| Lasik Surgery is a surgery that is performed by | | | | advisable to take all the precautions that are |
| Ophthalmologists. It is often painless and quick. The | | | | necessary to avoid any infection or complications later |
| good thing is that the patient can go back to work with | | | | on. The patient must not use any lotions or any |
| immediate effect after the Lasik Surgery is performed, | | | | make-up for about two days after the surgery as that |
| sometimes as early as the next day. The ability of the | | | | might hamper the patient's speed of recovery. Also, |
| surgeon combined with the high-level technology that is | | | | sports like Karate, Kick Boxing, and Taekwondo should |
| required for the surgery is what ensures that the | | | | be played only after complete recovery. |
| operation is successfully performed and completed. | | | | For a laser Eye surgery, one must choose his/her |
| Many patients prefer Lasik Surgery and think that they | | | | doctor very carefully. For a sensitive operation like this, |
| would rather undergo a Lasik Surgery than wear | | | | it is very important to realize that one's eye is one's |
| glasses or contact lenses. The Lasik Surgery takes a | | | | asset and one cannot afford to take any chances. |
| pretty short time because of the uniqueness of the | | | | While some doctors may perform the surgery at a |
| surgery. The surgery never takes more than eight to | | | | cheaper cost, it is always better to go with a doctor |
| ten minutes. Since Lasik Surgery is Laser Surgery, it | | | | who has experience and who has performed these |
| involves the burning of tissues. The laser gets to the | | | | surgeries successfully before. |
| tissue by burning the stroma and it does not take long | | | | Who benefits from a Lasik Surgery? |
| for the eye to "recover" because unlike other | | | | Anyone with poor eyesight benefits from Lasik |
| surgeries, here the tissue is not "hurt" in any way. | | | | Surgery. Since this is a refractive laser eye surgery, |
| Lasik Surgery is a quick procedure, it only takes about | | | | ophthalmologists use it to cure myopia, astigmatism, |
| an hour-- but patients are asked to take rest for | | | | and hypermetropia. However, if not performed |
| longer. One must avoid the urge to scratch the eye | | | | carefully the patient can suffer from substantial loss of |
| during this time. The patient may have the propensity | | | | contrast sensitivity. |
| to do so because the eye is exceedingly irritable at | | | | The decision for a Lasik Surgery should be taken after |
| this juncture. The patient must avoid plunging into | | | | consulting one's doctor. After all, this is a risk of sorts |
| swimming pools and other water sports that he/she | | | | and comes with its fair share of side effects. If none |
| might be interested in for a month. Dry eyes and Halo | | | | of the doctors you know have ever done Lasik |
| may be caused because of this process. | | | | Surgery (and this is possible because it is a fairly new |
| When you compare the Lasik Surgery to other kinds | | | | kind of surgery), then it is best to go to a large and |
| of surgeries, you understand that it is free from most | | | | reputed clinic before you decide to go in for a Lasik |
| of the trouble that most other surgeries cause. Still, it is | | | | Surgery. |