| With the advent of laser technology, life has | | | | discomfort when suction will be created on |
| changed in more ways than one. A very | | | | the cornea by placing a ring around the eye. |
| valuable use of laser is in vision | | | | At this juncture of the eye surgery process |
| correction. Lasik eye surgery has become | | | | you may also find your vision blurring |
| immensely popular in the past decade or so, | | | | however, there is no cause to worry, as it is |
| revolutionizing the way the world sees. | | | | a temporary thing. A microkeratome is used to |
| | | | cut a flap in the cornea, which is folded |
| Though it may sound complicated, this surgery | | | | back. You will then be asked to stare at a |
| process is in fact very simple and is opted | | | | laser beam for about a minute or so. Then |
| for by patients all over the world. | | | | with the help of the laser beam tissue from |
| | | | the cornea is cut away to reform its shape. |
| The primary issue is that a person must be | | | | |
| suited to the Lasik laser eye surgery | | | | You may all of a sudden smell something |
| process. The age and health of the candidate | | | | burning which is nothing but the intense |
| as well as the workability of the procedure | | | | laser beam acting on the cornea. You may also |
| in the particular case all have to be | | | | hear a ticking sound at this point of the |
| considered before going ahead with surgery. | | | | surgery process. While these sounds and |
| | | | smells may be disconcerting to the patient, |
| After a thorough examination, the doctor will | | | | it is all well controlled so you need not be |
| decide whether or not to give you the green | | | | anxious. |
| signal to go ahead. If you are found to be an | | | | |
| eligible candidate for Lasik laser eye | | | | The role of the computer in this whole |
| surgery process you would then like to know | | | | surgery process is to control the laser beam |
| more about it. | | | | and the energy being directed to the eye. |
| | | | After the cornea is reshaped, the flap is |
| The Lasik laser eye surgery process | | | | placed back in place. This entire surgery |
| | | | process is over in no more than half an hour. |
| You will be escorted to an operative room | | | | |
| meant especially for the surgery. The most | | | | After the surgery, a patch or an eye shield |
| important equipment that you will see here | | | | is placed over the operated eye to prevent it |
| will be a large machine with an attached | | | | from any kind of accidental injury or |
| microscope along with a computer screen that | | | | mishandling. |
| forms a part of the laser system. | | | | |
| | | | A person may have apprehensions about the |
| You will have to sit in a reclining chair for | | | | Lasik surgery process, in which case it is |
| the eye surgery process to be carried out. | | | | advisable to have the above detailed |
| The surgeon will clean the eye and put a tiny | | | | information regarding the procedure so as to |
| amount of an anaesthetic liquid into it. | | | | allay their own fears. |
| Next, you will experience the first signs of | | | | |