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Taking the Time to Study about LASIK Vision Surgery Can Take Away Your Fear |
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By Frank Froggatt
 Many people are hesitant to ask the questions that they need to ask when they are thinking about using a Lasik procedure to correct their vision problems. While the LASIK procedure is talked about frequently, it usually isn't discussed in a lot of detail and people have a tendency to be afraid of what they don't understand. This report is going to talk about some of the most common fears that people have, and will also talk about the experiences that the vast majority of people experience when they go through a LASIK eye surgery procedure.
One of the biggest and most common fears that people have when considering LASIK is the fear of pain and whether it will hurt are not. This doesn't only go for LASIK but it also goes for any other type of operation. Since the surgeon works on a patient that is not put to sleep, this is a very widely held fear. In every LASIK procedure, before the surgeon touches your eyes the patient has numbing drops applied and also is giving a mild sedative to
help them relax and be comfortable. You might feel a small pressure to your eye which is common, but that is about it it really doesn't hurt much.
The cornea is reshaped during the procedure by the use of a laser. Many folks are worried about the laser being shone directly into the eye, or that they might look away and, due to this, develop a serious complication with their eyes and the Lasik laser beam effects. In actuality, the laser is only active for ten to fifteen seconds for each eye, and the Lasik machine has a tracking system that allows the beam to be on only when the eye is in the correct position.
Another general fear for people contemplating a medical procedure is fear of "the scalpel". Any Lasik procedure uses only a very small microkeratome blade to approach the eye, or some more recent Lasik innovations have the laser itself create the flap and avoid using any hard surface at all. If you are afraid of being hacked on by a scalpel you don't have to be afraid of one in the LASIK procedure as one is not used.
A lot of people have the fear of going blind or having other serious consequences because of horror stories they might have heard about this or any other type of procedure. According the government statistics taken by the FDA, there are no reported cases of blindness due to a Lasik operation. Actually, the risk of a serious permanent complication due to the Lasik procedure is less than 1 percent, and the risk of any permanent complications even if not serious (such as light halos) is 3 percent or less. It is an extremely rare occasion that somebody doesn't have a lot better vision when going through a LASIK procedure.
If the thought of being awake and having your eyes open during the Lasik procedure bothers you, remember that you will be given a mild sedative for the procedure, and that your eyes will have numbing drops administered to them. If the thought of actually seeing the Lasik physician's hand approaching your eye is bothersome, be comforted that the surgeon applies drops to the eye that blacks out the vision in that eye for ten to fifteen seconds, which is long enough for the procedure to be done for that eye.
Hopefully this introduction has addressed the most of the common fears that you might be experiencing about the LASIK eye surgery procedure. For all of you out there who could benefit from this procedure, and experience the freedom of not having to wear glasses anymore, then visit your local clinic today and speak with them about any of the thoughts you might have concerning LASIK surgery.
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