Eye Health

What are the Alternatives to Laser Eye Surgeries?

Laser eye surgeries have gained popularity and becoming more popular day by day, as patients can do away with contact lenses and glasses. The reason of popularity of laser eye surgeries is fewer side effects associated with these in compare to conventional older methods. But for some individuals laser eye surgery may not be suitable (for some reason) and some individuals may not want to undergo laser eye surgery. In this type of situation it is important to explore the alternatives to laser surgery and use them instead of using laser eye surgeries.

Alternatives to laser eye surgeries include lensectomy (removal of natural lens of the eye), phakic IOL (intra ocular lens), intra-corneal rings, ICL (intraocular contact lens), radial keratotomy, astigmatic keratotomy, automated lamellar keratoplasty (ALK), myopic or hyperopic epikeratophakia etc.

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Eye Care After Lasik Surgery

Postoperative care of eye after lasik eye surgery is very important for healing and health of the eye. Sometimes the success and failure of lasik eye surgery depends to a great extent on the quality postoperative care of eye after lasik eye surgery. Good care of eye after surgery is important for success of lasik surgery. The eye surgeon should teach the procedure of caring eye after surgery and the eye care should be followed strictly to make lasik eye surgery completely successful.

Lasik eye surgery has fewer side effects in compare to conventional eye surgeries and side effects can be reduced further by using latest technologies. More than 90% of lasik surgeries generally do not have any notable side effects. The percentage of patients suffering from side effects after lasik eye surgery is very few and the side effects suffered by few are also minor in nature. Minor side effects do not pose any serious threat to the eye and these are mostly due to lack/faulty caring of eye after Lasik surgery.

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Risks, Side Effects And Complications Of Lasik Eye Surgery

All medical and surgical procedures have side effects and lasik eye surgery is no exception to this. There are several possible complications and side effects that can occur during and after lasik eye surgery. But, the risks, side effects and complications associated with lasik surgery are much less in compare to other similar eye surgeries. Recovery after lasik eye surgery is very quick, which help in reducing avoiding several complications and side effects.

Several factors have direct and indirect effect on the risks, side effects and complications associated with lasik surgery such as experience and expertise of the ophthalmic surgeon, the general health of the patient, associated medical conditions of the patient (diabetes, hypertension, glaucoma, and immune related diseases), availability of dedicated supportive staffs and care givers, standard of maintenance of equipments etc. With properly selected patients the side effects and complications of lasik eye surgery is minimal.

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How To Know If Lasik Eye Surgery Is Good For You?

Refractive error (myopia, hypermetropia, astigmatism etc.) of eye is a common medical problem of eyes and by the time you are 40 years of age or around 40 years, the problems of refractive error of eyes increases. It is important you take care of your eyes appropriately and treat your eye problems. If you have eye problem and your doctor advised you to undergo surgery (such as lasik eye surgery) it is important to know if lasik will be good for you and it is a normal thing to have doubt and try to understand it, as lasik eye surgery is comparatively new and uses latest technology in compare to conventional eye surgeries.

At present there is tremendous advancement in use of technology (such as use of IntraLase laser and “wavefront technology”), especially in lasik eye surgery and due to use of latest technology; many patients can undergo eye lasik eye surgery without complication, the patients who were considered unfit few years back.

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What Are Different Types Of Laser Eye Surgeries?

There are several different types of laser eye surgeries available for patients to choose from. Depending on the suitability, patient’s expectation, availability of facilities your eye surgeon (ophthalmologist) may select the best suited laser eye surgery for you.

LASIK:

Laser Assisted in situ Keratomileusis or LASIK is a commonly used laser eye surgery for correction of refractive errors of eye such like myopia, hypermetropia and astigmatism. In lasik surgery a corneal flap is made with the help of microkeratome metal blade. The stroma of cornea is than reshaped with laser for correcting vision. The corneal flap is than replaced back to its original position after reshaping the stroma. There are several advantages of LASIK surgery such as painless procedure, fewer side effects; correction of vision is immediate after surgery etc. Blurring of vision may last for 24 hours after lasik surgery.

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