Lasik Surgery Defined


by Timothy James - Date: 2006-12-11 - Word Count: 307 Share This!

Lasik(Laser-Assisted in Situ Keratomileusis - Is the up and coming type of eye surgery intended for correcting specifically Myopia, Hyperopia and Astigmatism. Lasik has become hugely popular in the past few years due to it's incredible value, incredible results and the quick and painless procedure. Lasik's immence popularity has also become a default standard for those wanting to toss out their corrective lenses and/or glasses.

The Lasik procedure, originally discovered by Jose Barraquer of Columbia in 1960 where he developed the first operation to cut thin flaps in the cornea to alter its shape. Then in 1981 a man by the name of Rangaswamy Srinivasan found that an ultraviolet chemical laser could cut tissue in specific manner with little or no damage to the area surrounding the eye.

All of this led to Lucio Buratto and loannis Pallikaris first adaptation of LASIK surgery in 1990 by merging these previous techniques. It rapidly became popular due to it's exacting results with less and less complications as compared to these former types.

One year later in 1991 Stephen Brint and Stephen Slade performed the surgery for the first time in the United States.

With rapid technology growth through the 90s, the procedure took on it's new form and is much of what we see today. Notwithstanding the limitations of Lasik lasers and inessential destruction of the nerves within the eye have brought on many modified forms to this plain type. These include Epi-Lasik, Wavefront-guided PRK, Epi-LASIK, LASEK and FLIVC. Moreover the long term affects of Lasik are still being speculated.

There have been many post operative surveys to determine patient satisfaction with this procedure. These surveys found that the majority of patients come out ver satisfied with just under 100% being just satisfied. The small number of unsatisfied customers tend be those with complications such as

-Macular hole

-Dry Eyes

-Light Sensitivity

-Debris or growth under flap

-Posterior vitreous detachment


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