http://www.bharatbhasha.com/health.php/37081 ... not comfortable with, or not suitable for LASIK surgery due to inadequate thickness of the corneal tissue. There are several alternatives to LASIK surgery, each possessing certain characteristics that make it more appropriate in a particular situation. The procedures may be different, but the key intent is to correct the vision. The following are a few of the major alternatives to LASIK surgery. LASEK (Laser-Assisted Sub-Epithelial Keratomiluesis) is a recent addition to the refractive surgery catalog. As noted above, the density of the corneal tissue is inadequate in some patients,... en-us http://www.bharatbhasha.com/health.php/55107 ... depending on your location and the doctors and services that you choose. Insurance is something that does not, in general, cover laser eye surgery. It has not yet been added to most insurance plans, but most certainly will be one day in the near future. Laser eye surgery is growing in... http://www.bharatbhasha.com/health.php/65663 ... who understand what LASIK surgery is. LASIK surgery has often been promoted as an instant fix for eye defects. While it is a very fast procedure, usually taking less than a minute for each eye, LASIK surgery can sometimes require half an hour to properly correct the defects in an eye. As with... http://www.bharatbhasha.com/health.php/43890 ... Radial Keratotomy (RK). This involved an Ophthalmic surgeon with a steady hand and a sharp scalpel to make a series of radial cuts in the cornea (the front 'window' of the eye), which when healed, would flatten and therefore reshape the cornea. This would theoretically correct short sightedness.... http://www.bharatbhasha.com/health.php/43347 ... the shape of the cornea and the eye are not perfect and the image on the retina is out-of-focus (blurred) or distorted. These imperfections in the focusing power of the eye are called refractive errors. There are three primary types of refractive errors: myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism.... http://www.bharatbhasha.com/health.php/41752 ... increasingly reliable, with unresolved complications reported in only 3 to 6 percent of patients. The risk of complications is still there, however, and can take several different forms. The complications of LASIK surgery can include the following: Dry eyes, over or under correction,... http://www.bharatbhasha.com/health.php/38971 ... surgery to reduce or totally eliminate a person's poor eyesight. There are certain eye imperfections that cause poor eyesight. Examples of these are: - Astigmatism A person with astigmatism sees 'distorted' imaged which is a result of deformities or irregularities on the lenses of the eyes. -... http://www.bharatbhasha.com/health.php/43626 ... the Microkeratome, an instrument that could cut thin flaps in the cornea and alter its shape. He is ultimately the one who made this type of corrective eye surgery possible. This type of surgery is very safe and painless. Patients experience very little pain and usually fully recover within 24... http://www.bharatbhasha.com/health.php/37973 ... eye surgery, which is one of the most prevalent vision correction procedures. And therefore, you require some basic LASIK education, in order to get a clear picture of what you can expect from LASIK if you want to know whether you should do eye laser surgery. If the light rays don't focus on... http://www.bharatbhasha.com/health.php/37976 ... below 1% if the patient is thoroughly examined prior to the surgery, so as to ensure that the procedure is feasible and beneficial. Though quite rare, complications due to LASIK do occur. The following are some of the frequently reported complications of LASIK eye surgery. - Dry eye... http://www.bharatbhasha.com/health.php/39608 ... on eyeglasses or contact lenses. LASIK stands for Laser-Assisted In-Situ Keratomileusis, which literally means to "reshape the cornea from within using a laser.” The procedure has broad applications to treat refractive errors of the eye and can be used to treat myopia (nearsightedness),... Copyright 2005 BharatBhasha.com - All Rights Reserved.