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 The Lasik

For over 25 years doctors placed incisions in the cornea to treat nearsightedness. farsightedness, and astigmatism. In the early 1980s, they began looking at lasers to improve the precision and predictability of altering the shape of the cornea. Researchers found that the Excimer laser could remove tissue with up to 0.25 microns of accuracy. Now, in its second decade of use, the technologically advanced Excimer laser has added a tremendous amount of precision, control and safety to the surgical correction of vision errors. Using this remarkable technology, the cornea is reshaped to confirm to your glasses or contact lens prescription, thereby reducing or even eliminating a lifetime of dependence on corrective lenses for thousands of persons every year.

LASIK or Laser in the situ Keratomileusis offers a number of benefits over other forms of laser vision correction because it is performed under a protective layer of corneal tissue. As a result, there is less surface area to heal, less risk of scarring, less risk of corneal haze, less postoperative discomfort, less postoperative need for medications, and vision returns more rapidly, often within a day or so. LASIK can also treat a higher range of vision errors.

Refractive Errors

$ MYOPIA (Nearsightedness)

Myopia or nearsighted­ness occurs when light rays are focused in front of the retina instead of directly on the retina

$ HYPEROPIA (Farsightedness)

Hyperopia or farsightedness occurs when light rays are not bent enough to focus on the retina.

$ ASTIGMATISM

Regular astigmatism occurs when light rays are focused at more than one point on the retina.

LASIK (Laser in-Situ Keratomileusis)

The Excimer laser removes microscopic layers of corneal tissue to change its shape, allowing light rays to focus more directly on the retina

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