We all desire to have a perfect vision. However with growing age or any unfortunate mis-happening an individuals vision may get distorted. But today science has blessed mankind with several wonderful techniques to rectify the faulty vision.
1.Flap Procedure treatments- are those where the surgeon removes the flap in the cornea to have an access to the tissue underneath. Some of the well known Flap treatments are as follows-
LASIK refractive eye surgery is quite a commendable eye surgery these days. The term LASIK stands for laser in situ keratomileusis surgery. This treatment is basically meant to treat nearsightedness (myopia), farsightedness (hyperopia) and astigmatism (misshapen cornea). LASIK provides a correct vision through the use of a laser by reshaping the cornea and changing its focusing power. LASIK usually takes less than one minute per eye. In USA LASIK surgeries have been performed since 1993.
Contemporary technique of LASEK or Laser Epithelial Keratoileusis surgery is also widely in use nowadays. LASEK is akin to LASIK refractive eye surgery. But unlike LASIK, in LASEK the surgeon cuts a flap in the epithelium only instead of through the...