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Nearsightedness

The LASIK procedure can greatly help those individuals who suffer from myopia (aka nearsightedness).

Refractive errors exist when the cornea and lens of the eye fail to focus light rays directly on the retina. This can result when the cornea is too steep, focusing light rays in front of the retina. This is myopia or nearsightedness. Nearsighted individuals can see near but not as well as faraway. This can be corrected using the excimer laser.

LASIK in the low range of nearsightedness is quite accurate. In our practice, the vast majority of individuals with near-sightedness, with or without astigmatism, see 20/20 after one LASIK treatment. Surgeon experience in performing LASIK is the most important factor that determines the success of surgery.

Astigmatism

The LASIK procedure can change the lives of those individuals who suffer from astigmatism.

Refractive errors exist when the cornea and lens of the eye fail to focus light rays on the retina. Astigmatism results when the cornea-lens combination fails to focus the light rays to a point source on the retina. A normal circular or spherical cornea focuses images to a sharp point. A cornea with astigmatism is essentially oval and therefore fails to focus images clearly, resulting in blurry vision.

In our practice, the vast majority of individuals with astigmatism see 20/20 after one LASIK treatment. Surgeon experience in performing LASIK is the most important factor that determines the success of surgery.

Farsightedness

The LASIK procedure can drastically help those individuals who suffer from hyperopia (aka farsightedness).

Refractive errors exist when the cornea and lens of the eye fail to focus light rays directly on the retina. This can result when the light rays are focused behind the retina, which is known as hyperopia or farsightedness. Far-sighted individuals see better far away, but more blurry close-up.

In our practice, the vast majority of individuals with far-sightedness do very well after one LASIK treatment. Surgeon experience in performing LASIK is the most important factor that determines the success of surgery.

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