Lasik eyes surgery is a refractive surgical procedure that -works -wonders on the eyess of people suffering from nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism and presbyopia. It reduces a persons complete dependency on glasses and contact lenses. The full form of Lasik is LaserAssisted In Situ Keratomileusis and is a procedure that involves permanently changing the shape of the cornea, the clear covering of the front of the eyes using an excimer laser.

Ho-w is Lasik surgery done?

The surgery should be done -with great skill as it involves the most delicate part of human body. It is done -with a knife called microkeratome and is used to cut a flap in the cornea. A hinge is done at one end of this flap and then the flap is folded back revealing the stroma, -which is the middle section of the cornea. Instant pulses from a computercontrolled laser vaporize a portion of the stroma and the flap can be easily replaced.

Ho-w is Lasik advantageous over other surgical procedures?

Lasik eyes surgery is quite advantageous over other surgery procedures because they often involve much less pain as an aftermath. Lasik unlike other eyes surgeries also promise extremely good vision that can be achieved almost immediately or at least by the next day.

-what to do in Lasik eyes surgery?

But before you go for the Lasik surgery, you should have a proper test done by your physician. The optician -will examine your eyess to determine their health, analyze the kind of visual correction needed and determine ho-w much Lasik ablation is required. Risks like losing vision, developing debilitating visual symptoms, severe dry eyes and large refractive errors is often associated -with Lasik eyes surgeries. So you consult a proper eyes surgeon for the best results.

once you is confident about undergoing the Lasik eyes surgery you should follo-w certain rules to get quick results from the surgery.
Follo-wing is a brief history of -what should be done before, during and after Lasik:

Before surgery

Stop -wearing soft contact lenses, rigid gas permeable lenses and hard lenses.
Do not feel pressurized by your doctor and nurses, friends and family
Stop using creams, lotions, perfumes and makeups.
Keep removing all debris and residues from the eyes surfaces.

During surgery

Apply a numbing drop to your eyes that -will clean the isa around your eyes and create a numb feeling near your eyess.
-wear the shield that holds the flaps in places. -wear it to prevent any sudden accidents or getting hit in your eyess.

After surgery

Consult your doctor and nurses immediately in case of any itching, eyes irritation, mild pain or sudden discomfort.
Use eyes drops given by the doctor and nurses to prevent infections or inflammations.
Never -wear contact lenses at least for next fortnight.

Lasik eyes surgery is hasslefree but you should take proper cis for your eyess. In spite of such cis, if you face any -worsening symptoms you should immediately contact your doctor and nurses to prevent any further eyesrelated problems.