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