Benefits of Lasik Eye Surgery
For the millions of people who have been wearing glasses for decades and the thousands of teenagers trying to cope up with the process of using contact lenses, the cosmetic eye surgery or lasik is truly the best option. This cosmetic eye surgery is a procedure that uses laser to repair the cornea in such a way that it helps in correcting your vision and you will never need glasses. The most important aspect of this cosmetic eye surgery is that it not only improves the vision but also improves the overall quality of life.
There is a vast majority of Americans who have removed their glasses after a successful cosmetic eye surgery and are completely satisfied with the results. According to a research conducted by the Harris Interactive survey, which was taken out by The Eye Surgery Education Council (ESEC), it simply stated that the daily routine and quality of life had improved considerably for most of the patients who underwent this cosmetic eye surgery. This survey was one of the first in its league that showed the possible implications of this laser surgery and how people could actually benefit.
Many sport enthusiasts in the recent times have been able to discard their contact lenses or glasses after the cosmetic eye surgery or lasik surgical procedure and have joined the professional league. Since 1995, approximately 3 million Americans have undergone the cosmetic eye surgery so that they don’t have to wear glasses ever again and 85% of them feel that this vision correction method has yielded results in the form of improvement in vision over a period of time. 93% of patients who went through the lasik surgery feel completely satisfied with the results and are not wearing glasses or contact lenses anymore. 73% of the patients feel that they should have had this cosmetic eye surgery done earlier.
Some of the most important benefits of the cosmetic eye surgery include:
- Ability to see the alarm clock on waking up without glasses - 89% patients revealed this
- 83% feel that they can experience a sense of freedom from glasses and contact lenses
- 69% of the patients feel that there is a considerable improvement in personal safety as glasses hinders our vision
- 65% of the people feel that post cosmetic eye surgery, they have regained their lost confidence especially where personal appearance is concerned.
- 54% feel that now they are able to participate in sports and fitness activities, which was not a possibility earlier.
The technical benefits of this cosmetic eye surgery include:
- The Bowman's membrane is spared unlike in other forms of refractive eye surgery or any other eye surgery.
- The removal of the corneal surface tissue is not necessary and hence post-operative pain is reduced substantially.
- The vision correction after the surgery is commendable and vision is completely restored within a few days.
- There is less corneal scarring and hence creates a greater stability for vision correction
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