The Rise of Lasik Eye Surgery

Lasik eye surgery has become very popular for people wanting to get their vision repaired. Lasik stands for Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis. The procedure is fairly simple and millions of patients have already had it done. This is how the procedure works.

• The patient is given an eye drop that numbs the eyes and the patient lays downs.
• The eye is held open with a speculum and immobilized with a cornea ring.
• Then a small cut will be placed in the top layer of the cornea.
• The surgeon uses a low powered laser on the stroma to improve the vision.
• The procedure only takes about 10 minutes.

Therefore, it is a pretty simple procedure and the Dr will give you your healing instructions for you to follow.