In LASIK, a flap is cut off the surface of the cornea and laid back out of the way ( it becomes the bandaid).
A computer controlled laser then removes the measured amount for reshaping - we’re talking microns - and the flap is then laid back over the area and eventually reattaches.
If the surface of the cornea was lasers without the flap, the recovery process would be greatly extended. As it is, within minutes the eye can be tested and evaluated then fine tuned if needed.
If further correction is required later on, there is a time period where he flap can be “teased” open, and more correction performed, etc.
Years ago there were certain types of astigmatism that could not be corrected. In time that was corrected and the process made pretty much routine with predictable outcomes.
Thank you for enlightening me. I always thought Lasik removed pieces of the lens for some reason. I had no idea the cornea shape affected vision so much! I thought it was just the overall shape of the eyeball.
Contact big pharma they can achieve anything in 6 months ....with side effects !
This new discovery may be slow walked to the market place. Perhaps, J&J will buy this for millions, and bury it?
20 years or more?!? I’ll be dead by then! 🤣
In LASIK, a flap is cut off the surface of the cornea and laid back out of the way ( it becomes the bandaid).
A computer controlled laser then removes the measured amount for reshaping - we’re talking microns - and the flap is then laid back over the area and eventually reattaches.
If the surface of the cornea was lasers without the flap, the recovery process would be greatly extended. As it is, within minutes the eye can be tested and evaluated then fine tuned if needed.
If further correction is required later on, there is a time period where he flap can be “teased” open, and more correction performed, etc.
Years ago there were certain types of astigmatism that could not be corrected. In time that was corrected and the process made pretty much routine with predictable outcomes.
Big Money doesn’t want this.
My friend did LASIK and now has dry eye problem and star floaters at night that disturbs driving.
Google LASIK surgery and read up on it.
I was hoping to sign up!
Cornea? Do you mean lens?
Cornea. It shapes the front of the eye and affects both the focal point and azimuth (astigmatism) of the eye.
The hard contact lenses in the past physically changed that shape.
Thank you for enlightening me. I always thought Lasik removed pieces of the lens for some reason. I had no idea the cornea shape affected vision so much! I thought it was just the overall shape of the eyeball.