Lasik Eye Surgery FAQS

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FAQ OF LASIK EYE SURGERY

• JATIN SINGH

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Tables Of Content

• What is the laser surgery
• What happens when you have laser eye surgery
• How do they perform Lasik eye surgery
• What type of laser is used in laser eye surgery
• Is there any pain with Lasik
• How long does it take for Lasik surgery
• What are the side effects of laser eye surgery?
• Is Lasik surgery permanent?
• What is the success rate of laser eye surgery?
• Source

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What is the laser surgery?

• Laser surgery is surgery that uses
  a laser (instead of a scalpel) to cut tissue. ...
  Techniques used include LASIK, which is used to
  correct near and far-sightedness in vision, and
  photorefractive keratectomy, a procedure which
  permanently reshapes the cornea using an
  excimer laser to remove a small amount of tissue.

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What happens when you have laser eye surgery?

• During LASIK eye surgery, an instrument called a
  microkeratome or femtosecondlaser is used to
  create a thin flap in the cornea. The cornea flap
  is then painlessly peeled back and the underlying
  corneal tissue is reshaped using another laser.

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How do they perform Lasik eye surgery?

• First, your eye surgeon uses either a mechanical
  surgical tool called a microkeratome or a
  femtosecond laser to create a thin, circular
  "flap" in the cornea. ... The surgeon then folds
  back the hinged flap to access the underlying
  cornea (called the stroma) and removes some
  corneal tissue using an excimer laser.

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What type of laser is used in laser eye surgery?

• Once the flap is created, the excimer laser is
  used to reshape the cornea, which corrects the
  refractive error. PRK is the second most common
  type of laser eye surgery. PRK starts with the
  removal of a portion of surface of the cornea or
  epithelial tissue.

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Is there any pain with Lasik?

• In most cases, PRK and LASIK does not hurt during
  or immediately after the procedure. Before
  your LASIK eye surgery begins, numbing eye drops
  are used to alleviate any pain or discomfort to
  the eye during the procedure. ... LASIK does not
  hurt during the procedure, however you may feel
  some pressure on your eyes.

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How long does it take for Lasik surgery?

• How long does it take to do LASIK? The actual
  procedure usually takes less than 10 minutes per
  eye. Depending on your prescription, and the
  amount of correction needed, the laser itself
  only takes 20-50 seconds to correct your vision.

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What are the side effects of laser eye surgery?

• As with any surgery, LASIK eye surgery carries
  risks, including
• Undercorrections.
• Overcorrections.
• Vision returning to pre-surgery vision.
• Visual loss or changes.
• Astigmatism.
• Glare, halos and double vision.
• Dry eyes.
• Flap problems.

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Is Lasik surgery permanent?

• In most cases the improved vision LASIK surgery
  provides is permanent. But in a limited number of
  cases usually due to changes that can occur in
  the lens inside the eye, with or
  without LASIK surgery some near-sightedness,
  farsightedness and/or astigmatism can return over
  time, causing blurry vision.

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What is the success rate of laser eye surgery?

• LASIK has a remarkable success rate, with 96 of
  patients achieving 20/20 vision or better,
  according to the American Society of Cataract and
  Refractive Surgery. LASIK eye surgery is a
  permanent procedure that corrects vision problems
  such as near-sightedness, farsightedness and
  astigmatism.

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Source

• http//lasikeyesurgerychandigarh.in/
• https//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LASIK