How Lasik Surgery Works

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One of the great things about the age in which we live is that we do not have to put up with a lot of the problems our forebears did. Every day, new surgeries are being developed that help to enhance our day to day lives and one of those developments is Lasik surgery.

Lasik is an acronym, which stands for Laser-assisted In Situ Keratomileusis. It is a procedure in which a patient has their eye sight corrected- no more glasses, no more hassle with contact lenses. Many people find that Lasik is a great alternative and it is a permanent solution- once you undergo the operation you will not have to do it again.

Lasik surgery was developed in 1990, and the first Lasik operation in the United States occurred in 1991. There are three stages to the procedure, the pre-operative, the operation itself, and the post-operative. This article is concerned with what actually happens during the procedure, and how the operation corrects vision.

One of the strange parts about this operation is that it is performed while the patient is still awake, usually under the influence of a mild sedative as well as anesthetic eye drops. First of all, a flap of corneal tissue is created...

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