Until recently, anyone with poor eyesight had three options for dealing with it. One is to deal with it naturally by squinting and viewing items at distances where they are relatively clear. Wearing eyeglasses is another common method that many happily choose. Contact lenses are another proven method but take some getting used to due to eye irritation.
Fortunately, a fourth and much more effective method exists for many people. That method is LASIK eye surgery, which can reshape affected eyes when possible to restore perfect vision. You can enjoy gaming, attending shows, or spending time in the many great nearby mountains and state and national parks and see everything with perfect vision.
Conditions that LASIK Treats
The proven laser eye surgery can cure several common causes of poor vision. Nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism are conditions that LASIK has cured in countless people. The shape of an eye’s cornea or its lens generally causes any of the three conditions affecting the eye’s focal point, which is what laser eye surgery can correct when possible.
When an eye or its cornea is more oval than round, it causes nearsightedness. An eye that is shorter than normal or a cornea that is too flat causes farsightedness, and a cornea that has an uneven curvature can cause astigmatism that affects vision at any distance. The LASIK treatment can reshape the cornea and restore the focal point to its correct position for excellent vision.
What Makes LASIK Work
A qualified expert and program a computerized laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis machine to cure common eye problems for patients whose vision is correctable by reshaping the cornea. Instead of using the system’s technical name, eye doctors and others simply refer to it as LASIK, which is much easier to remember and pronounce. It also fits better with promotional materials that explain how the procedure works.
The computer-assisted machine uses a special cutting laser that precisely reshapes the cornea to restore the eye’s focal point and correct its vision. The procedure takes only a few minutes per eye and enables patients to immediately see better. Some eye irritation occurs due to minor swelling and dryness from the procedure, but that goes away in a few days to a couple of weeks.
How to Know You Are a Viable Candidate
Your eye doctor can examine your eyes and determine if you are a viable candidate for LASIK surgery. When your eyes have enough corneal tissue to correct the condition that is causing your blurry vision, the procedure should work and correct your vision. Because children and teens still have developing eyes, they aren’t viable candidates for laser eye surgery.
Only adults with fully developed eyes are eligible for the procedure, but some still don’t qualify for it. Their eyes must make it possible for the laser to reshape the cornea to restore proper vision. When your eyes enable the LASIK machine to do its job, you are minutes away from greatly improved vision.
