Thursday, September 11, 2008

Before A Operation Your Eyes Should Be Steady

Health, Medicine.

Can you not read the billboards without glasses? - many of us suffer from the problem of being unable to read things at a distance. The only option till recently was to wear glasses.


Medically such a condition would be termed as myopia. - the worse your eyes were, the thicker your glasses got. You now have the option to rectify the condition and see things normally without the aid of glasses and contact lens. But those days are over now. So are you interested to learn more about lasik? Eye surgery is an abbreviation of Laser Assisted in Situ Keratomileusis. Here is a gist of what it is.


One of the various refractive eye surgeries available today has gained immense popularity after it was approved by the FDA. - apart from myopia operation is also effective in cases of hyperopia and astigmatism. The main reason for the popularity of this is that it has been successful in over 95% cases with amazing results. Hyperopia, also known as farsightedness, is the other way round. There are a few basic things that any optometrist will look for before a surgery. Astigmatism is something different where the patient has irregularities in his cornea which as a result distorts the image formed on the retina of the eye. That would primarily include your eye health history.


These would include glaucoma, eye injuries or, herpes thin corneas. - in case of a particular few diseases the chances of you undergoing a eye surgery will significantly decrease. Any of these conditions can disqualify you as a suitable candidate for this eye surgery. Before a operation your eyes should be steady. Another important criterion is whether there has been an alteration in your eye wear prescription over the last year. If they are not then the optometrist might just postpone the surgery for a few months until he is satisfied that your eyes are ready to undergo that surgery.


But still the average cost is a bit steep and it might be difficult for many to fund the cost of such an operation at one go. - the average cost for the operation of each eye is about$ 1, 80of course this will vary according to the surgeon and the kind of procedure being employed. Thankfully, there are options available which a patient can utilize if it' s difficult for him to pay that amount at one go. And this can be done without compromising on the quality of the operation.

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