Glasses might be a popular fashion accessory, but there is no fun in wearing them out of necessity. Lasik, or laser assisted in situ keratomileusis, is fast becoming one of the most popular ways to deal with short- or long-sightedness, helping spectacle wearers say goodbye to glasses for good.
Sight correction surgery has been available for a number of years, but as in other medical fields, increasing understanding and technical innovations continue to make these surgeries more effective and affordable. There was a time when only the wealthy and the brave could undergo sight correction procedures, but developments like Lasik are widening the options for those with imperfect vision.
Using hi-tech equipment to create a flap in the cornea through which the corneal tissue can be adapted to improve a patients vision, Lasik is both quick and relatively painless. Unlike the major surgical procedure eye correction formerly represented, Lasik now allows patients walk in to a clinic and walk out again a short time after. Although extensive eye exams must be performed before the procedure to ensure that the patients eyes are suitable for treatment, Lasik itself can take...