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In the following article, we are going to present the treatment for often eye deficiencies, the laser eye surgery side effects and answers to questions about this surgery.
Lasik is the refractive surgery which corrects deficiencies such as myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism through a simple procedure using laser. After the necessary preparation during the preoperative period (lens-wearers must stop wearing them from 6 to 8 weeks before the surgery, depending on the type of lens they are using), a simple procedure is applied. The first layer of the cornea is flapped , then the cornea is remodeled with a laser and finally the flap is repositioned and the eye will begin to heal.
What is more, the patient will feel just a little discomfort during the procedure, being awake and mobile, after the mild sedatives like Valium or anesthetic eye-drops are administered.
There is a series of benefits of laser eye surgery of which patients can take advantage immediately. The most obvious is the correction of vision problems. The visual acuity is dramatically improved after just one day, many patients demonstrating a nearly perfect vision just a day after the Lasik surgery. The ideal vision can be reached in 6 months from the surgery, so results may vary.
Furthermore, Lasik eye surgery provides a certain degree of freedom for the patients, and broken eye-glasses, deteriorated contacts remain just a bad memory. The corrective lenses might be too pricy, while the normal eye-glasses might be frustrating for the person who wears them, so Lasik surgery not only saves money, but gives you the chance to relax properly at the pool, in the summer or simply cycling. For those with serious affections, this comes as a relief and blessing, becoming able to drive or work in the military and aviation field.
Last, but not least, the major benefit of laser eye surgery is the increase of self-confidence, due to which the cured patients become much more outgoing and forget about their frustrations as their vision improves considerably.
