Top facts you must know if you are considering a Lasik eye surgery

Healthcare & Medical

Oct 10, 2019

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Lasik is a refractive laser vision correction surgery and can correct refractive errors like myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness) and astigmatism (cylinder power).

A patient must be over the age of 18 yrs, should have stable refractive for at least six months and must have healthy eyes free from other diseases to undergo LASIK.
You can confirm your candidacy for surgery by visiting your doctor, it only requires a single visit to determine your fitness for the surgery.
There are various technologies available (eg C-LASIK, FEMTO LASIK) to perform LASIK. Consult your doctor regarding the differences between them.
Lasik is a painless, single-day procedure, hospital admission is not required.
It is done under topical anesthesia (no injections) and eyes are not patched after surgery.
Patients can perform most of their day to day activities from the very next day.
Lasik Eye Surgery takes under 10 minutes per eye. Maximum patients are able to go back to work in 24 hours, and over three or four weeks.
This process is easy and hassle-free.

Know yourself, Lasik is not for everyone, people with severe dry eye and other selected condition eye problems don't consider Lasik surgery.