Laser Eye Surgery Reviews

Laser eye surgery reviews lists the costs, risks, and side effects of laser eye surgery.  LASIK eye surgery is a procedure that corrects certain vision problems, reducing or eliminating the need for eyeglasses or corrective lenses. LASIK is short for laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis, the technical term for the surgical procedure.

LASIK eye surgery is the most common type of refractive surgery. Refractive surgery changes the shape of your cornea - the transparent membrane that arcs over your pupil and the colored part of your eye (iris) - to bend (refract) light rays to focus more precisely on your retina rather than at some point beyond or short of your retina.

The goal of LASIK eye surgery is to produce clearer, sharper vision.

Laser Eye Surgery Reviews

LASIK eye surgery may be an option for you if you have one of these vision problems:

Nearsightedness (myopia). When your eyeball is slightly longer than normal or when the cornea curves too sharply, light rays focus in front of the retina and blur distant vision. You can see objects close up, but not those far away.

Farsightedness (hyperopia). When you have a shorter than average eyeball or too-flat cornea, light focuses behind the retina instead of on it. This makes near vision and sometimes-distant vision blurry.
Astigmatism. When the cornea curves or flattens unevenly, the result is astigmatism, which disrupts focus of near and distant vision.

Presbyopia. Age-related eye changes result in the gradual loss of your eyes' ability to focus actively on nearby objects.

Your eye doctor will likely recommend that you try other ways of correcting your vision - such as by using glasses or contact lenses - before you turn to LASIK eye surgery or another similar refractive procedure.

As with any surgery, LASIK eye surgery carries risks, including:

Undercorrections. If the laser removes too little tissue from your eye, you won't get the clearer vision results you were hoping for. Under corrections are more common for people who are nearsighted. You may need another refractive surgery (enhancement surgery) within a year to remove more tissue.

Overcorrections. It's also possible that the laser will remove too much tissue from your eye. Overcorrections may be more difficult to fix than under corrections.

Astigmatism. Astigmatism can be caused by uneven tissue removal. This sometimes occurs if your eye moves too much during surgery. It may require additional surgery.

Glare, halos and double vision. After surgery you may have difficulty seeing at night. You might notice glare, halos around bright lights or double vision. Sometimes these problems can be treated with eye drops that contain a type of corticosteroids, but a second surgery may be required.

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