Eye surgery is not as easy as ophthalmologists want us to believe. In the first place, we believe our eyes as extremely sensitive. And we aren't wrong. Surprises may occur unexpectedly, that one really has to be very careful what doctor they select to have them cured.
PRK stands for photo refractive keratectomy. The surgery is basically the the cutting of a thin portion from the cornea, resulting in reshaping it. In this way vision defects are corrected, making it possible a glasses-free living for so many persons.
Lasik and PRK are in fact similar procedures, but the fraction removed from the cornea is not superficial, but a deeper portion. Then the upper portion of cornea is set in its original position, enabling the eye to start the healing process.
Lasik and PRK are both operated with excimer lasers. All lasers for PRK or for any other medical surgery must be FDA approved. This is how patients safety is secured. This is how the government is a signal they are preoccupied to have a healthy population.
Vision defects can be fixed through any of the two types of eye surgery. The physician will observe each candidate individually, then indicating one operation or another. Every now and then, they may even settle that the subject should not be exposed to any kind of eye surgery at all.
Human errors in precision surgery could be dangerous, as they may result in poor vision or even complete loss of sight. Setting up for a certain specialist only after thorough investigations will diminish the risk of exposing ourselves to malpraxis.
It has been noticed by some eye surgeons that patients need less recovery days after Lasik than after PRK. However, as nobody made the hard evidence of this fact yet, all we have to say is that there are cases in which one type of surgery is better than the other. This is why we need to go for specialist advice before doing anything. - 15437
PRK stands for photo refractive keratectomy. The surgery is basically the the cutting of a thin portion from the cornea, resulting in reshaping it. In this way vision defects are corrected, making it possible a glasses-free living for so many persons.
Lasik and PRK are in fact similar procedures, but the fraction removed from the cornea is not superficial, but a deeper portion. Then the upper portion of cornea is set in its original position, enabling the eye to start the healing process.
Lasik and PRK are both operated with excimer lasers. All lasers for PRK or for any other medical surgery must be FDA approved. This is how patients safety is secured. This is how the government is a signal they are preoccupied to have a healthy population.
Vision defects can be fixed through any of the two types of eye surgery. The physician will observe each candidate individually, then indicating one operation or another. Every now and then, they may even settle that the subject should not be exposed to any kind of eye surgery at all.
Human errors in precision surgery could be dangerous, as they may result in poor vision or even complete loss of sight. Setting up for a certain specialist only after thorough investigations will diminish the risk of exposing ourselves to malpraxis.
It has been noticed by some eye surgeons that patients need less recovery days after Lasik than after PRK. However, as nobody made the hard evidence of this fact yet, all we have to say is that there are cases in which one type of surgery is better than the other. This is why we need to go for specialist advice before doing anything. - 15437
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