Lasik Eye Surgery

LASIK (Laser-assisted in situ keratomileussis) is an eye disorder treatment procedure that is offered all over Australia. Eye disorders are varied and include pathologically, environmentally and genetically caused eye conditions. However, LASIK eye surgery is used in the treatment of three specific eye conditions.

Myopia or near sightedness is a condition caused when light in the eye reaches a focal point before reaching the retina. The result is that persons with this condition can see things clearly from close proximity but unable to see distant objects clearly. Hyperopia on the other hand is far sightedness. This condition is caused when the eye is too short or the cornea too flat. The result is an inability to focus on objects that are near. The third eye condition treated using LASIK eye surgery is astigmatism. This condition is caused when the cornea is too curved. This causes light entering the eye to be dispersed and not have a focal point. The resultant condition is an inability to focus on objects which are either near or far.

Many eye clinics in Australia have been offering LASIK eye surgery for the past decade or so. With over one million successful procedures carried out worldwide, LASIK is by far the most popular and successful eye treatment procedure available today. Patients seeking this procedure in Australia can find laser eye treatment areas in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Queensland, the Gold Coast, and Tasmania as well as in some other major towns.

The procedure involves the eye surgeon cutting a flap of membranous covering off the cornea and pulling it back. A cool laser called an EXCIMER laser is then used to reshape the surface of the cornea. This reshaping is done specific to the exact need of the patient. This is usually established before the operation through a full dilation test.

On completion of the reshaping, the flap of membrane is pulled back to its original position. No sutures or stitches are required. On completion, the patient is given some post-operative topical applications to apply to the eyes. The procedure takes around fifteen minutes per eye and the post-operative prognosis is superb. The patient who has just undergone LASIK eye surgery can resume most of their normal activities such as driving and so on in just under twenty four hours.

LASIK has developed in Australia to become the leading alternative for people who do not want to use prosthetic sight enhancement instruments such as spectacles. The simplicity and effectiveness of the procedure testifies to this popularity.

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