If you are finding it difficult to stay without your contact lenses, you may be the right candidate for laser eye treatment. Contact lenses play an important role in helping individuals take part in daily activities such as reading but there are some occasions where contact lenses inhibit individuals’ from taking part in some activities with ease and comfort such as swimming. People are undergoing laser eye surgery to enable them to engage in social or work activities without wearing contact lenses and to avoid the inconveniences that come with contact lenses such as care.
The laser eye treatment in Sydney involves the use of a laser to help reshape the surface of your eye and thus, correct long sightedness, short sightedness and uneven curvature on the surface of the eye. During the treatment, the doctor uses a computer controlled laser to remove the small amounts of the tissue that prevent cornea from operating properly with the aim of restoring the normal eyesight without wearing contact lenses. Traditionally, the vision problems are corrected by bending light rays with contact lenses but the use of laser treatment allows the doctors to reshape the dome-shaped transparent tissue at the front of the eye to provide the needed vision and refraction correction.
Before carrying out the surgery, the eye surgeon will thoroughly analyze your health to ensure that you do not have medical conditions that can increase your risk. Generally, the laser eye treatment is for people with a moderate degree of refractive error and who do not have unusual vision problems. The surgeon will also check on whether you meet the set guidelines depending on the treatment procedure. You should be in good health and your eyes should be prescription stable. You should also be at least 18 years or 21 years depending on the laser used. Therefore, it is necessary to disclose any condition you may be suffering from to the surgeon to help you determine whether you should undergo laser eye treatment.
It is also necessary to discuss with the surgeon the treatment technique that the doctor will use to rectify your vision. The differences among the treatment methods are generally minor and the surgeon will choose based on the individual circumstances and preferences. The commonly used laser eye treatment methods include the epithelial laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis (epi-LASIK), laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy (LASEK) and Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK). With the PRK laser eye treatment, the top surface is scraped away instead of creating a flap. LASEK and epi-LASIK are similar with the difference being the device used to create the flap.
Conclusion
Before undergoing a laser eye treatment, it is necessary to ensure that you meet all the considerations and that you do not carry additional risk as the treatment is largely irreversible.
