By Rohit Chopra
 With the advent of laser technology, life has changed in more ways than one. A very valuable use of laser is in vision correction. Lasik eye surgery has become immensely popular in the past decade or so, revolutionizing the way the world sees.
Though it may sound complicated, this surgery process is in fact very simple and is opted for by patients all over the world.
The primary issue is that a person must be suited to the Lasik laser eye surgery process. The age and health of the candidate as well as the workability of the procedure in the particular case all have to be considered before going ahead with surgery.
After a thorough examination, the doctor will decide whether or not to give you the green signal to go ahead. If you are found to be an eligible candidate for Lasik laser eye surgery process you would then like to know more about it.
The Lasik laser eye surgery process
You will be escorted to an operative room meant especially for the surgery. The most important equipment that you |
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By Dennis Tavies
 While Lasik may be the most popular type of corrective eye surgery, it is not the only one being performed. All of the following types of corrective eye surgery are laser surgeries, yet they each differ slightly and it may be that small difference that will determine which surgery is best for you.
LASEK
Similar to Lasik, Lasek is often performed on people with thin corneas who would make poor candidates for Lasik eye surgery. With Lasek eye surgery, only the outer layer of the cornea is cut; therefore, not as much of the cornea is removed. Alcohol is used to loosen the flap, so the risk to the cornea is not nearly as great. Lasek is a newer corrective eye surgery and is used to treat astigmatism and farsightedness, as well as nearsightedness.
Although a blade is used with Lasek, it is a finer blade than the microkeratome that is used with Lasik.
Longer healing times have been experienced with Lasek. While patients who have Lasik eye surgery often see well the day after surgery, Lasek |
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