Eye Laser Surgery & Eye Protection

Laser surgery is the most exciting advancement in ophthalmology since the invention of eyeglasses!

Corrective eye surgery gives people a second chance at having normal eyesight and brings relief from the everyday hassles of contact lenses. The surgery is quite simple and fast and has benefited many people. Like all surgeries, there are risks and it is not recommended for people in periods of growth such as teens and pregnant women. You should be in good general health and not suffer from glaucoma. Visit your local eye clinic or ophthalmologist to decide if laser surgery is right for you.

Refractive eye surgery is intended to correct common eye disorders such as myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness), and astigmatism (distorted vision). Several types of surgical techniques are currently being performed to correct refractive errors; laser refractive correction is fast becoming the most technologically advanced method available.

Precision Surgery is an outpatient procedure generally performed with local anaesthetic eye drops.

This type of refractive surgery gently reshapes the cornea by removing microscopic amounts of tissue from the outer surface with a cool, computer-controlled ultraviolet beam of light. The beam is so precise it can cut notches in a strand of human hair without breaking it, and each pulse can remove 39 millionths of an inch of tissue in 12 billionths of a second. The procedure itself takes only a few minutes, and patients return to daily routines in one to three days.