subject: Lasik Eye Surgery [print this page] LASIK stands for Laser in situ Keratomileusis and it is a treatment that reshapes the cornea in order to produce clear vision. The LASIK refractive eye surgery procedure can treat myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness or longsightedness) often when the eyeball is too short or when the lens cannot become round enough, and astigmatism (a common condition where the cornea is not perfectly spherical, can be treated with eyeglasses, contact lenses, or laser eye surgery).
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LASIK can be very successful when performed on the right patients, but it is not for everyone, LASIK patients should be at least 18 years old, demonstrate no change in refraction for at least one year, and have realistic expectations regarding the results of LASIK eye surgery. Patients who have experienced an eye infection or injury in the past year should not undergo LASIK. Have sufficient corneal thickness (the cornea is the trans-parent front part of the eye). A LASIK patient should have a cornea that is thick enough to allow the surgeon to safe-ly create a clean corneal flap of appropriate depth. The average LASIK surgery costs $499 to $2,500 per eye. Patients may pay for LASIK costs with cash, check, or credit card. Many doctors also offer LASIK financing to help cover the LASIK surgery cost.
LASIK is usually safe, the success rate for LASIK averages above 95 percent for most experienced LASIK surgeons. The LASIK procedure is typically near-painless because of the minimal amount of tissue affected.
