Eyesight is highly valued in our society. It helps us function properly and efficiently but more than that, it helps us see colors and appreciate the little things in this world. This is the reason why people with poor vision or vision problems can get frustrated. It is frustrating to always have the need to rely on your glasses or contact lenses to be able to see things and the world around you clearly. Over the years, doctors and researcher have been coming up with ways on how to combat this ongoing problem. This is when lasik eye surgery is born.

Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis

LASIK or Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis is on of the different type of eye surgery being done today. LASIK is a procedure that uses specialized lasers in order to change the shape of the cornea of the eye of the patient to help the eye in focusing and therefore fix near sightedness and far sightedness and even help get rid of and aid astigmatism. This procedure permanently changes the shape of the cornea, which is the outer clear layer of the eye, which offers a permanent solution to those with poor vision. These allows them to be able to be independent from their glasses and contact lenses and reduce the tiring regular visits to get them changed and calibrated or updated.

The use of LASIK as an eye treatment has revolutionized eye and vision treatments ever since it was first approved in 1998 and is very useful and helpful especially to those people whose poor vision have already gotten them to as far as getting classified as legally blind. This includes our loved ones of already old age since poor vision is a common occurrence to them and the younger generation with special conditions that cause their vision to deteriorate early in life.