Anyone who wears eye glasses or contact lenses knows the inconvenience and expense that comes along with proper eye care. Annual vision exams, lens repairs and changes, new frames, and new contacts can all amount to one hefty drain on both your time and your wallet. If you’re tired of this drain and want a permanent solution for your vision, consider lasik eye surgery.
What is lasik eye surgery? Basically, in lasik eye surgery, a laser alters the shape of the corner to treat refractive errors, improve vision, and reduce or eliminate the need for glasses or contacts. Just as in any other kind of surgery, a trained professional carries out the procedure and you are numbed so you don’t feel any pain.
Why lasik eye surgery? Glasses and contact lenses can only help your vision to a certain extent. While they aid your vision while you are wearing them, they can’t help to repair or improve your vision long-term, which means that you will always be dependent on either glasses or contacts. Lasik, on the other hand, permanently repairs and improves your vision, so you will be able to see 20/20 without the aid of glasses or contacts.
Before jumping into lasik surgery, keep in mind the risks and variables involved. Every person is different, so you may get different results than others. For example, your vision may not be able to be repaired to a perfect 20/20, so you may still need vision aids for specific tasks. However, generally lasik is able to achieve the results that people are looking for-perfect vision-all in only ten minutes or less!