The risks involved in LASIK eye surgery is relatively small compared to other types of surgery. However, there is still a risk which is there because of the use of the blade that is used to cut the flap in the cornea. The use of this blade comes with the element of human error. This is because all human beings make mistake from time, although this risk is reduced the more highly trained someone is. However, this risk is still there.
Bladeless LASIK lowers that already small risk even further as it removes the need for a blade. This function is taken over by IntraLase lasers which are controlled by computers and can therefore provide a more precise cutting action. Because bladeless LASIK is so delicate that it can even be used on people who have thin corneas. These are people who usually not approved for other types of laser surgery.
Bladeless LASIK offer a number of advantages. The IntraLase laser used during bladeless LASIK allows for an increased curvature, hence lowering the margin of error even more. The fact that a laser is used instead of a blade leads to less infections and irritation. Not only that, bladeless LASIK only leads to a shorter recovery period compared to other types of LASIK eye surgery.
Before bladeless LASIK, many people who had surgeries had to come back for follow-ups or to redo a surgery that didn't go so well. There is also a great deal of irritation that follows other surgeries. However, with bladeless LASIK most of these are something of the past, because of a success rate that is very close to 100%.
So now you may wonder, why do we need an eye doctor for if the lasers are doing everything? Well even though many of the actions are controlled by lasers, these lasers still have to be directed. And to be able to do that you need to have the knowledge of both laser technology as well as eye surgery, which only a trained LASIK eye surgeon can give you. Surgeons who do bladeless LASIK now also need to know how to operate the computer that controls the InterLaser lasers.
Although bladeless LASIK may cost a bit more, many people think it is worth spending that extra money, considering the near perfect results you get. Not to mention the reduced irritation and shorter recovery time.
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2 comments:
I had Lasik 2.5 months ago. I have the similar issue of high pressure in one eye when I bend down. I was reading on the internet that increased pressure may be a symptom of Glucoma and this might have been caused by the trauma during the lasik. I will have to chcek with my regular eye doctor(not the one who preformed the surgery) that if this indeed could be a symtom of Glaucoma. Please let me know your findings and I will do the same. Thanks
Yes, I have heard too that the feeling of pressure might be a symptom of glaucoma. However, I had LASEK, not LASIK, and it should't have the risk of damaging the interior of the eye, since no suction ring is applied. After the surgery, I used steroid drops for a few months in my left eye, since the doctor felt that it had a greater risk of haze. For my right eye, I only used them for a month or so. My eye pressure was never measured, not before or after the surgery. I found that strange, but the nurse explained that I was so young that it was not necessary. Since then I have been wondering, if the drops may have caused my eye pressure to elevate. For some reason I'm also worried about the possible effect of elevated eye pressure and thinned cornea, beacuse the laser removed quite a lot of my corneal tissue. Because of that, this astigmatism-issue freaks me out. Maybe I'm just being paranoid.
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