Eye Surgery
Today's technological advancements have contributed a lot to the field of medicine. One of the areas that has benefited a lot through these improvements is Opthalmology. LASIK Eye Surgery is one of the latest laser assisted treatment methods used today to treat vision related problems. The acronym LASIK is from Laser Assisted in situ Keratomileusis. There are different types of eye surgeries performed today and one of the types is custom LASIK. Custom LASIK is also commonly known as wavefront LASIK.
Not every one is suitable to undergo the Custom procedure of LASIK Eye Surgery. Food and Drug Administration has stringent guidelines on who should be considered for this type of treatment. Only those who qualify these stipulations will be given custom LASIK treatment.
Custom LASIK is not suitable to treat all forms of corneal aberrations, it can be used only to treat myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism. It is one of the most expensive forms of eye surgical procedures. The type of procedure required to treat your eye will be decided by your ophthalmologist after a close examination of your eye condition.
The reason why Custom LASIK is called Wavefront LASIK is due to the usage of wavefront device to diagnose the corneal aberrations. The wavefront device creates a 3D map which helps the surgeon during the operation. Many go for Custom LASIK because it has very little post operative complications when compared to other forms of eye surgeries.
LASIK Eye Surgery is an elaborate procedure that involves many steps. The patient has to be prepared well in advance for the surgery. The first step is to stop the usage of hard or soft contact lenses the patient may be using at least one week before the custom LASIK surgery. The preparatory stage also includes measurement of the thickness of the cornea using topography this will allow the physician to learn about the aberrations in the cornea and decide the treatment accordingly. In this stage, the candidate for surgery also should take antibiotics as a protection against any possible infection.
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