Once your eye has
been painlessly anesthetized, a comfortable device to prevent
blinking will be situated between your eyelids.
Using a microkeratome, Dr. Chaffin
will create a
protective flap in your cornea. In less than a minute, while you are
focused on a "target' light, the laser painlessly reshapes
your cornea.
Once the protective
flap is properly repositioned, your incision will then securely and
quickly bond stitch-free.
MYOPIA
(Nearsighted)
HYPEROPIA
(Farsighted)
Light rays are focused
in front of the retina instead of directly on the retina.
Light rays are not bent
enough to focus directly on the retina.
ASTIGMATISM
LASIK
Light rays are focused
at more than one point on the retina.
The Cornea is reshaped
so light rays can focus directly on the retina.
The FDA has approved laser visioncorrection
as an alternative to
eyeglasses and contact lenses.
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