After Lasik Care
Caring the eye after Lasik eye surgery or post operative care of the operated eye is very important. Post operative care of eye may make the difference between success of the Lasik eye surgery and failure of the Lasik eye surgery. You should educate yourself fully about the care procedures of the eye after undergoing Lasik eye surgery and carry them out very strictly so that your Lasik surgery can become complete success to the level of satisfaction.
Generally most of the Lasik eye surgeries (more than 90%) are successful with maximum benefit from surgery and practically no permanent side effects. Very few people suffer from complications of Lasik eye surgery and most of these complications are minor and do not pose any serious threat to the eye or eyesight and most of these complications are due to faulty eye care after Lasik surgery. As most of the post operative complications of Lasik eye surgeries are due to lack of proper care of the operated eye, it is possible to reduce post operative complications further from present very low rate.
Categories: Eye Health Tags: LASIK, lasik eye surgery
A Clear View For The Olympics
Are you ready? The Olympic Games will be returning to London for the third time beginning on 27 July 2012. Whether you are an athlete in the midst of the action or a rapt member of the audience who is intent on not missing a moment of the excitement, one thing is of paramount importance - clear, sharp vision.
To that end, having a contact lens that is comfortable is crucial. When it comes to searching for the proper lens, there are a multitude of brands and styles available, so you are almost guaranteed to find a good fit. Some contacts can be worn for just a day or two and then discarded, others last up to a month, and certain styles last up to a year. One thing is for sure - do not attempt to keep your lenses in for longer than recommended. Doing so can lead to infections, corneal abrasions, and possible blindness. Also, do not sleep in your contacts unless they are approved for it. Sure, it can be a bit of hassle to pause and remove your lenses after a long, exhausting day when all you want to do is drop into bed. However, it is necessary to ensure your eyes remain healthy.
Categories: Eye Health Tags: Acuvue, Contact Lens, Olympic Games
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.Categories: Eye Health Tags: keratotomy, Lensectomy
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.Categories: Eye Health Tags:
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.Categories: Eye Health Tags: lasik eye surgery
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.Categories: Eye Health Tags:
