Wavefront LASIK eye surgery is available for people who have some very complex prescription needs that are impossible to obtain with regular LASIK procedures. When a person eschews glasses or contact lenses, there really is no other place to turn but to corrective surgery for the answer. In some cases, a person may not want to stick with glasses because of the type of occupation he or she is in, including aviation or perhaps some underwater work. Contact lenses are often the choice of athletes who need vision correction but want to bypass the wearing of glasses. But in some cases, especially with high contact sports, contacts can also pop off the eyeball, or slip into a corner of the eyeball causing the player to have to leave the game or call for a timeout. In decades past, complex vision prescriptions could only be handled by the wearing of glasses, and then began a revolution in the design of contact lenses, opening a whole new world to those whose vision could once only be corrected through lenses held on the face with frames. But now, with the debut of wavefront LASIK eye surgery, even complex surgery can be performed on the cornea, making even some of the toughest prescriptions now possible to be corrected without having to wear glasses or contact lenses.
Hyperopia, the formal word for farsightedness, occurs when the eyes' lens is misshapen enough to cause the light coming into the eyeball to focus behind the retina. Myopia, the formal word for nearsightedness, is caused when the light focuses in front of the retina. Those with hyperopia cannot see objects close up but can read the "All You Can Eat Buffet" sign three hundred feet up the road and those with myopia can read just fine but have difficulty reading the "Last Chance for Gas Next Fifty Miles" billboard several hundred feet away. Astigmatism, caused by the lens being wavy in several directions, makes overall vision kind of blurry. But what happens if a person has a combination of all these types of vision problems? Then it is time for wavefront LASIK eye surgery, a breakthrough procedure for the patient cornea that has many anomalies.
Some people call wavefront Lasik eye surgery customized vision surgery because it is handled in a different manner than mere hyperopia or myopia corrective procedures. Results from this technique for vision correction occur from three dimensional measurements of the eyeball. These three dimensional figures guide the laser to make cuts that would be impossible with the traditional laser operation. The proponents of this procedure say that the operation can not only help people see more, but actually see better in terms of contrast and detail. This often reduces some of the risks of traditional LASIK operations which can sometimes cause vision to produce halos, glare and difficulty with night vision. In fact, those who have had poorer vision as a result of prior LASIK surgery can often have it corrected with wavefront LASIK eye surgery. Many ophthalmologists now say that the wavefront technique is far superior to conventional LASIK surgery and over 75% of these vision surgeons now use it in standard practice.
In most cases, the process for wavefront LASIK eye surgery happens after the patient is seated in a chair and light is beamed into the eye. The pattern of the eye is then detected by the light and returned back to the emitting machine where the eye is "mapped" for aberrations. This map of the eye enables the laser to be able to follow a very precise cutting pattern, making for a much more effective procedure in correcting vision problems. Eyesight, perhaps our most cherished of the senses, is a horrible tragedy when lost. But Jesus said something else lost is beyond tragic. "For what shall it profit a man if he should gain the whole world and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?" (Mark 8:36-37)
When a person decides to have wavefront LASIK eye surgery, the cost is significantly more than with traditional LASIK surgery. Of course, from state to state and region to region the cost is higher or lower. For instance, does anyone want to pay for any medical services located on 5th Avenue in Manhattan or Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills? One of the reasons it is higher is because the physicians who use the technology must pay a royalty to the company that made the wavefront technology. But it is not a cure all for all eye issues. In fact, a person must be ready to hear that they are not a candidate for this surgery. There are strict Federal Drug Administration guidelines that a person's vision must meet in order for a doctor to legally and ethically use wavefront LASIK eye surgery.
Choose your eye surgeon carefully by checking references and former patients who have his or her services. Not all surgeons, although they have graduated from medical school and have diplomas have the same skill levels. Do not assume that a lower priced wavefront procedure is a good deal. After all, you are not buying a Volkswagen built in the same factory in Germany as one sold 400 miles away. These are your eyes we are discussing and as much deliberation and investigation should be used until the patient is absolutely relaxed in the doctor's operating chair, knowing he is getting the best care possible.
Hyperopia, the formal word for farsightedness, occurs when the eyes' lens is misshapen enough to cause the light coming into the eyeball to focus behind the retina. Myopia, the formal word for nearsightedness, is caused when the light focuses in front of the retina. Those with hyperopia cannot see objects close up but can read the "All You Can Eat Buffet" sign three hundred feet up the road and those with myopia can read just fine but have difficulty reading the "Last Chance for Gas Next Fifty Miles" billboard several hundred feet away. Astigmatism, caused by the lens being wavy in several directions, makes overall vision kind of blurry. But what happens if a person has a combination of all these types of vision problems? Then it is time for wavefront LASIK eye surgery, a breakthrough procedure for the patient cornea that has many anomalies.
Some people call wavefront Lasik eye surgery customized vision surgery because it is handled in a different manner than mere hyperopia or myopia corrective procedures. Results from this technique for vision correction occur from three dimensional measurements of the eyeball. These three dimensional figures guide the laser to make cuts that would be impossible with the traditional laser operation. The proponents of this procedure say that the operation can not only help people see more, but actually see better in terms of contrast and detail. This often reduces some of the risks of traditional LASIK operations which can sometimes cause vision to produce halos, glare and difficulty with night vision. In fact, those who have had poorer vision as a result of prior LASIK surgery can often have it corrected with wavefront LASIK eye surgery. Many ophthalmologists now say that the wavefront technique is far superior to conventional LASIK surgery and over 75% of these vision surgeons now use it in standard practice.
In most cases, the process for wavefront LASIK eye surgery happens after the patient is seated in a chair and light is beamed into the eye. The pattern of the eye is then detected by the light and returned back to the emitting machine where the eye is "mapped" for aberrations. This map of the eye enables the laser to be able to follow a very precise cutting pattern, making for a much more effective procedure in correcting vision problems. Eyesight, perhaps our most cherished of the senses, is a horrible tragedy when lost. But Jesus said something else lost is beyond tragic. "For what shall it profit a man if he should gain the whole world and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?" (Mark 8:36-37)
When a person decides to have wavefront LASIK eye surgery, the cost is significantly more than with traditional LASIK surgery. Of course, from state to state and region to region the cost is higher or lower. For instance, does anyone want to pay for any medical services located on 5th Avenue in Manhattan or Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills? One of the reasons it is higher is because the physicians who use the technology must pay a royalty to the company that made the wavefront technology. But it is not a cure all for all eye issues. In fact, a person must be ready to hear that they are not a candidate for this surgery. There are strict Federal Drug Administration guidelines that a person's vision must meet in order for a doctor to legally and ethically use wavefront LASIK eye surgery.
Choose your eye surgeon carefully by checking references and former patients who have his or her services. Not all surgeons, although they have graduated from medical school and have diplomas have the same skill levels. Do not assume that a lower priced wavefront procedure is a good deal. After all, you are not buying a Volkswagen built in the same factory in Germany as one sold 400 miles away. These are your eyes we are discussing and as much deliberation and investigation should be used until the patient is absolutely relaxed in the doctor's operating chair, knowing he is getting the best care possible.
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