Laser Eye Surgery

"TLC lasik offers a free initial eye exam for patients interested in lasik surgery. This is a possitive, because if a person is not a good candidate for lasik, then they would not have wasted their money on the exam."

From this question, it seems that you are probably over 40 years old and you are currently in bifocals for near vision with nearsighted correction for distance on the top part of your glasses. We see many patients with this situation and LASIK can work for you, and here is how.

First of all, the LASIK can correct the vision for the distance vision assuming that you are otherwise a candidate for this procedure. It can correct fairly large amounts of nearsightedness as well as astigmatism. This solves your distance vision issue, but not the near vision.

For near vision you would have a choice of either getting some "over the counter" type reading glasses, or you could have one eye purposely undercorrected for monovision. In monovision one eye is focused for distance whereas the other for near. Many have worn contact lenses with this configuration successfully and it works for a lot of people with LASIK but a word of caution.

Not everyone like monovision. It can reduce the depth perception, and for people who critically need sharp distance vision may not be ideal. You should try this with simulation by contact lenses or glasses before making this a permanent change. The other option is to have what is known as modified monovision, and here the one eye is left less nearsighted which makes this an easier transition. The downside is that you would still need some glasses for reading smaller print. Your doctor can review these different options with you and help you to pick out which if any type of monovision would work for you.

We see many patients over the age of 40 who are extremely happy with their LASIK correction. Many do not mind reading glasses alone, and some are pleased with monovision. It really depends on how nearsighted you are to begin with. In general if you are very dependent on glasses, you will appreciate this, but if you can take your glasses off and read well, you might not be a good candidate.

It's hard to give an exact price for lasik surgery in Michigan because the price varies. The pricing varies based on the problem with the eyes also which doctor you go to. So make a few appointments and compare prices!

Lasik eye centers are very popular and can be found worldwide. You can check you phone books for eye centers in the area you are living. You could also ask co workers or friends that may have had work done to see where they went to.

LASIK surgery is done by creating a flap of corneal tissue with a blade or laser, exposing the corneal tissue under the flap that needs to be treated, reshaping the cornea by removing tissue with the Eximer laser and laying the flap back in place for the tissues to heal. To determine if someone is a suitable candidate for LASIK surgery, an eye surgeon must be consulted. For other concerns, you may visit http://www.about-eyes.com/ or CataractCoach@twitter.com. Thanks for asking.

"Refractive eye surgery is also known as laser eye surgery. It removes the first layer over the eye that keeps you from seeing as well, making you not need glasses."

In post menopausal women, the cervical opening often thickens and may close alltogether. This is called 'cervical stenosis'. This may be caused by scarring from previous endometrial ablations or from growing fibroids which are benign tumors inside the uterus or the uterine wall. Fluid may collect inside the uterus because it cannot travel out of the constricted cervical opening. This is usually detected by ultrasound. Your doctor may request an 'endometrial biopsy' which is a procedure involving gently dilating the cervical opening and removing tissue for examination by a pathologist. The tissue will be examined for cancer cells. Just going through this procedure may be enough to have the fluid drain since the cervix will be opened wide enough for the small biopsy tube. If the fluid, pelvic pain, pressure, or other symptoms are not resolved by this procedure, the next step is a D&C (dilation and curettage) which is the gentle removal of tissue inside the uterus....a more involved procedure.

The cost of laser eye surgery will greatly depend on factors such as insurance as well as the specific procedure being performed. Laser eye surgery, however, can cost anywhere from several hundred dollars up to ten thousand dollars.

Laser surgery is generally safe and is far less traumatic to the body than traditional surgery methods. Whether laser back surgery is effective depends on the patient.

Who knows? Eye surgeries, especially cataract removals are some of the oldest surgical procedures that exist, stretching back to Biblical times.

Yes it will. Try to force your voice to much. Like any surgery it will take time to heal. If you have further questions it's best to discuss them with your doctor.

