subject: Get Rid Of Your Glasses Or Contacts For Good By Getting Lasik [print this page] Although improving your vision using lasers seems ubiquitous in todays world, it was just a little over thirty years ago, in 1989, that Lasik was granted a US patent and FDA approval and introduced for commercial use to ophthalmologists. Considered by some ophthalmologists to be one of the greatest ophthalmological advances of our time, Lasik Los Angeles is a procedure that takes only a few minutes to complete and has the ability to produce immediate vision improvement.
Lasik, or as it is commonly known, laser eye surgery, modifies the curve of the cornea with an excimer laser that removes a thin, surface layer from the cornea on which the eye surgeon ablates (melts) a predetermined pattern onto. Depending on whether the patient is nearsighted, farsighted, or suffering from astigmatism, the cornea is ablated in a central area on the surface- making it less curved- or is ablated in an annular surface area away from the central area- making it more curved-or ablated using both methods. After the layer has been reshaped, it is carefully repositioned over the original area, making sure that there are no air bubbles or debris trapped, where it will heal and remain in position through natural adhesion. When the procedure is fully completed, the patient is given anti-inflammatory eye drops and a course of antibiotics. For a few weeks after the surgery, patients are encouraged to wear darkened shields to protect their eyes from the sun and bright lights, and to wear protective goggles while sleeping to prevent the rubbing of the eyes or the drying of the eyes.
The American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery published a study showing that Beverly Hills Lasik patient satisfaction rates were between 92 and 98 percent. These high satisfaction levels can perhaps be explained by the fact that the patients didnt have to rely on glasses or contacts to live their daily lives; now, their eyes did all the work without any help. It can also most likely be explained by the relative painlessness and hassle-free nature of Lasik. The entire procedure takes about five minutes and is essentially pain-free. Anesthetic drops are put into the eye to keep it numb during the procedure, with no discomfort resulting afterwards, save for a few patients who reported the sensation of having an eyelash in their eyes. Although Lasik is more expensive in the short-term, in the long-term, getting Lasik is much more cost effective than continuing to pay for optometrist appointments and glasses/contacts for the rest of your life. One advantage of Lasik over glasses is that it can restore a patients peripheral vision, whereas glasses cannot.
With more and more developments happening everyday on the medical technology forefront, laser eye surgery is becoming faster, cheaper, and more cost-effective by using faster lasers, bladeless flap incisions, and better optimized machines.
