[OLPC-Games] Peak IT, Considering Laser Eye Surgery And Its Effects

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Peak IT,  Considering Laser Eye Surgery And Its Effects


Someone considering laser eye surgery will need to gather lots of
information before actually going through with the procedure. Laser eye
surgery or as it is sometimes also referred to as Lasik eye surgery can
change a persons life by allowing them to finally be free from bifocals or
glasses. As with any type of surgery there have been documented results that
are not complimentary, but having said that, the laser eye surgery procedure
these days is fairly commonplace and has come a long way since it's
beginning. A prospective patient will start their research by going to an
optomertrist as well as consulting their general practitioner.

What happens when Laser Eye Surgery is Performed?

Various techniques are used these days, only one eye is worked upon at a
time, but they all generally follow a procedure which calls for the eye to
be exposed to a laser as well as having a scalpel called a microkeratome
which slices a flap across the cornea. When the center of the cornea, the
stroma, is accessible the laser is used to cut or burn away part of the
stroma thus changing the shape of the cornea and creating a different focal
distance point and ending in providing a change of vision.

Further Details of the Procedure and Post Surgery Effects.

Although the actual laser eye surgery will be uncomfortable from the point
of view of having something actually manipulating and interfering with the
eye, the surgery does not actually take very long to perform and is carried
out under a local anesthetic. This is an unnatural act that a human being
has to endure because lets face it, all our lives we are preventing damage
to our eyes by avoiding the entry of foreign particles and then staring
straight ahead while an object is poking around in there well can really be
traumatic to some. All this is essential for the surgeon to be able to carry
out the laser eye surgery successfully.

The laser surgery itself exposes the patient to unfamiliar sights and sounds
such as the noises emitting from the laser and other equipment. The feeling
of a piece of equipment placed over the eye with the blurred vision which
will stay for longer than the surgery itself.

Post surgery, the eye is then protected from the unconscious rubbing and
scratching or accidental knocking of the corneal flap while in it's critical
healing phase. Post laser surgery the patient will have to adjust their
lifestyle to accommodate the healing cornea. This includes, no swimming or
sporting activity that could cause the cornea to be dislodged. Ladies will
have to abstain from applying makeup and creams around the eye area. The
protective shield placed over the eye remains there, night and day, for up
to four weeks with the patient having to display a high degree of self
control and patience.

After all the hoops one has to jump through have been overcome the patient
stops being a patient and now becomes a glasses free human being again. If
all of the above laser eye surgery seems a small price to pay to you then it
seems that you have what it takes to be able to not wear glasses again. But
don't forget, this usually has to be done all over again on the other eye.

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