It’s easy to forget our eyes, just like it’s easy to forget that we’re breathing.But as soon as you can’t make out the words on your kid’s PTA meeting announcement, or you have to hold your lover’s “miss you” note out at arm’s length, you know there’s a problem.Whether far-sighted, near-sighted, suffering from astigmatism, or a combination of those three, the fact is that you can’t see clearly.Not being able to see clearly is a problem on a lot of levels.It’s a danger when driving or working with any kind of machinery, even your basic mixer.It’s a nuisance because you can’t function as easily as you might be able too.It can even be an embarrassment.How many of us have laughed at friends (or strangers across the room) as they squint at the menu held out at arm’s length and then give up and just order spaghetti?Your eyes need help, and it’s up to you to provide it.
And the next step for your eyes might be surgery.We’ve all seen ads in the newspaper, commercials on TV, and heard radio ads about laser eye surgery.And maybe you’re tired of your glasses or contacts.Tired of the hassle, tired of the look, tired of the dry eyes, tired of the growing thickness of your lenses, and tired of the price of replacing glasses or contact lenses month after month, year after year.Well, it’s time for you to consider lasik eye surgery.
“But it sounds so scary!” you say.Well, most surgery sounds scary.And expensive!But lasik surgery will change your life.It will change your life because it will change your vision.Lasik will permanently improve your vision because it can fix nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism.Almost the only thing it can’t fix is presbyopia, which is vision loss associated with age.But there are treatment options even for this particular problem.
The first step is to choose a good surgeon.www.allaboutvision.com provides a list of the best lasik surgeons and lasik surgery centers, and gives you advice on how to choose a surgeon.
Your surgeon will give you an eye exam and other tests to make sure that lasik surgery will work for you.The next step is to decide with your surgeon what the best treatment option will be.
Traditional Lasik surgery will sculpt the surface of your cornea, which is the surface of your eye.Of course you will be anesthetized during the entire surgery.The lasers used are guided by computers, so you don’t have to worry about your surgeon’s hands shaking!You don’t need patches or stitches afterwards, and the surgery itself only takes between five and fifteen minutes for both eyes!You will probably see (pun intended) dramatic improvement in your vision immediately.Your vision will stabilize in 3 to 6 months.
Custom Wavefront Lasik is like traditional lasik.It smoothes your cornea to correct your vision.The difference is that it uses technology called a wavefront analyzer that was invented by NASA (which means that it’s pretty good).What this wavefront analyzer does is it maps your cornea.In other words, it makes a fingerprint of your cornea that is 25 times more precise than the traditional way of measuring.Then your fingerprint is sent to the laser through the computer, and the laser knows exactly what to do to fix your vision.In the end, you’ll see better than you could with glasses or contacts.It can help your night vision and any glare that you’re experiencing.This is one of the best, most customized options!
There are other Lasik options, like PRK or Monovision for older people who use bifocals.Go to your local recommended Lasik surgery center today and get your test done so that you can get your life back!