cutting your cornea, over cut or under cut may happen. You may still require glasses or contact lenses after surgery.
However, in the vast majority of cases, there are no complications. People are simply able to see better, and that ends up being worth everything in the whole world to the people who have undergone the corrective laser eye surgery.