Good Health Manual

Are you frustrated that you find it difficult to do anything in your day to day life without relying on your glasses? Maybe you are fed up with always having to put in your contact lenses or the irritations are just becoming too much? If so, maybe you should consider having a laser eye operation to remove these problems for life.

Laser eye procedures are operations that uses refractive surgery to fix and recalibrate the eyes for sufferers of conditions such as astigmatism and to resolve nearsighted and farsighted patients. The simple overview of what actually happens in the surgery is that a thin flap is made in the cornea so the surgeon can operate underneath to remove some of the tissue using a specially design laser. The cornea is slightly but precisely reshaped to resolve your eye sight problems.

What Happens During The Laser Eye Procedure?

One of the benefits of the laser eye treatment is that the operation is only day surgery. The procedure can take as little as only five minutes. Some doctors may sedate you but this is only mild and you will be awake during the procedure.

Just because you can leave the clinic the same day, you will still need someone there with you to help you get home safely.

The preparation for the operation is also relatively quick. The surgeon will first put some drops in your eye to anesthetize them which means that the procedure is painless but some people may feel some discomfort.
Your eye is held open with a special device to prevent your eye lids closing and to allow for the surgeon to accurately slice the flap on your cornea. You will be positioned on your back down underneath the laser. Eyes are operated on one at a time.

The cut is then made using the laser or a microkeratome and amazingly you won't even notice it. A computer is then calibrated to match your eye sight problems and severity and while focusing on a specific object the laser will pulse light underneath the new flap. These pulses will reshape your corneal. Don't be put off by the weird odour that will occur from the removal of your eye's tissue.

The laser eye operation can be repeated on your next eye after a small break or some people prefer to come back the following week.

As you can see, laser eye procedures are not that complicated or involved and hopefully this article has given you the information you need to relieve some of the anxiety you might be feeling.

"Even in the glasses of thine eyes, I see thy grieved heart," said Shakespeare- a very protective observation of the human eye. This incredible organ of sight not only permits us to see but is most often a barometer of our emotions and our state of health, as well. It is believed that the famed Maimonides, world renowned physician to the Sultan prescribed medicines for his patients (clients) just by looking into their eyes.

The eye is a special sensory receiver. The eyes are the greatest clues to diseases elsewhere in the body, more so than any other organ. We use our eyes for driving car, watching television, reading books and newspapers, and watching movies. The eye is a fantastic, incredible piece of engineering- an instantly self-adjusting camera, with a built-in drainage and repair system, so it requires only reasonable care from its owner in order to provide good and constant lifetime service.

When reading, writing, or doing other close work, the source of light should be steady, non-glaring, and easy to read by. The light should come from behind. The entire room should be lighted, not just the working area. Indirect lighting is preferred to direct.

When doing extensive reading or writing the eyes should be rested for a minute or so from time to time by closing them or looking at faraway objects.

Sunglasses at night or in darkened places are ill-advised. Even in the daylight sunglasses should be worn in glared conditions, unless otherwise instructed by a physician. Watch television at night with lights on.

An eye that has caught cinder must not be rubbed; it should be allowed to tear and be washed out by a gentle stream of clear water. Boric acid or other eye preparations are dangerous when the eye is injured, so consult a physician before using them because self medication is not advisable.

All children should have their eye checked no later than the beginning of school, regardless of whether they have symptoms or not. Adults over 40 years of age should have a regular eye checkups.

Non-acute symptoms that must also be investigated are: aversion to reading, unusual fatigue after normal eye use, an unusual number of errors in writing, difficulties in concentrating, and headaches, particularly those that radiate to and from the eye.