Lasik Eye Surgery

Basic information on how the eyes work will help us protect our eyes better. It is our responsibility to find the right lasik surgeon.

Lasik is a form of eye surgery aimed at correcting some common eye problems. Eyesight problems can be due to a stressful lifestyle. Too much strain on the eyes can lead to problems that may require the use of eyeglasses or contact lenses. If you are wearing glasses or contact lenses, you must be familiar with lasik.

The abbreviation LASIK stands for Laser Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis. This procedure will permanently change the original shape of your cornea. It is only performed by duly licensed ophthalmologist with specialization in LASIK. Not all ophthalmologists are trained in this procedure.

The question people ask most frequently regarding laser vision correction is how much the Lasik procedure will cost. Even if the positive outweighs the negative, the cost of the surgery is usually the deciding factor. When you are finished reading this article you will know more about the Lasik procedure and then you can determine if this is an affordable procedure for you.

 

Traditional LASIK surgery achieves a simple correction of focusing power by reshaping the cornea with the aid of a laser. Wavefront LASIK is a variation of that conventional procedure and accomplishes a spatially varying correction based on readings from a wavefront sensor. In essence, a wavefront sensor measures the eye itself. It detects any aberrations by directing a weak laser source into the eye, and by sampling and processing the reflection off the retina.

Wavefront measurements reveal the irregularities of the lens, which cause optical aberrations (any deviation from a desired perfect planar wavefront). Wavefront custom sculpts the cornea to accomplish corrected vision. In many ways, Wavefront offers better results than traditional LASIK. The procedure is carried out by an ophthalmologist, with the aid of sophisticated computer-controlled equipment.