Guest guest Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 Please consider this free-reprint article written by: Lee Dobbins ----------- IMPORTANT - Publication/Reprint Terms - You have permission to publish this article electronically in free-only publications such as a website or an ezine as long as the bylines are included. - You are not allowed to use this article for commercial purposes. - You are not allowed to post/reprint this article in any sites/publications that contains or supports hate, violence, porn and warez or any indecent and illegal sites/publications. - You are not allowed to use this article in UCE (Unsolicited Commercial Email) or SPAM. This article MUST be distributed in an opt-in email list only. - If you distribute this article in an ezine or newsletter, we ask that you send a copy of the newsletter or ezine that contains the article to articles@... - If you post this article in a website/forum/blog, ALL links MUST be set to hyperlinks and we ask that you send a copy of the URL where the article is posted to articles@... - We request that you ask permission from the author if you want to publish this article in print. The role of iSnare.com is only to distribute this article as part of its Article Distribution feature ( http://www.isnare.com/distribution.php ). iSnare.com does NOT own this article, please respect the author's copyright and this publication/reprint terms. If you do not agree to any of these terms, please do not reprint or publish this article. ----------- Article Title: See Your Way To Laser Eye Surgery Author: Lee Dobbins Category: Wellness, Fitness and Diet Word Count: 451 Article URL: http://www.isnare.com/?id=2658 & ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Format: 64cpl Author's Email Address: articles@... Article Source: http://www.isnare.com Online Publisher Tool: http://www.isnare.com/html.php?id=2658 ------------------ ARTICLE START ------------------ Electing to have corrective surgery on your eyes can be a great way to free yourself from the daily grind of constantly cleaning off and adjusting your glasses or cleaning contact lenses. This type of corrective surgery is quite common these days and considered safe. Before you decide to have this procedure, you should do some research on both the type of surgery and the doctor who you want to perform it. Types Of Laser Eye Surgery Before you pick your Lasik Laser Eye Surgery Newark location, you should look at the different types of procedures. Three type of surgery you may want to consider include: • LASIK or Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis is the most well known. This surgery cuts a flap in the cornea and reshapes it by removing tissue. It is a fast procedure with healing in a day or 2 and immediate improvement in eyesight. • PRK or Photo Refractive Keratectomy is the procedure that has been around the longest. Cells are removed from the cornea to reashape it and improve vision. It has a healing time of a month and vision improvement is not immediate but gradual over time. • CK or Conductive Keratoplasty is a fairly new procedure. Uses radio frequency energy applied with a hair thin device to reshape the cornea. It is an extremely quick procedure with very quick healing. Risks Although most people are good candidates for corrective eye surgery, some should not undergo the treatment or it may seriously impair their vision. For this reason, you should discuss having the surgery at length with your doctor who should advise you of any risks and evaluate your situation to insure the surgery is safe for you. In rare cases your vision could become severely impaired, so it is important to get a thorough evaluation and disclose all health issues to your doctor. Other risks include fuzzy vision, irritation of dry eye syndrome and loss of clearness of vision. Benefits Being about to see without the aid of contacts or glasses is wonderful! Imagine waking up and being able to see beyond the end of your bed? There are many everyday benefits to having your vision restoned. Without having glasses or contacts in the way, it is much easier to be active and play sports. Plus you’ll never have to worry about breaking or misplacing your glasses or contacts or incur the yearly expense for new prescriptions. Obviously, you should take any procedure involving your eyes very seriously. Make sure you put a lot of consideration into the procedure and doctor you want to restore your vision. About The Author: Lee Dobbins writes for http://www.eye-care-online.com where you can find information on laser eye surgery and contact lenses. Visit http://www.eye-care-online.com/LaserArticles-all.html for more about on laser eye surgery. ------------------ ARTICLE END ------------------ For more free-reprint articles by Lee Dobbins please visit: http://www.isnare.com/?s=author & a=Lee+Dobbins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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