The most popular and successful vision correction procedure of modern day is Lasik eye surgery. Lasik or Laser Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis makes a flap in the cornea that is folded and the thin layers of tissue in the Aquula lens are removed and the cornea flap placed back in position. The eye as a whole is measured and examined for this treatment. With new technologies such as those used in Miami the hundreds of individual locations of the eye are examined and treated creating a more customized procedure for the ultimate results. The thickness and curve of the cornea are different from person to person just as a thumbprint. The surgery is not to be confused with cosmetic eye surgery procedures.
The use of an instrument called LADARWave (wave guided custom cornea treatment) examines the eye and all of the hundreds of components of the eye itself as an individual. This information is taken as a patient sits in front of the instrument and an invisible light examines the eye and transfers data to the LADARVision excimer laser. The laser takes this information and calculates the exact pattern of laser spots with this information. The corneal flap is created, the treatment is applied to remove the aquula tissue layers and the flap is then placed back into position. The treatment is more specific to the position of the eye and how it is treated. This can help eliminate the risk of effects such as de-centered ablation, which is an improper focus of the light in the eye causing vision impairments.
There are numerous specialists in Miami as well as other surrounding cities in Florida. You can research and speak with a specialist in your area to find if Lasik eye surgery is for you. Another procedure that is performed at many institutes of lasik vision treatment is cataract surgery. The cataract lens can be removed and an implanted plastic lens is permanently implanted for vision correction. Vision can be improved with both cataract and lasik surgery to 20/15 vision. This is often better than the patient was first able to see with the aid of prescription glasses or contact lenses.
Specific alterations of the cornea are made to treat the varying vision impairments. This is where the use of Wave front analysis comes in as being so beneficial. For treatment of Myopias or Nearsightedness the cornea is flattened in shape. To treat Farsightedness or Hyperopic the cornea is stipend. In order to correct astigmatism the cornea is shaped for a rounder appearance. The opportunity to have multiple forms of vision impairment treated successfully is priceless for those using this surgery.
It is most important to ensure that the surgeon you use is board certified with the American Board of Ophthalmology. There are numerous physicians or surgeons who are performing lasik surgery and are uncertified. This can lead to risky effects such as de-centered ablation, irregular astigmatism, under or over correction, visual anomalies such as halos or starbursts, corneal haze and in the most rare of cases blindness. Seek and research you lasik facility and physician as you would any other specialist such as a cardiologist or pulmonary physician.
