More about lasik

Have you ever wanted to learn more about the LASIK laser eye surgery?

LASIK (Laser-assisted in situ Keratomileusis) is a laser guided eye correcting operation. Myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism can be corrected with it. 

There is a chance for post-procedure side effects, which are halos, starbursts, night-driving problems and eye dryness. Side effects disappear after a few weeks, plus eye drops work well for dryness. The patient satisfaction rate is famously good at 95.4 percent. It can mean a 20/20 eyesight for patients.  It is important to note however, that lasik is mainly used to correct shortsightedness. To fix farsightedness, the patient should seek out another procedure. 

Learn more about LASIK surgery in NYC

The pre-surgery process of LASIK involves stopping wearing contact lenses weeks before the procedure. The exact time depends on the type of the lenses. The patients’ eyes must be examined before the surgery, to make sure that it’s been in the same condition in the past year. If everything is allright, the surgery can be started. It consists of cutting a flap on the eye’s surface, which will be folded back at the end of the surgery. The second step is remodeling the corneal stroma using an excimerlaser.

The laser vaporizes the necessary amount of tissue. After the surgery, patients should take antibiotics and anti-inflammatory eye drops for a few weeks, just in case.

Save money on LASIK

Since LASIK surgery is still a relatively new technology, there is no regular price on it yet. The prices can vary from $2,000 to even $5,000. If you are living in a bigger city, or at least near one, it’s a good idea to check several surgeries so you can choose the cheapest. It’s important to understand that cheap does not mean a poor job, or an unprofessional surgeon. There are several different costs for maintaining a clinic, and only one of them is the doctors’ salary. A good place to start finding the nearby clinics is Google maps, where a simple search for the keyword ’LASIK’ results in most of the clinics nearby. 

How does Lasik surgery work?

Are you thinking of having a Lasik eye surgery but not sure what LASIK exactly is?

Lasik is one of the most common surgeries performed in the USA. Lasik can correct farsightedness and other refractive errors.

Lasik creates a thin flap on the cornea then folded on the side during the laser reshapes the surface of the cornea.

After the quick laser procedure, the corneal flap is folded back and it will naturally recover in a few weeks, but will only fully recover after around 12 months.

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