Lasik New York- Understanding Eye Surgery in NYC

2007-03-08 10:33:40

( Health )



Lasik New York may lessen your dependency on using reading glasses and contact lenses. If you are one of the millions of people using corrective eye devices, the new Lasik could improve your eyesight quickly and painlessly.

Lasik New York is refractive eye surgery that alters the shape of the cornea permanently. This technologically advanced procedure is offered at Lasik institutes throughout New York City. It is effective, less time consuming and painless, although relatively more expensive than other eyesight-improvement methods.

Experienced ophthalmologists handle the new Lasik, which stands for Laser-Assisted in Situ Keratomileusis. How is the procedure done? First, a topical anesthetic is placed in the eye to numb the area. The anesthetic is usually in the form of eye drops. Second, an instrument is used to keep the eye open, as the doctor uses a microkeratome to fold a thin layer of the cornea to make a corneal flap. Third, the flap is lifted so the tissues underneath could be accessed. Using a laser beam from an excimer laser, the doctor removes a certain amount of tissue from the inner cornea. The amount of tissue removed would depend on the eye defect. Fourth, after the inner tissue has been removed and the cornea has been altered, the doctor would put the flap back into place. Lasik New York does not require stitching or seaming of the cornea.

If you would like to undergo surgery, know that the new Lasik does not cure all eye defects. It could not prevent you from acquiring eye problems that may arise when you grow older. Although Lasik New York can correct your vision and make you less dependent on glasses, you may still need to use a corrective and protective eye device for a certain period after surgery to maximize the effects of the new Lasik.

Not everyone may undergo this form of refractive eye surgery. You may need to be physically examined and evaluated before pushing through with a procedure. Also, you will be asked about medications you have taken before and are currently taking, eye illnesses or diseases in other parts of your body, and other health problems, for these factors will help determine if you could be a new Lasik patient. If you are interested in the procedure, it is best that you seek medical advice from an ophthalmologist at a Lasik institute.

Although proven effective in improving eyesight and correcting conditions like nearsightedness (myopia), farsightedness (hyperopia) and astigmatism, Lasik New York also poses risks and adverse side effects. It is a very recent form of surgery and its effects - both desired results and unwanted effects - are being discovered over time. Some recorded risks and side effects include starburst vision, wrinkled corneal tissue, temporary loss of vision, over-correction and under-correction. Since Lasik is new, there may still be unforeseen long-term effects.

The new Lasik can be done in less than thirty minutes, but proper care of the eye area should be practiced before and after treatment.


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