Laser Eye Surgery Articles                

Astigmatism is a quite widespread condition that concerns the structure of one's eye. The condition is where the cornea, which is the outer lens of the eye, is of an irregular shape. This front part of the eye should be rounded (looking like an oval bubble on the surface of the eyeball), but with astigmatism, the cornea is more like the shape of an egg or a football. The effect of this is that the light that goes into the eye does not cleanly hit the receptors at the...............Read More

Can Laser Surgery Deal With Cataracts...12th Jan 2010

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 artificial lens, which, while sounding like a serious operation, is actually carried out on 40% of the over 75 population and should be .........Read More

Preparing for Laser Eye Surgery...............29th Dec 2009

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 .......Read More

The Excimer Laser.......................................23rd Dec 2009

During the course of your research you have come across a laser referred to as an Excimer Laser. 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 is the Excimer Laser which actually treats the eye surface ablating corneal tissue.........Read More

Blade vs. Bladeless LASIK ..............................20th Sept 09

In the past, as a potential LASIK eye patient, you had less to think about when trying to choose the best laser eyes surgery for your needs.

However, in recent years, 'bladeless' surgery, using a further laser instead of a cutting device, has become more popular. The information regarding both of these options is not, ......Read More

Benefits Of Laser Eye Surgery........................10th Sept 09

If you are one of the millions of people who currently have the hassle of wearing glasses or contact lenses, it is likely you have thought about laser vision correction before.

Many of the advantages of having refractive surgery are clear to see, even to those who are not considering the procedure. First of all, you get the opportunity to enjoy the convenience of not needing to wear your glasses in day to day activities, which will obviously depend on how strong your prescription is......Read More

Pros and Cons of the LASIK Procedure...........31st Aug 09

LASIK has very high success rates among people of all prescriptions, whether you are affected by myopia (commonly known as near sightedness or short sightedness), or hyperopia (commonly known as long sightedness or far sightedness).

The outcome of your custom LASIK procedure will depend upon the severity of your hyperopia or myopia, however, ......Read More

Age Related Eye Disorders And Laser Surgery.27 Aug 09

One of the benefits of laser surgery is that is can be used to treat a range of patients with different strength prescriptions and different eye conditions.

Despite being one of the more common age related eye conditions, laser glaucoma surgery for vision correction is still possible for people aged over sixty, subject to assessment by your physician. ......Read More

Excimer Laser Procedures (LASIK, PRK, PARK)..24 Aug 09

If you are considering laser eye correction, it can help if you have a basic understanding of the technical procedures involved in the surgery, as this can help to best inform your decision by giving you a clear understanding about exactly what the surgeons will be doing to your eyes.

For the same reason, it can also help you feel more relaxed about the procedure, avoiding anything unexpected once you're actually going......Read More

Wavefront LASIK laser eye surgery explained..21 Aug 09

Wavefront is another form of laser treatment, which goes a little further than conventional laser eye surgery.

Conventional laser eye surgery treats the area based on the patient's optical prescription and treatment is in the form of a pattern programmed into the system by the surgeon, but it can leave the patient with some night vision problems such as glare and halos........Read More

Reduce the risks of bad LASIK surgery.......18th Aug 2009

If you are thinking about Lasik vision correction surgery but are concerned about the risks, you must understand that any surgical procedure, not just eye surgery, carries an amount of risk.

However the laser eye correction procedures performed today are much safer than when this form of treatment was first introduced. It is extremely rare for complications.......Read More

Laser eye surgery, is it right for you?.........15th Aug 2009

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 as cataracts. Your eyes must be healthy.

Conditions such as dry eye symptom may affect your chances of being able to have laser vision treatment, although in some instances, dry eyes can be treated prior to surgery........Read More

IntraLase, the new wonder treatment........12th Aug 2009

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 carry out lots of research, not just into your existing eye condition, but into the various procedures and the sort of facilities available.......Read More

Tips on finding a good laser eye surgeon..9th Aug 2009

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.

If you want to buy a new pair of shoes or a dress you don't purchase them from the first boutique do you......Read More

Do's and don'ts after LASIK surgery............6th Aug 2009

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.

Even though the flap created as part of the LASIK eye surgery procedure will begin healing immediately, you should avoid any kind of strenuous activity in the weeks following your surgery. ......Read More

What to expect during laser eye surgery....3rd Aug 2009

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 you do not use any creams, make-up or lotions as the eye area must be......Read More

    Exploring LASIK treatments.....................30th July 2009

Lasik plus is a procedure which utilises a highly specialised laser known as an excimer laser that treats the actual cornea beneath the corneal flap created by your specialist surgeon at the beginning of the lasik plus surgery.

During the procedure, a highly qualified eye surgeon will create a corneal flap using a specialist piece of equipment called a microkeratome.......Read More

    It is surgery, you know............................23rd July 2009

It's time to stop being vague about things. Don't be caught in the rush of excitement and enthusiasm that so clearly beckons to you without glasses or contact lenses.

If you are a person who can firmly understand what percentages are, you are ahead of the game. For instance, say your right eye is -4.50 +0.75 axis 91 degrees. That is a moderate degree of myopia......Read More

  The Lasik seminar survival kit...................17th June 2009

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.

These seminars are selling tools... They are designed to lure you, the bespectacled consumer, onto that expensive reclining chair situated directly beneath that flickering red light. Along the way, you may be the beneficiary of a ton of information......Read More