Laser Corrective Eye Surgery Improves, Even Saves, Vision

2007-03-08 10:33:40

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For centuries the only way of improving eyesight was corrective lenses. Since the laser was invented in 1960, new laser corrective eye surgery options have been developed to correct vision. The laser is also used to repair problems inside the eye that can cause vision loss.

You may be surprised to know that laser corrective eye surgery was first done in 1963 when ophthalmologists used a laser to seal retina tears. Since then lasers have helped treat several eye problems and diseases.

The most popular use of lasers today is to repair refractive errors of your eye. Laser corrective eye surgery procedures correct vision problems resulting from nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism.

In these corrective surgery procedures, your cornea is reshaped. One procedure is performed on the surface of your cornea; another method reshapes your cornea beneath the surface. Minor refractive errors can be treated by corrective eye surgery procedures known as enhancements. After surgery, you can treat the dryness of the skin around your eyes with a phyto corrective gel.

Your eye doctor now has many kinds of lasers designed for different laser corrective eye surgery applications. If you have a detached retina, your doctor can shine a special laser through the lens of your eye and weld the retina back in place.

Your eye has many tiny blood vessels susceptible to breakage if you suffer from hardened arteries or hypertension. Should these vessels break, your blood will flow onto the retina and destroy its tiny vision receptors. Using a special type of laser, your doctor can stop the bleeding and remove excess blood. This corrective eye surgery procedure prevents more vision receptors from being destroyed.

Laser corrective eye surgery cannot fix all your eye problems. Even the most sophisticated tool cannot stop progression of disease or restore perfect vision. Still, many conditions can now be treated or improved by their use.


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