Posted on February 13, 2010.
Astigmatism and Lasik surgery During LASIK surgery 10 or 12 years has acquired a sort of popularity that has seldom been seen in the history of surgery. A few things have led to such an astronomical increase in the popularity of this particular surgical procedure. Firstly, the low relative risk associated with this transaction. With a success rate of 95% and the figure rises to every new innovation there is hardly any other operation that can compete with it on its security.
In addition, the operation takes very little time with each eye operated within 10 minutes. What is remarkable for any operation and can not be reached because a large part of the operation today is guided by computer. Not that the expertise of the surgeon did not matter. It does, very much.
This surgery is an excellent way to address the problem of astigmatism. Now what is astigmatism. Astigmatism is where the patient has irregularities in his cornea which as a result distorts the image formed on the retina of the eye. This can effectively eliminate this problem and help the patient live a normal life.
You would now be curious to know how effectively the lasik operation is performed. Here is a summary for you. First a mild anesthetic will be administered. eye drops are also used to numb the eye and avoid pain during the operation. Although the operation is painless, there were patients who complained of discomfort. Once the eye is numb, a small device called a microkeratome is attached to a suction ring placed on the eye. The microkeratome has a blade which cuts a thin flap on the surface of the cornea.
The doctor the next time the flap and expose the stroma, which is essentially a layer of fabric. The stroma is searched for debris and is then dried. Now the surgeon will ask you to focus on a fixed point while he, with the help of laser repair the corneal tissue according to the results of the review of pre-operation. Once through, the flap is put in position and a patch over one eye is expected to enable it to heal.
This is also very effective in other conditions related to the eye. This would include myopia and hyperopia. While the former does not allow you to see things from afar, it is exactly the opposite, where you can not read the newspaper without reading glasses.
