LASIK Surgery Treatment Health Feed

Hi lybrate-user, yes it is detectable. When lasik is done, a part of your cornea is taken out which makes it thin. When a torch light is thrown on it, the thinned down thickness can be made out.

What is LASIK ?

Laser-Assisted in Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK) uses a computer controlled laser to reshape the eye's cornea ( the transparent part in the front region of the eye), so as to enable light passing through it to focus correctly onto the retina of the eye.

When do you need this surgery?

This surgical procedure is ideal for people having following conditions making spectacle use mandatory :

1. Myopia or nearsightedness - Far off objects appears blurry...more

Hello Cost of lasik ranges from 25k to 80k depending on type of lasik No insurance covers lasik as it is cosmetic surgery.

LASIK or laser in situ keratomileusis, is a form of corrective surgery that help patients who are suffering from near sightedness (Myopia), far sightedness (Hypermetropia) and even astigmatism (cylindrical power in glasses). This procedure aims at correcting the shape of the cornea, which is the transparent layer that lines the front of the eye. Through this procedure, the cornea is reshaped so that the retina receives a focused light.

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Hello Aiims is a government hospital Cost of lasik ranges from 25k to 80k depending on type of lasik.

Bladeless called smile LASIK. LASIK is refractive surgery to correct myopia ,hypermetropia & astigmatism, refractive surgery also include intraocular ocular lens procedure. For LASIK your eyes must be healthy, if you have persistent dry eyes, LASIK surgery may aggravate this condition resulting in burning sensation & blurring of vision after LASIK.   For LASIK cornea must  have sufficient thickness because in reshaping of cornea, you loose the thickness of cornea & if your cornea is too ,you are...more

Refractive surgery is the term used in describing various surgical procedures to correct vision problems like near-sightedness, far-sightedness, presbyopia and astigmatism. This surgery can be performed in order to reduce the dependence on prescription lenses. There are a few kinds of refractive surgeries that can be performed among which LASIK surgery is the most common. Other types of refractive surgeries include intraocular lens procedures, which maybe more beneficial according to the needs o...more

Lasik is a safe surgery and chances of complication are very few... but it is not permanent.. you may again develop the refraction errors...

Hello

As such h Lasik is very good option to avoid glasses

Some side effects include under and overcorrection, dryness,glare etc

Serious side effects include infection etc but this is rare