What lasik eye surgery can do for you

Many people have benefited from lasik eye surgery. While lasik is not a miracle cure for all vision problems, it does have the ability to help people reduce or eliminate their need for vision correction like eyeglasses and contact lenses. It is important for someone who wants to get lasik to completely understand what the end results may be. Lasik is a procedure that uses a laser to correct the shape of the cornea. The cornea is the clear lens in the eye that is at the root of most vision problems. Lasik technology has improved greatly since its introduction in 1998. Surgeons now have the ability to treat people who have multiple vision problems.

There is some misunderstandings about what exactly lasik can do for vision correction.

At the initial consultation the surgeon should explain what results are normal and what results can occur with lasik eye surgery. Lasik is not a guaranteed option so that you never have to use eyeglasses or contact lenses again. For some people it does work out this way, but for others it does. Some people do not experience complete correction and still have to wear glasses for activities like reading and driving.

There are a variety of different lasik methods. Some are just enhanced versions of traditional lasik while others are versions used for specific vision correction. Traditional lasik uses a knife to make the initial incision in the cornea and then uses the laser to remove the tissue from the cornea. The following list explains two other lasik methods.

Monovision is a technique used in lasik eye surgery that is aimed at fixing presbyopia. Presbyopia is an age related eye condition that causes the need for reading glasses. In this type of surgery one eye is fixed for near vision and the other eye is fixed for far vision. Some issues with this is that the eyes have to work independently and some people can not adjust to this.

Custom or wavefront lasik eye surgery uses a special process before surgery to enhance the surgery. Wavefront is a system that gathers a 3d image of the eye. It allows doctors to better see the shape of the cornea. Using wavefront allows doctors to get very specific with the measurements of how to cut the cornea. This procedure has resulted in less of a possibility that patient experience problems like starbursts or halos, which are common side effects of lasik surgery. This process also raises the chance of getting 20/20 vision from the surgery.

There is no guarantee that you will get 20/20 vision from lasik surgery. Some people are not even good candidates for lasik, but with advances like wavefront technology, more and more people are able to get lasik and experience better results. Lasik has only been being performed since 1998, so it is still new. There are no long term studies as to how lasik stands up over time. In general, most lasik patients experience results that make them very happy.

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