Lasik Eye Surgery in Bangalore

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Lasik Eye Surgery
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Table of contents

• What is a Lasik Eye Surgery?
• How a Lasik Eye Surgery works?
• Why this procedure is performed?
• What are the risks?
• What is required before the procedure?
• What is required after the procedure?
• What is the outlook?
• Lasik Eye Surgery In Bangalore India

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What is a Lasik Eye Surgery?

• Lasik is an eye surgery that permanently changes
  the shape of the cornea (the clear covering on
  the front of the eye).
• This is done to improve vision and reduces a
  persons need for glasses or contact lens.

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What is a Lasik Eye Surgery?

• For a clear vision, the eyes cornea and lens
  must bend (refract) light rays properly. This
  will allow images to focus on the retina. If not
  then the images will be blurry.
• This blurriness is known as a refractive error
  which is caused by a difference between the shape
  of the cornea (curvature) and the length of the
  eye.

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How a Lasik Eye Surgery works?

• Lasik uses an excimer laser (an ultraviolet
  laser) to remove a small amount of corneal
  tissue. This gives the cornea a new shape so that
  light rays are focused clearly on the retina.
  Lasik causes the cornea to be thinner.
• Lasik is an outpatient surgical procedure and it
  will take 10 to 15 minutes to perform for each
  eye.

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How a Lasik Eye Surgery works?

• The only anesthetic used is eye drops that numb
  the surface of the eye. The procedure is done
  while the patient is awake but will get medicine
  to relax.
• Lasik may be done on one or both eyes in the same
  session.

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How a Lasik Eye Surgery works?

• To do the procedure, a flap of corneal tissue is
  created. This flap is then peeled back so that
  the excimer laser can reshape the corneal tissue
  underneath.
• A hinge on the flap prevents it from being
  completely separated from the cornea.
• The amount of tissue removed by the laser is
  calculated ahead of time. Once the reshaping is
  done the surgeon replaces and secures the flap.

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Why this procedure is performed?

• Lasik is usually done on people who use glasses
  or contact lens because myopia (distant objects
  appear blurry).
• It may also correct blurry vision of close
  objects or the astigmatism.
• But for people with presbyopia, Lasik cannot
  correct vison so that can see at both distance
  and near.
• Lasik can be done so one eye can see near and the
  other one far this is monovision.

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What are the risks?

• A small number of people may need to have another
  surgery because the condition is over or is
  under-corrected.
• Sometimes they still need to wear glasses or
  contact lens.
• Decrease in contrast sensitivity even with
  20/20 vision, objects may appear fuzzy or gray
• Corneal scarring or permanent problems with the
  corneas shape, making it impossible to wear
  contact lens

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What are the risks?

• Risks may include
• Corneal infection
• Dry eyes
• Glare or haloes
• Light sensitivity
• Night driving problems
• Reduced vision or permanent vision loss
• Scratchiness

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What is required before the procedure?

• A complete eye exam will be done before surgery
  to make sure the eyes are healthy.
• Other tests will be done to measure the curvature
  of the cornea, the size of the pupils in light
  and dark, the eyes refractive error and the
  thickness of the cornea.
• The patient will sign a consent form which
  confirm that knows the procedures risks,
  benefits and alternative options.

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What is required after the procedure?

• The patient may have burning, itching or the
  feeling that something is in the eye. This should
  not last more than 6 hours in most of the cases.
• An eye shield or patch will be placed over the
  eye to protect the flap should heal overnight.
• It is very important not to rub the eye after
  Lasik so that the flap does not dislodge or move.

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What is required after the procedure?

• The doctor may prescribe mild pain medicine and a
  sedative.
• Vision is usually blurry or hazy the day of
  surgery but should heal in one day.
• Patient should avoid swimming, hot tubs,
  whirlpools, contact sports, use of make-up.
• The doctor will give specific instructions.

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What is the outlook?

• Most of the peoples vision will stabilize in a
  few days after surgery but in some cases it may
  take between 3 to 6 months.
• Some people need a second surgery to get the best
  possible results
• If the distance vision has been corrected with
  Lasik than it is very possible for the patient to
  still need reading glasses at the age of 45.

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LASIK EYE SURGERY IN BANGALORE

• Bangalore has the best eye hospitals in India. To
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