Lasik eye surgery otherwise known as Laser assisted in-situ keratomileusis eye surgery is a technique by which the refractive errors of an eye are corrected. The advent of lasik has brought cheer among those wearing glasses or contact lens because they are relieved of a carrying an extra burden. Yes, glasses or contact lens are always a burden. Can a bespectacled lad ever enjoy a game of football with freedom? The answer is a big NO. So this lasik eye surgery is indeed a boon to those with problems in their vision.

In Lasik eye surgery, the shape of the cornea is adjusted with the help of laser to achieve normal vision. Lasik is a versatile technique and it is capable of correcting various eye related disorders like myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism. Lasik is the most advanced technique of eye correction, but there has been a certain degree of fear among the masses because it involves the use of laser. This technique is indeed risky but with proper guidance from a good ophthalmologist, one can obtain positive results.

For better results after a lasik surgery the pre and post operation appointments should be taken care of. By pre and post operation appointments we mean the conditioning and care to be taken before and after a lasik surgery. In preoperative appointments, the patients are asked to stop wearing their contact lens/glasses 5-21days prior to their surgery date and are given certain antibiotic and self administrators to avoid any complications after the surgery. In post operative appointments, the patients are given anti-inflammatory drops, dark goggles to protect from bright light etc. Post operative operations are very important for sustaining the effect of the surgery.

Many of you people might be wondering the time duration for this surgery. Many people might feel that this operative surgery would take long hours for its completion. In actual practice, lasik surgery takes only a few minutes to be completed and it is not painful as well.

Now coming to the requirements of undergoing this surgery, the patient has to consult a good ophthalmologist and have his consent and establish details of the procedure. Then the eye surgeon with these reports will have to finalize whether the patient is fit enough to undergo this lasik surgery. Now if the candidate has been given the green signal for the surgery, he will have to take the pre operative appointments mentioned above.

On the day of the operation the doctor will put numbing drops to cleanse and widen the cornea and after that a machine will be used to keep the eye lids open. This is a necessary precaution because closed eyelids interrupt laser surgery. Then with a machine called microkeretome the surgeon performs the lasik surgery and the cornea is corrected. The procedure is a very rapid one and the complete surgery process will be finished in a matter of few minutes. Lasik is completely safe and more than ninety nine percent of the candidates have given positive results.

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