Wave front Lasik surgery is the answer to Presbyopia. Presbyopia is a condition that a person might develop in his forties or fifties if he has already undergone a Lasik surgery before. When a person is affected by presbyopia, his eye loses focus and he would have a difficulty in focussing on objects far or near.
Presbyopia: Usually, people who undergo Lasik are under the false notion that, any future eye problems like Presbyopia can be avoided due to the surgery they have had.
- But unfortunately, presbyopia would start surfacing and you can notice this when reading books or newspapers, the letters tend to get blurred gradually. This condition is found to be on a rise among most Americans.
- According to U.S Census Bureau, around 135 million forty plus Americans are known to be suffering from Presbyopia in spite of having had a Lasik before.
- Presbyopia demands a person to hold any kind of reading material at arms distance, in order to make out the words. This might cause severe eye strain, fatigues and headaches.
Wave front Lasik surgery offers an escape from this problem.
Wave Front Lasik Surgery: Unlike other laser involved operations, Wave Front Lasik involves a period of 7- 8 days of pre-operative and post operative procedures. Let us look at what exactly happens during this period of 7-8 days.
- Pre-operative: Before a week, you need to see your surgeon in order to give the measurement of your cornea. During this pre-operative period, you will be asked not to wear any kind of soft contacts, in case you are using them. This helps in measuring the exact thickness of the cornea that would help the surgeon decide the remodelling pattern of your cornea.
- Operation: After one week of examination, your eye will be operated upon with the help of an eximer laser. The surgeon would get rid of the unwanted tissue from the cornea using the laser.
- Post operation: Ample sleep is prescribed after completion of the surgery. Avoiding light with the help of dark paired glasses is also suggested. The glasses need to be worn during your sleep to prevent you from any unconscious rubbing. Eye drops are also prescribed to help prevent the drying of the eye.
Benefits of Wave Front Lasik: Wave front Lasik surgery, apart from ridding you of post-classic Lasik surgery problems, also provides you a clear vision. It is also known to correct problems associated with near-sightedness, far-sightedness and astigmatism.
