Lasik is an acronym for Laser- assisted insitu keratomileusis where your cornea or front of the eye is treated with Excimer Laser to correct the vision problem.
Contact lenses can make permanent changes to the cornea due to lack of Oxygen to the cornea known as Hypoxia. More over contact lenses related infection in the cornea called Keratitis may leave a permanent scar in your cornea that may even result in blindness. Please remember contact lenses are the leading causes of blindness in young people and its not worth damaging the cornea permanently just for the sake of our looks.
If you are above 20 years and your eye power is stable for six months then you can evaluate yourself for lasik treatment.
The Excimer laser at American Eye Lasik is the extremely fast and accurate. It hardly takes 30 seconds for the actual Laser treatment to correct-3.00 D. Total time for preparation of eye forfinishing this procedure takes hardly 10 minutes per eye.
If you have vision problem in both eyes Lasik Laser can be done for"Both eyes" in the same day.
Yes, its always better to allow the eye to heal well before resuming vision related activities. A period of 4-5 days needed for 1st phase of healing to take place.
Usually Lasik Surgery itself is painless. We may apply a contact lens to the eyes to help in the healing process and to reduce pain. However it is normal to have some mild pain and swelling of the eyes for 24-48 hours after the Lasik treatment.
Vision will improve every day after the surgery. 90% of the vision gets recovered during 1' one week. After this period the vision will continue to improve due to the healing process which usually completes within 6 months.
The Lasik Surgery at American Eye Lasik Centre is done with the most sophisticated, ultra-precision latest generation Excimer Laser machine with Robotic Arm Technology and Automatic Eye Tracking. Due to this our results are very predictable and accurate. However your final vision depends on the healing process in your body. It varies from person to person and no one can predict the way your body heals. Mild fluctuation in vision will always happen just like how your body weight changes over years. A residual power may be present even after Lasik Surgery because of the healing process but usually does not warrant the use of spectacles or contact lenses for most the time.
The suitability of your eyes for Lasik Laser Surgery depends on your Eye Power, Corneal Thickness and Corneal Curvature which will be measured using sophisticated equipment once you decide on undergoing surgery. The validity of these tests is usually fora period of 90 days. If you are using contact lens please discontinue your contact lens for at least one month priorto Lasik Surgery.
Yes of course. Phakic Intraocular Lens (P101) and clear lens extraction CLEX with Trifocal/ Trifocal toric 10L's are excellent option for those whose cornea is not fit for Lasik.