What I Feel During Lasik?
Lasik is a comfortable eye surgery. The surgery will take about 30 minutes. It is essential you know what you will encounter during the procedure.
A numbing local anesthetic drop will be placed in your eye so that you dont feel the pain or any sensation.
The area around your eye will be cleaned with a sterile betadine or other sterilizing agent to reduce chances of any infection.
A lid speculum will be used to hold your eyelids open, so that you dont blink during the surgery
A ring will be placed on your eye and very high pressures will be applied to create suction to the cornea. Your vision will temporarily dim while the suction ring is on and you may feel the pressure and experience some discomfort.
The microkeratome is a cutting instrument which is attached to the suction ring and used to cut a flap in your cornea.
The microkeratome and the suction ring are then removed. You will be able to see, but you will experience fluctuating degrees of blurred vision.
The flap is folded back on its hinge, to expose the underlying corneal tissue.
The laser will be positioned over your eye and you will be asked to stare at a light. This helps to track your eye and see that it is properly centered.
When your eye is in the correct position, the laser which is preprogrammed to vaporize specific amount of corneal tissue based on your eye parameters. You might notice some unusual sounds and smell.
The flap is put back into position.
A shield might be provided to cover the eye. This prevents you from rubbing your eye, putting pressure on your eye while you sleep, and to protect your eye from accidental injury.
A numbing local anesthetic drop will be placed in your eye so that you dont feel the pain or any sensation.
The area around your eye will be cleaned with a sterile betadine or other sterilizing agent to reduce chances of any infection.
A lid speculum will be used to hold your eyelids open, so that you dont blink during the surgery
A ring will be placed on your eye and very high pressures will be applied to create suction to the cornea. Your vision will temporarily dim while the suction ring is on and you may feel the pressure and experience some discomfort.
The microkeratome is a cutting instrument which is attached to the suction ring and used to cut a flap in your cornea.
The microkeratome and the suction ring are then removed. You will be able to see, but you will experience fluctuating degrees of blurred vision.
The flap is folded back on its hinge, to expose the underlying corneal tissue.
The laser will be positioned over your eye and you will be asked to stare at a light. This helps to track your eye and see that it is properly centered.
When your eye is in the correct position, the laser which is preprogrammed to vaporize specific amount of corneal tissue based on your eye parameters. You might notice some unusual sounds and smell.
The flap is put back into position.
A shield might be provided to cover the eye. This prevents you from rubbing your eye, putting pressure on your eye while you sleep, and to protect your eye from accidental injury.
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