If you have been suffering from any vision problems and cannot take the hassles of any corrective equipment like spectacles, then laser eye surgery is the answer for your problem. Laser eye surgeries help in fixing your eye problem if you have refractive error, especially accompanied with short sightedness, long sightedness or astigmatism. It can also treat these diseases individually. Refractive error is known as presbyopia and most of the people develop this in their older age. So you might need to get this done in your old age. Read on to know more.
Lasik and Lasek are the two types of laser eye surgeries performed on patients. Lasik is performed by creating a thin flap over the cornea and then working underneath that flap. Lasek is performed by removing the layer of epithelium. Most importantly ensure to select an expert eye surgeon, because if the surgery is not performed properly it might lead to permanent blindness. Make sure to clear all your queries before you go for a laser eye surgery.