Laser Eye Operation

Laser eye LASIK surgery eliminates the need for glasses and contact lenses (lenses). This crawling distance operation called Lasik uses a special type of laser does definitely change the shape of the cornea and thus change the patient's vision permanently.

Lasik surgery is not for everyone, the patient must be 18 years and have no disease, if women should not be pregnant or breastfeeding, the cornea must have a thickness that allows the surgeon to create a flap, and this operation is used almost exclusively for nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism, or a combination thereof, in addition to the refractory view.

The operation is outpatient and takes 30 minutes. The laser surgeon cuts a flap in the outer layer of the cornea to gain access to the inner layers, removing or reshaping those layers according to the specific problem, and ends by placing the flap in its original position by giving it a protector to the cornea.

It is a painless operation and recovery is fast, the most common back discomfort is a burning or itching, but do not rub the eye because the cornea can be put out, and there is some sensitivity to light, upset that vanish in a few days. This operation can be repeated without problems if necessary.