| Lasik also known as laser in situ keratomileusis | | | | entire procedure. |
| which means "to shape the cornea within using a | | | | Any pain experienced after surgery will be taken |
| laser" is a procedure in which a laser is used to | | | | care of with an over the counter pain medication. |
| reshape the cornea to correct refractive error | | | | Most of the time both eyes are done the same |
| related to cornea and retina. The procedure is | | | | day. After the surgery patients must not drive, |
| used to correct vision problems that are normally | | | | therefore transportation by another persona is |
| corrected by eyewear. | | | | needed. |
| Before this technology an ophthalmologist was | | | | After treatment it is recommended that the |
| limited to standard vision correction with | | | | patient sleep or rest. The patient must be sure |
| prescriptions. Now patients can have this | | | | not to rub or injure the eye since a corneal flap |
| advanced technology treatment to correct | | | | has been carefully put back in its original position. |
| Myopia or nearsightedness, Hyperopia or | | | | Contact your ophthalmologist if you have any |
| farsightedness and Astigmatism by reshaping the | | | | excessive pain or develop any complications that |
| cornea. | | | | were discussed with you about your surgery. |
| This corrects the refractive light error on the | | | | With successful surgery vision will improve over |
| retina that causes the vision problem. The lens | | | | time. There will no reason for any additional |
| inside the eye focuses on incoming light rays on | | | | procedure for the rest of your life to improve |
| the retina. When the cornea and lens are not | | | | vision if the Lasik laser surgery was successful |
| perfectly matched the images are out of focus - | | | | and there were not complication. |
| this is refractive error. | | | | A number of laser procedures are available. Lasik |
| The types of refractive error are Myopia, | | | | is a specific excimer laser surgery. Other laser |
| Hyperopia or Astigmatism. Patients may not be | | | | ablations or cornea reshaping procedures can be |
| candidates for laser eye surgery with Presbyopia | | | | done with conventional laser treatments, wave |
| or vision needing reading glasses or bifocals to | | | | front optimized treatments and wave front |
| facilitate work. Lasik laser surgery cannot correct | | | | guided treatments. Another type of laser is |
| this problem other than with "blended vision" or | | | | femtosecond laser can be used to create the |
| "monovision" correction. | | | | corneal flap. |
| The procedure has little discomfort during and | | | | Call your ophthalmologist or Houston Lasik |
| after surgery. It is not done with general | | | | surgeon for more information. Qualified Lasik laser |
| anesthesia. The ophthalmologist will put numbing | | | | surgery is available across America and in Texas |
| drops into the eye before the treatment. The | | | | in cities as Houston, Dallas, Austin and San |
| surgery takes approximately 30 minutes for the | | | | Antonio. |