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Cosmetic Laser Eye Surgery - Is It For You?
Darin Hunter
You're tired of losing your glasses or cleaning and
inserting contacts every morning. Perhaps you want to improve
your appearance without the hassle of contacts or getting new
glasses for different occasions. You may even participate in
sports or have a job that makes wearing glasses or contacts a
problem and feel you have a real need for improved natural
vision.
Whatever your reasons you have no doubt heard about the
popularity of cosmetic laser eye surgery. Is it a safe
procedure? What are the risks? How much will it help your
vision? Getting these answers will help you decide if cosmetic
laser eye surgery is for you.
WHAT IS LASER EYE SURGERY?
Laser eye surgery reshapes the cornea by sculpting it with the
laser. There are two common types of laser eye surgery; LASIK
and PRK. While both use the same type of laser and shape the eye
for correction in the same manner they differ in their approach.
In the PRK procedure the top layer of cornea is scraped away
while the LASIK procedure cuts a flap to remove the top layer of
cornea during surgery. There are minor differences in the
resulting post-operative symptoms.
IS LASER EYE SURGERY SAFE?
While the surgery is considered low risk and can be done
quickly there are always possible complications when having any
surgery performed. Your eyes are very delicate and your
dependance on them is critical. It is important to understand
all of the potential risks - including loss of vision - that are
possible.
Most patients will deal with some amount of pain or discomfort
for a few days. Blurred vision and sensitivity to light are also
common and usually clears in the days following surgery although
some may find continued symptoms for months and even fewer may
find the symptoms are permanent. Other complications due to
scarring can potentially cause permanent damage to vision,
although additional surgery can sometimes correct this.
As with all surgeries there is a potential risk of infection. It
is generally advised to have each eye operated on separately
instead of at the same time to reduce the chance of infection in
both eyes. Most infections can be cleared with medication,
especially if treated right away.
Another possible risk with laser eye surgery is that the vision
may be over or under corrected. Under corrected vision may be
fixed with further surgery but over corrected vision is
irreparable. Unfortunately each individual will respond
differently to the surgery and results cannot be guaranteed. It
is possible for a person to continue to require corrective
lenses even after surgery, although their dependance on them
should be lessened.
Whenever an individual is contemplating surgery it is important
that a realistic understanding of the risks and benefits be
clearly presented by the surgeon. Research your procedure as
well as the doctor performing the operation before agreeing to
any surgery.
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For more information regarding cosmetic laser eye
surgery visit lasersurgeryinformation.com
About the author:
I maintain a website devoted to laser surgery, including
articles and links to related websites.
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