Two Things You Do Not Know About LASIK Eye Surgery
The eye can be examined with relative ease as to both its function and its structure. A functional examination includes the ability to move in the orbit and the reaction of the pupil to light and accommodation.
The function of the eye may be tested in several ways. The patient may be asked to identify illuminated letter or objects of varying sizes on what is known as the Snellen chart.
Conversely, the examination of the structural part of the eye may be made in several ways. Tension within the eyeball is measured by a tonometer. In certain diseases, especially in glaucoma, the tension in the eyeball is increased markedly.
However, it should be well remembered that a patient with an eye problem might have other problems as well. Often other physical conditions are primary and affect the eye as a consequence. The appearance of the eye can alert the patient and the physician to difficulties in some disturbances of other parts of the body even before other symptoms present themselves.
Consequently, ones dependence on sight is emphasized when one faces a temporary or possible permanent loss of this...