Lasik Eye Procedure – What Happens During a Lasik Eye Surgery
People that were forced to wear contacts or glasses all their life can now leave these aids behind by using a new and innovative LASIK procedure called the LASIK eye surgery.
This new type of refractive eye surgery can be risky but in most cases after detailed testing and consultation the final result is a good one. If you worry about the duration of the surgery, you should know that everything lasts only a few minutes but in order to obtain good results you should be very careful about the pre and post operative appointments.
It is very important to choose a good eye surgeon and after he evaluates he’ll establish the details of the procedure. He’ll let you know if you’re a good candidate or not, he’ll explain the procedure, the complications, the risks and the final result and together you’ll set the post-op appointment.
A few weeks before the LASIK eye procedure it’s recommended that you use only glasses and no contact lens because the shape of the cornea plays the most important role during evaluation.
When the procedure starts you’ll be sitting in a chair while the doctor will put numbing drops in your eyes. After he cleans up the area around the eyes, he’ll use a machine that will keep your eye lids open.
You might feel pretty weird because our eye lids are programmed to shut but if you stay relaxed you won’t feel a thing. The lasik eye surgeon use various types of machines and that’s why the level of discomfort can vary a lot from one patient to another.
Next, you’ll have to look straight into a laser placed over your eye while the surgeon will complete the procedure.
Everything happens very fast and the discomfort will only last a few seconds. All the above mentioned details sound scary and when you think that everything happens in the eye you might reconsider but you shouldn’t. LASIK eye procedure is very safe and most candidates leave the hospital with excellent results.
Ricky Lim
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how long will the lasik surgery take?
ok im dragonfly’s cousin and im 13. im stayin over this week well anyway on thursday im havin a lasik eye procedure done. will i b asleep? what will happen during surgery?
Comment by dragonfly — February 12, 2010 @ 4:10 am
13? Lasik at 13 years old? That’s interesting.
Anyway…
LASIK is a very brief procedure. If everything goes well, it should be done in 15 minutes or less.
It’s usually done while the patient is awake. Topical (eye drops) anesthesia is used. Its not that uncomfortable to the patient.
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I am an ophthalmologist.
Comment by daffy duck — February 12, 2010 @ 9:12 am
Less than 20 minutes, although you will need to have time to recuperate after the surgery (keep your eyes closed). I’ve laid out the step by step of the process and even included a video of the surgery itself at http://www.wika-lasik.com
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http://www.wika-lasik.com
Comment by nestegg80 — February 12, 2010 @ 9:14 am
Lasik eye surgery is very safe nowadays. My cousin got her dental implants and Lasik surgery in India by a company called Indian Health Guru Consultants. The Price for dental and Lasik surgery is very less in India. She paid 25% of the price she was quoted in America.
Indian Health Guru Consultants is very famous in India They arrange Dental surgery, jaw surgery, Lasik eye surgery, Dental Implants etc for foreign patients in India. I read a lot about them in the Newspapers and magazines- about their patient stories.
They arrange financing for USA, Canadian, UK and other international patients who plan to have surgery abroad for low cost, as dental and eye surgery is not covered by insurance. They also have photos pasted of their International patients. You can checkout their website. There are huge cost savings. As a doctor I personally believe that surgery can be easily handled in India, as the quality of healthcare available In India is simply best in the world. The surgeons are USA/UK trained and facilities are 5 star.
http://www.indianhealthguru.com
Hope this helps.
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Comment by Kevin — February 12, 2010 @ 9:16 am