Sunday, July 22, 2007

Five Things about LASIK eye surgery.

LASIK eye surgery has helped millions globally to see better without using glasses or contact lenses. It is the most popular refractive surgical procedure because there is little or no pain and restored vision occur the next day. LASIK is an acronym for laser assisted in- situ keratomileusis.
Five things you should know before committing to LASIK eye surgery are listed below.
1.  What is LASIK? It is a refractory surgery procedure for correcting near and far sightedness. During the procedure a thin flap is created either by a cutting instrument called microkeratome or by the newer IntraLase laser.  The surgeon then lifts the flap, then removes (ablates) the required corneal tissue with an excimer laser to reshape the cornea.
The flap is then replac View the rest of this article


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