A Guide To Laser Eye Treatment
For many people laser eye treatment can be the perfect option to correct their vision. This eye-correction laser treatment will enable them to do away with their glasses and contact lenses. Generally, laser eye treatment is intended to correct the eye cornea to change the focusing power.
There are several alternative types of treatment for laser eye surgery. However, before we talk about the different types of laser eye treatment, let me first stress that no matter which choice you pick, do ensure that you use one that utilizes wavefront technology. Different clinics use different terminologies for wavefront, but the common ones are custom wavefront, wavefront guided, CustomVue and wavefront optimized. This technology has increased the success rate of vision improvement procedures with many more people getting the near perfect 20/20 vision they desire. Clinics generally charge more for wavefront-based surgery as compared to the older non-wavefront techniques. Is it worth it, you may ask? To answer that, here is a fact-based statistic. Back in 2000 when LASIK (we will touch on this later) was done without the wavefront technology, the success rate for people getting 20/20 vision was 65% compared to the expected 95% from using wavefront technology treatment. On top of that, wavefront technology is also said to improve night vision. Always remember that you have only one pair of eyes and this treatment is once in a lifetime. If you do not have enough money for the wavefront option, I would suggest waiting until you do. It will be well worth your patience and money.
The most common kinds of laser eye treatment currently available are:
1) Laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis or more commonly known as LASIK.
2) Photorefractive keratectomy or also known as PRK.
3) LASEK is a slight variation of LASIK, normally offered to patients who are not suitable candidates for LASIK.
4) Laser Thermal Keratoplasty also known as LTK.
Each of these laser eye treatment options varies in characteristics. Not everyone can qualify for each and every one of these options, as there are some requirements that need to be fulfilled before being able to undergo these treatments. To fully understand the different characteristics, make an appointment with your eye surgeon and ask him what options are there and which treatment best suits you.
