Sunday, July 26, 2009

Why You Should Get Lasik Eye Surgery

By Tonia Henderson

It has become increasingly difficult for people to endure glasses and/or contacts when there is now a way for them to have good vision all of without the use of aids. Lasik eye surgery uses lasers to actually cut the cornea and reshape it so that it is once again useful. Using this surgery has made millions of people around the world the recipients of sight they may not have enjoyed since they were children.

The fact that lasers are used has not seemed to bother many people because they are happy with the results.

There is not hospital visit, no hospital room or operating expense required. The procedure is done in the offices of the doctor and it is a quick in and out type of a deal. The doctor, or his nurse, will inject the patient with a small amount of anesthetic to dull any pain that can occur during the visit and then the doctor makes very fast work of the operation.

It may not seem possible that the whole thing can be accomplished but it is. The only thing left after the surgery is to make another appointment.

The follow up visit for the lasik eye surgery is very quick and easy also if there have been no complications from the surgery. The doctor will check to make sure that there is no excess dryness or other issues and then send you on your clear seeing way.

Some people tend to think that the operation will be filled with discomfort. The reality is that there is almost none to deal with.

Most offices will supply their patients with pictures from the operation on their eyes. The picture depicts what it looks like to have your eye spread open and gone over with a laser. Even with the pictures though it is difficult to see what the doctor actually did. They are great conversation pieces though.

With every new invention or procedure of any type there are time constraints that have to be observed before adequate data can be collected to tell what effectiveness that operation has. For lasik eye surgery being that it is a very new invention, there are not the amount of cases needed to give accurate results as of yet. When those cases are gathered doctors will then be able to tell their patients, with some degree of accuracy, what the chances of failing sight is and how long they can expect to keep their new eyesight.

There are many reasons why someone would not wish to have the surgery done, but one of the biggest is the cost associated with it. Insurance companies have deemed, for the most part that this is a surgery that does not need to be done for the person to have a good life and so they do not pay for it. With a price tag upwards of a thousand dollars per eye, it can be a problem for some people.

The arguments against have the procedure done are slight though if you want to have great vision and get rid of the appliances.

Most of the time lasik eye surgery will not deter people from getting the procedure done. There may be some associated issues, but they are relatively minor compared to the hoped for benefits.

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