A Lasik eye surgery can seem to be a big thing for many people; and many of them do not want to ask all the questions. People fear the unknown; and the Lasik procedure is not one of the most talked about issues. In this article you can read about some of the most commonly fears and how most people experience the operation.
A most common fear when thinking about a Lasik procedure, or really thinking about any surgery in general, is the possibility of pain during or after the operation. Since the Lasik surgeon works on patients that are conscious, this is a widely held apprehension. In every operation the Lasik surgeon applies numbing drops into the eyes before the procedure starts, and the patient is also given a mild sedative to relax them and make sure that they are comfortable. Though a small pressure to the eye may be felt during the Lasik procedure, the process itself is relatively pain free.
The surgeon does use a laser in the eye to help reshape the cornea during the Lasik procedure. Many folks are worried about the laser being shone directly into the eye, or that they might look away and, due to this, develop a serious complication with their eyes and the Lasik laser beam effects. In actuality, the laser is only active for ten to fifteen seconds for each eye, and the Lasik machine has a tracking system that allows the beam to be on only when the eye is in the correct position.
Another common fear is the fear of “the scalpel”. All the eye surgeries use either a very small microkeratome blade or the laser itself to create the flap that is needed to perform the laser operation. So there is no reason the fear about a scalpel, because it is actually not used.
There are many horror stories when it comes to operations. So it is natural to wonder if there is any risk; like going blind. But according to the government statistics created by the FDA, there has never been reported any case of blindness due to a Lasik surgery.
The reality is that the risk of major permanent complication less than one percent. And if we include the minor complications too (like light halos) the risk is less than 3 percent totally. It is only a very few rare cases where a Lasik surgery will not improve the vision.
If the thought of being awake and having your eyes open during the Lasik procedure bothers you, remember that you will be given a mild sedative for the procedure, and that your eyes will have numbing drops administered to them.
Is it more the thought about the Lasik physician’s hand close to the eye that bothers you? Then just think about that your eyes will be applied with drops that make your vision black out for the ten to fifteen seconds the operation takes.
Martin Elmer is writing about eye surgery in Laserbehandling. You can read about LASIK, LASEK, LASEK, Wavefront and Aspheric treatment in Groen staer operation.
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