Advantages And Disadvantages Of Laser Surgery For Farsightedness

Laser Surgery for Farsightedness

Farsightedness (hyperopia) is when the eye can see distant object clearly but near objects are blurry. The lens focuses the image behind the retina instead of on the retina. Farsightedness is usually because of age and due to the inability to stretch the lens. [1] There 's three ways to correct farsightedness, the first one is glasses, the second one is contacts and the third one is laser surgery. Most people use glasses and contacts but I am going to discuss about laser surgery, specifically LASIK (Laser In-Situ Keratomileusis). I am going to talk about advantages and limitations of LASIK surgery regarding its economic factors. In my opinion, this surgery is bad but not too bad because it does have advantages but the disadvantages are more powerful than the advantages.

The picture above is a diagram of the eye when someone has farsightedness. So as you can see, the light is focused behind the retina. [2]

What LASIK Surgery does is cut a section in the lens using a blade or laser. After the section that they cut is lifted, they apply laser to the tissue in the center of the cornea. The laser does a round shape when operating it to the center of the cornea. It will affect the cornea, by creating a sharper surface. The laser

[7] The patients (if the surgery is fully successful) will have normal vision, will experience very slight pain during the surgery because of numbing drops that they use, won 't need bandages or stitches after LASIK, vision is corrected straightaway or the following day. They also will reduce requirement on glasses and contact lens, and many patients does not need them at all, those patients that does not need glasses and contact lens will save money, which benefits them economically. [8] This surgery lasts a pretty long time for years or even decades.