Laser-Assisted-In-Situ Keratomileusis is commonly known as LASIK. A type of laser based technique is used for correcting refractive errors people suffer from. This procedure has been proved very effective and is the most frequently performed elective surgery. It is also known as refractive surgery. And some people call it laser vision correction procedure. This type of surgery for eye can correct different types of refractive errors. Vision problems that can be corrected using laser surgery are Myopia, Hyperopia and Astigmatism. There are some other eye-problems and eye-diseases that can be treated by performing different types of laser based surgery procedures. Let’s understand what does Laser surgery for eye or LASIK involves.
Medical practitioners or highly expert eye-surgeons performed laser surgeries for correcting eye problems on patients. The procedure involves certain steps. Below are the step by step points involved in the process.
• It all starts with an eye examination. When report comes, doctor examine it, evaluate it and then suggest a patient which type of procedure he/she may need to go under. Or, if it is suitable for patient or not!
• Other medical examinations are done on patients, in order to confirm what can be the risks, and how risks can be eliminated and if there can be any complication considering patient’s past history and medical conditions.
• Doctor conducts a consultation session with the patient to inform & educate each and every important aspect and point related to eye-surgery, what to do and what not to do before and after and during the surgery.
• Then the date is fixed and then expert doctor performs a surgery for patient.
• Anesthetic eye drops are applied to the eye to numb the eyes.
• Surgeon creates a protective flap to access the inner corneal tissue. Due to this specific step, patient’s vision dims and becomes blurring. Patient may have dim or blur vision for about a minute.
• After the flap is created patient will be able to see the flashing fixation light of the laser.
• Then the inner layers of cornea receive computer-controlled pulses of cool laser light.
• Laser light is used to gently reshape the inner corneal layer.
• A device tracks patient’s eye movements. This is done to ensure precise correction.
• Then expert-surgeon carefully repositions and aligns the flap to its original position.
• Protective shields are placed over patient’s eye to prevent accidental rubbing.
• Patient may feel moderate discomfort and irritation for a few hours, post eye surgery.
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