To See Clearly

Anyone who is 18 years of age or older and wears glasses or contact lenses may want to check into a surgical procedure called lasik. Lasik surgery has the potential to decrease a person’s dependency on the usage of glasses or contact lenses. The number of people who are satisfied by this surgical procedure by far outweighs the dissatisfaction rate of people by a whopping 95 percent.

An important fact to remember or consider about lasik surgery is that one percent of people who have lasik surgery see their eye condition worsen. It is important to find out what the risks are compared to the benefits before having the surgery, as well as finding out if you are a good candidate for the procedure.

During lasik surgery, the shape of cornea is permanently changed with a laser. This helps to produce clear vision. Lasik surgery can help correct myopia, nearsightedness, farsightedness, and refractive errors that causes blurred vision.

To be considered for lasik surgery, you should not have any record of an eye injury or infection for the previous or past year prior to surgery. The candidate needs to be at a minimum age of 18. Be sure to stop wearing soft contact lenses two weeks and stop wearing hard lenses four weeks prior to the pre-evaluation examination.

After lasik surgery has been performed, 95 percent of patients experience immediate positive results in their vision, thereby eliminating the need to wear glasses or contact lenses.