Have you thought about having LASIK eye surgery? May be you know
someone who has gotten it done and they have told you what to
expect. Are you still nervous about making the decision to have
your eyes permanently reshaped? Knowing what will happen during
the surgery will help to alleviate these fears that you have.
The second reason for the first couple of visits to the doctor
is to assess your personal health history, to see if you are a
viable candidate for the procedure. The doctor will be looking
for things such as a change in eyewear prescriptions with in the
past year, a history of Glaucoma, thin corneas and previous eye
injuries. These are a few of the possible issues that will keep
you from becoming a good candidate for the operation.
The surgeon will be using a large machine that is attached to a
microscope, a computer and the laser. You will be given an eye
drop that has a numbing agent in it and your eye will be
cleaned. After the cleaning your eyelid will be held open by a
specialized speculum, this will prevent blinking. A ring will be
placed over the cornea, this will be an applied using high
pressure to lift the cornea off the eye, this may feel slightly
painful.
It is important to stop wearing your contacts several weeks
before these tests are performed. Contact lenses can temporarily
change the shape of the cornea; the doctor will need to see them
in their natural state. This will help the doctor to get an
accurate measurement of the cornea, therefore an accurate
measurement as to how much needs to be removed for the best
vision possible.
When the cornea is in place, the surgeon then cuts the cornea to
permit the laser access to the eye. Now it is time for the laser
to do its job, the exact measurements of how much needs to be
removed to correctly reshape the eye was programmed into the
computer from the tests that were done in the office.
Before you even get to the operating room, you will undergo some
tests with an optometrist. These tests are designed to let the
surgeon know how much work the cornea needs to have done. These
tests will serve two purposes; they will of course assess your
eyes and eyesight to see if your particular situation can be
fixed.
The computer stops the laser at the exact time that the right
amount of tissue has been removed. That's it; the LASIK eye
surgery is complete. The doctor will then put a patch over the
eye to protect the cornea during the healing process. Most
people are back to work and normal routines with in a couple of
days to a week, but your doctor will be able advise you
regarding your personal situation.
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