No. It is not possible to make your eyes bigger. However, effective use of make-up can give the illusion of bigger eyes. Try a thin line of liquid liner on the upper rim of your top eyelid, as close to the lashes as you can get and a pencil liner just beneath your lower lid. Don't line the inside rims of your eyelids, this will make your yes appear smaller.

Laser peripheral iridotomy makes an opening in the iris allowing the fluid to drain, argon laser trabeculoplasty is aimed at the fluid channel opening to help the drainage system function.

Laser assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) is the most recently developed type of refractive surgery.

Color blindness is a problem with the retinal receptors in the back of the eye and LASIK in no way can help this problem.

The positive health benefits of Laser eye surgery is that it takes shorter period of time to finish, it is effective and less invasive and it has a pretty good success rate of good prognisis.

Lasik surgery is advised around the age of 20 ; by that age, the power stabilises.

After Lasik, the remaining power is given in glasses. Never expect 100% correction

by Lasik. The problem of presbyopia starts around 40 and one has to wear

glasses. New types of operations are now done to correct correct presbyopia.

Well, If you have ever looked into the sun and then looked away (please don't if you haven't!) You will see e series of purple and green dots. This is from the sun, a laser in itself, burning your eye. You may not feel it but it does cause damage. Remember to wear eye protection. imagine a laser closer to you and stronger then the sun. it would blind you!!!

This simple question is profound, because it touches on an invention that has changed the way in which the world views vision correction and has helped millions of people worldwide to see better without the aid of glasses or contact lenses.

For perhaps millions of years, much of human kind has suffered with vision problems. There are the serious eye diseases such as cataracts, glaucoma and a myriad of other problems. Beyond this is the simple fact that many people are unable to see clearly at distance, near, or both. This is from the imperfections of the eyeball as a camera and this was greatly helped over that last few hundred years by glasses and more recently in the last 50 years by contact lenses. Although with the advent of lasers, there was a hope that such technology could improve vision, limitations in the nature of the eye had limited laser application to vision correction until the advent of LASIK.

LASIK is a hybrid procedure, that is it involves two steps which together are able to improve vision very rapidly and predictably for patients with ametropias. The first step is to create a potential space for the laser to correct the vision and the second is to do the correction itself. In the early days of LASIK about 15-20 years ago, this potential space was made with a device called a microkeratome. This is a miniature shaver which can peel a thin layer of outer tissue from the cornea which remains attached at the edge or "hinge". Another laser, the excimer laser then focuses on the freshly cut surface, and removes tissue in a programmed manner to reshape the eye. Finally, the flap is replaced which assumes the contour of the newly shaped cornea beneath it. It is the transfer of the shape combined with covering the treated area with living tissue that makes LASIK so remarkable. Healing occurs at the edge or seam of the flap and the eye barely knows that anything has occurred beneath. The vision is rapidly restored with no significant healing response, which is key to the success of LASIK.

Newer lasers, called femtosecond lasers, are able to make the flap layer more precisely without a cutting blade but fundamentally perform the same function. This all laser approach is a safer and slightly more effective way of restoring vision by LASIK.

We become complacent very quickly with new technologies but it is a truly amazing and revolutionary accomplishment that in a procedure that lasts only a few minutes, a persons vision can be corrected from a lifetime of limitations.

LASIK is a surgical procedure that uses a laser to correct nearsightedness, farsightedness, and/or astigmatism. In LASIK, a thin flap in the cornea is created using either a microkeratome blade or a femtosecond laser. The surgeon folds back the flap, then removes some corneal tissue underneath using an excimer laser. The flap is then laid back in place, covering the area where the corneal tissue was removed.

With nearsighted people, the goal of LASIK is to flatten the too-steep cornea; with farsighted people, a steeper cornea is desired. LASIK can also correct astigmatism by smoothing an irregular cornea into a more normal shape.

Lasik eye surgery do carry some risk. The most dangerous is losing your eyesight. Fortunately, that is extremely rare. There are cases where you end up being worst off and then there are minor issues like dry eyes and halo effects.