Whether or not laser or epi-lasik eye surgery is right for you depends on several factors. You must be an adult, preferably over 21. This is because your eyesight could still be changing but it usually settles around the early/mid twenties.
Mature candidates need to listen to the surgeon’s opinion in view of things such [...]
The LASIK seminar is an excellent way to obtain basic information about laser refractive surgery in an open, comfortable fashion. It is often held near the Excimer laser itself and a tour of the surgical facilities may be provided. Video presentations help to clarify the nature, benefits and risks of LASIK surgery. Attendees are encouraged [...]
On the day of your LASIK eye surgery, you should aim to simply rest as much as possible. You should avoid touching, poking or rubbing the eye, although your LASIK surgeon may give you cotton wool to very, very gently dab the eye with if you experience discomfort.
A significant amount of issues arising after [...]
IntraLase gained FDA approval in the USA in 2001, and many improvements to this procedure have been made since then.
IntraLase really is laser-only eye surgery, as it employs two lasers to perform surgery, and does not utilise a microkeratome to create the corneal flap.
Having made the decision to undergo treatment, it is vital that you [...]
With any surgical procedure there is an element of risk, however, to try to reduce the risks involved with vision surgery, it is imperative you research not only your particular eye problem(s), but also the types of treatment available, as well as the eye surgeons capable of performing such procedures, the types of laser equipment [...]
A cataract is caused when the lens at the front of your eye becomes clouded due to natural proteins in the eye.
This disrupts the light entering the eye, causing blurred vision, which needs to be removed using cataract surgery.
Such cataract surgery will remove the cloudy natural lens from your eye and replace it with an [...]
Preparations for your laser eye surgery begin with thorough research of your eye irregularities.
It will help you if you understand each aspect of them, the procedures that are available to treat these problems, the clinics which provide this type of surgery, and most importantly the surgeon or eye doctor you wish to look after your [...]
There are several types of Excimer Lasers used for Lasik surgery in various eye institutes. As you will have discovered the Excimer is the laser which treats the eye surface after the corneal flap has been created.
In conventional Lasik surgery, the flap is created using a piece of equipment called a microkeratome, but it [...]
You have decided that glasses/contact lenses are no longer for you and you intend to have vision correction surgery. What a pleasure it will be to look into a mirror without your glasses.
Now you have made your decision regarding vision correction surgery, you need to find a suitably qualified eye doctor.
If you want to buy [...]
You have carried out your laser eye surgery research, chosen your ophthalmology surgeon, your eyes have been examined thoroughly by him/her and you have had a detailed discussion with the surgeon regarding your eye correction surgery, your general health, and any medication you take.
On the day of your eye correction surgery, it is imperative that [...]