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Why Lasik Is Still The Popular Choice For Vision Correction Surgery

Why LASIK Remains the Popular Choice for Corrective Eye Surgery.

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Why Lasik Is Still The Popular Choice For Vision Correction Surgery

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  1. WhyLasikIsStillThePopularChoice ForVisionCorrectionSurgery Sincethebeginning of time,peoplehavebeenconcernedaboutvision.Glassesand contact lenseswere theonly optionsbeforeLASIKemerged.And probably, eyeglassesandcontactlensesprovidedpeoplewithtemporaryimprovement in vision. Buttherewas still a needforpermanent solution. LASIKwasoneofthefirstsuccessfulrefractivesurgeriesinventedinthe1990s. It changedtheway ofcorrectingthevision withexcimerlaser. Itwasprobablythefirst highlyeffectiveprocess with fewerside effectsthat providedapermanent relief solutiontovisionproblems. It canbeusedfortreatingnear-sightedness, farsightedness, andastigmatism. HistoryOfLasikEyeSurgery Inthe19thcentury, laserproceduresweremet withpartial successwithproblemsin some.It was duetotheminimalunderstanding,lessexperience,limitedavailabilityof skilledsurgeons,and advancementintechnology. Then cameexcimerlaserinthe 1970’s. It wasfoundtohavethe abilitytocutthrough organic tissuewithincredible precision. Andin 1971,theveryfirstsuccessfulsurgerywasperformed,knownas photorefractivekeratectomy.InthisExcimerlaserwasusedtoreshapethe cornea. It leadtorapidgrowthoftheuse ofexcimerlaser inthe fieldof "Ophthalmology". In 1991s,anexcimerlaserwaspairedwithanew devicecalled Microkeratome. A microkeratomeisasurgicalinstrumentusedtomakeaprécisecutinthecornealflap. Itallowstheexcimerlasertoreshapethecornealstroma.Thisflapislaterput back andhealsnaturally.Thisnew processwascalledLASIK(Laser-Assistedin-situ Keratomileusis).Aftersuccessfultrials,LASIKreceivedapprovalfrom FDAin1999.

  2. WhyShouldIPreferLasikSurgeryFor VisionCorrection? • Eventhough othervision surgicaloptionsare available,LASIKremainsthefirstand popularchoiceformany people. Someofthereasonswhypatients preferLASIKare: • TechnologyAdvancement:LASIK usesthe most advancedtechnology.The wavefrontoptimisedand wavefrontguidedtechnology were incorporatedwith LASIK.TopographyguidedLASIK(Contoura)helpsincorrectionofnumber witha topographical mapofthecornea. Thiscornealmappingisuniqueforeach individual. It islike afingerprint. Ithelps in providingthe mostpreciseresult possible. Thesystemusedfortheexcimerlaserhasverypreciseresults. • Safe, Effective,andReliable:LASIKisasafevisioncorrectionprocedure.The most importantconsiderationwhilechoosingany procedureissafety.Accordingto data releasedbyFDA,it wasconfirmedmore than95% received20/20 visionor • betterthefollowingday.Inaddition,itshoweda 96%patientsatisfaction rate, the highest foranyelectiveprocess.Lessthan1% ofcasesarereportedtohave complications. Theyare also foundto be temporaryandshort-term. • Lasik is quick with Less Downtime:The actual procedure for LASIK is rapid. You will be at the clinic for one or two hours in all. However, it takes around 15 minutes pereye.The lasercontactstheeyeforlessthan60-120seconds. • Produces Immediate Results:You will see an immediate improvement in your visionwithin 24hours. Asperthelatestreport, more than 96% ofpatientshave • achieved 20/20vision,andalmost 99%haveachievedatleast20/40vision.This short recovery period andquick resultsmakeLASIKpopularand stillthefirst choiceformanypeople.

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