Lasik Eye Surgery
When in the first place, you listen to this that a laser beam is cutting away a part of your cornea, you feel a bit scary. There are lots of questions arising, first of all the question what if something goes wrong, how is it possible or will it be 100% successful. Many people have continuous problems after the surgery and their eyesight is neither better than what it was before. Well I am not trying to be negative, but it does happen. That is one thing that no one tells you about. It is mentioned in the fine print at the bottom of the lasik eye surgery brochure. And above all we also have some lasik eye surgery centres offering discount and some of them offering freebies like for the price of one get two eyes operated. This is really crazy and so are the people who will walk in and tell them to do what they want with them. Such lasik eye surgery centres have one thing in common they treat people like cattles, put them in the stall, and shoo them as quickly as possible. Just forget about the quality…
I am not saying that all lasik eye surgery centres are the same, there are few which are highly reputated where highly skilled eye surgeons are available who will never try to mess up with your eyes. It is recommended to do your research prior to the eye surgery. Some people are good candidate for lasik eye surgery and some are not. The doctor first checks up how bad is your eye sight and whether you need the surgery or not. And once he approves for the surgery then you can discuss what type of surgery you would like and what king of results you are expecting. There are more than one type of eye surgery, one uses laser, and another uses knife to cut the flap in cornea. After taking information of both the type of procedure, I opted for the first one and got good results. This procedure involves less healing time and also has less pain.
You may even find different prices from place to place, and also it depends on what type of Lasik eye surgery you opt to have. Some take longer time to heal and therefore they also cost more. I had traditional lasik eye surgery and got good results and can see much better, while my husband had the expensive one done and although he was not having his eyesight as bad as mine did not get good results. He sometimes still have trouble during night when he tries to look at the light or even stars. Like I said everyone is different and accordingly the procedure is also different, it depends on the skill set of the surgeon. It is always better to do your homework and make yourself comfortable with your decision.
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Tags: healing time, eye sight, Refractive surgery, skilled eye, Laser applications, Surgical procedures, laser beam, Human Interest, lasik eye surgery
Originally posted 2007-09-27 20:05:51.
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