Laser Eye Surgery is Based on Solid Science
Laser Eye Surgery is the chosen vision correction procedure for people looking to minimize or eliminate nearsightedness, farsightedness or astigmatism. In this procedure, a laser is used to reshape the eyes Cornea. This misshaped Cornea causes the light entering the eye to travel improperly to the retina at the rear of the eye. These distortions cause the ever popular complaint of blurred vision.
Nearsightedness effects the largest number of people. Many who are only mildly nearsighted, may go for years and don’t consider themselves to be in that group. Basically we are all nearsighted, just to various degrees. Most of us see fine up close and accept a maximum distance that we can see. If the nearsightedness is minimal, as the loss of distance sight decreases ever the years, it just seems normal.
These persons are actually prime for the ea also make up the group who will main eligible, well into their senior years.
Farsightedness however is normal only correctable with Laser Eye Surgery for those under age 40. For older people who typically become farsighted only as a result of aging, Laser Eye Surgery correction is often only partial and not usually recommended for them.
Laser eye surgery is also successful in treating astigmatism, the condition in which vision is blurred due to the inability of the optics of the eye to focus. Laser Eye Surgery has the ability to reshape the curvature of the cornea and allow the eye to focus normally.