Is Lasik Eye Surgery For You?

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Article Title: Is Lasik Eye Surgery For You?

Author: Terry Lowery

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Lasik eye surgery can be used to correct myopia, astigmatism

and hyperopia. Presbyopia, which causes those of us in our late

40's to need reading glasses is actually a loss of flexibility

of the eye lens and cannot be treated with lasik corrective eye

surgery.

During lasik surgery the ophthalmologist actually reshapes the

cornea with the use of a laser. How much reshaping you have

done to your cornea depends entirely on your particular sight

problem. The FDA first approved the excimer laser for eye

correction in October of 1995. Lasik was approved in 1998.

The first thing you need to do before you see the doctor is

homework. Read online about lasik, write down questions for

your ophthalmologist. Talk to friends and family who have had

the procedure. Ask them their experiences. As with any medical

procedure there are real risks involved with lasik and you must

weight the risks and benefits of the procedure based on your

personal desires.

Some patients seeking lasik eye correction surgery come away

with a worsening of their vision. Some come away fighting

constant eye dryness. Some have bouts with severe infections.

Some suffer from halos and double or triple vision.

Your doctor will evaluate you on an individual basis to see if

he thinks you will be helped by lasik eye surgery. Not everyone

is a candidate for lasik. Women who are pregnant or nursing are

not. People with autoimmune or immunodeficient diseases are not

candidates. People who form keloids are not good candidates for

lasik. People who suffer from cataracts cannot have lasik. Your

ophthalmologist will also most likely want you to have no change

in your eye glass prescription for at least a period of one year

prior to lasik.

The best way to help yourself obtain the best result from lasik

is to arm yourself with knowledge.

About The Author: This article courtesy of

http://www.about-lasik.net

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