Lasik
LASIK SURGERY
Lasik is a very popular treatment available for the past two decades. Millions and millions of people had benefited and regained glass free vision. LASIK is the first vision correction procedure to be 100% customized to the unique characteristics of each eye.
LASIK or Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis reshapes the cornea by using excimer laser beam thereby offers glass free vision. LASIK treatment can correct a wide range of optical aberrations like nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism and Higher Order Aberrations (small tiny aberrations in the cornea).
THE PROBLEM
It is one of the most popular, simple, painless and outpatient procedure, that vision correction surgery for people with vision problems such as myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness) and astigmatism. It allows a person to be free from glasses and contact lenses.
Lasik has created a remarkable transition in ophthalmic and refractive surgery.
THE SOLUTION
LASIK provides quick recovery and with about 98% satisfactory results with 20/20 vision. The results of LASIK have become better and better with time as more advanced technologies have developed.
From improved vision to being carefree laser eye treatment has many benefits, such as freedom from everlasting glasses & lenses, bid goodbye to your expensive glasses or lenses & save yourself from the routine expenses incurred from them. Carefree life that no more bothering about contact lenses and worrying about the safety of glasses in our daily life. Lasik laser eye surgeries require minimal of time to treat, it will be treated even before you know it. Within 10-15 minutes, a lifetime of clear vision. One of the biggest advantages of LASIK surgery is the promptness of the results. After laser treatment, your vision is corrected & improves in no time and you can quit wearing contact lenses or glasses. Recovery is very quick in LASIK eye surgery since no bandages or stitches involved. Postoperative recovery is quick and without any complications. Around 98% of the patients who have undergone laser eye surgery were completely satisfied with their corrected vision.
Femtosecond laser in LASIK surgery has revolutionized the procedure, offering precise results with ultimate safety without using a blade. Other advanced technologies offer the visual map creation of irregularities to provide customized and precise vision correction outcomes.
LASIK is a life-changing experience for many people, giving them new clarity for their vision and a lifestyle free of glasses and contacts. But let’s face it—LASIK is also a large financial investment that can be a barrier for many people. Your support will enable us to make a difference in lives of many more poor patients as minimum 50% of work is done for poor people. Your donation will be utilized for various causes like free surgeries of poor patients, acquiring world class equipment and infrastructure, medical and non-medical trainings of eye care professionals etc.
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FACTS AND FAQS ABOUT LASIK SURGERY
It is an extremely safe treatment. If patient co-operates during the course of the treatment, then there is hardly any chance for complications to arise.
No. The healing process is over approximately six months after the treatment. Thereafter there is hardly a chance of getting the “number” back.
The entire process takes less than ten minutes in which the laser treatment itself takes a few seconds. The treatment is not painful. No injections are necessary. It is a noninvasive procedure.
No, the patient can go home immediately after the procedure. Things that irritate the eye should, however be avoided for 2-3 weeks. For instance, in bright light one may need to wear sunglasses. The patient needs to put eye-drops for a few weeks after treatment.
Anybody who wears spectacles or contact lenses can undergo this treatment. But it is not advisable for patients whose “number” has changed significantly in the past year or is likely to change again in future. This treatment is not recommended for children.
Yes, both eyes are normally treated together. When you get both eyes treated together, you save on time, and follow-up visits, and the visual recovery is also faster. However, if you are more comfortable getting one eye treated at a time that is also possible. Please discuss this issue with your Ophthalmologist.
Generally we don’t recommend getting LASIK done on the same day as the consultation, if you are a high myopic. This is because we generally dilate (make it wider) the pupil of the eye, to look at the lens and retina during the consultation. It is difficult to do the procedure when the pupil is dilated. Your eye doctor may consider doing the procedure after a few hours though if it is on an emergency basis.
No, LASIK does not cause any systemic difficulties. Its effect is restricted to the eye, and there are no documented cases, where any other effects have been shown.
- A detailed history of the patient is taken.
- Power assessment (Refractive Error).
- Complete eye checkup including the Retina.
- Intra ocular pressure assessment.
- Corneal Topography.
- Corneal Thickness assessment.
The tests are performed a day before the procedure and it may take around 2-3 hours for this detailed analysis After going through all the tests your Doctor will advise you on all the aspects of LASIK and please feel free to ask your Doctor any question that you have in your mind.
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