LASIK: Revolutionising correction of refractive errors
LASIK, an unprecedented advancement in eye care, offers people a safe and simple opportunity to see the world clearly, minus the inconvenience or discomfort of scratched or lost contact lenses, or the blocked side vision of spectacles. In simple term LASIK is a revolutionary laser technique for correction of refractive errors.
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experienced by the patient overall.

The Lasik procedure was possible because of earlier procedures created by Dr. Jose Barraquer of Columbia who in 1960 developed the first microkeratome that was used to cut thin flaps in the cornea to alter its shape. Such procedures can be used to change patients’ vision in cases of astigmatism.

Lasik itself was developed by Dr. Lucio Buratto of Italy and Dr. Ioannis Pallikaris of Greece in 1990. Essentialy, Lasik is a melding of two earlier techniques, namely photorefractive keratectomy and keratomileusis.

The extreme popularity of the Lasik procedure is due to both its greater precision over other types of as well as the very much lower frequency of complications when compared with either of the two prior techniques.

Before undergoing the Lasik procedure, patients are asked to quick wearing their soft contacts for anywhere from 7 days to a few weeks before surgery. Hard contact wearers are asked to stop wearing their contacts for anywhere from 6 weeks to an additional six weeks for every three years the hard contacts were worn by the patient.

Before the procedure begins patients’ corneas are examined with the aid of a computer-controlled scanning device and a topographical image of the cornea is created to assist doctors in detecting astigmatism and various other kinds of irregularities in the cornea’s shape. Then, portions of the corneal tissue are removed to even out the cornea shape and patient’s eyesight.

The Lasik procedure is carried out while the patient is awake and typically a mild sedative is used as well as anesthetic eye drops. Patients are also started on a course of antibiotics to minimize the possibility of infection during or after the procedure. Recovery is brief and painless. Patients are typically back to 100% in a matter of a day or two.