| Here are some interesting LASIK eye surgery | | | | Eye Surgery - Ophthalmic surgery or ocular |
| terminology and facts. If you are planning on | | | | surgery, a surgical procedure performed on |
| having this type of surgery it is always good | | | | the eye or its adnexa. |
| to familiarize yourself with it and the | | | | |
| lingo. | | | | Adnexa - Appendages of an organ. |
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| Dr. Jose Barraquer from Colombia in 1970 was | | | | Refractive - The turning or bending of any |
| the first person to develop the | | | | wave, such as a light or sound wave, when it |
| Microkeratome, an instrument that could cut | | | | passes from one medium into another of |
| thin flaps in the cornea and alter its shape. | | | | different optical density. It is also the |
| He is ultimately the one who made this type | | | | ability of the eye to bend light so that an |
| of corrective eye surgery possible. | | | | image is focused on the retina, allowing the |
| | | | image to be sent to the brain for processing. |
| This type of surgery is very safe and | | | | |
| painless. Patients experience very little | | | | In Situ - In situ is a Latin phrase used in |
| pain and usually fully recover within 24 | | | | many different contexts and means 'in place'. |
| hours. Their vision is noticeably improved as | | | | |
| soon as the surgical procedure is finished. | | | | Keratomileusis - A procedure for the |
| Patients are awake during the procedure and | | | | correction of the refraction of the cornea by |
| do go temperately blind while their cornea is | | | | removing a deep corneal lamella, freezing it, |
| being worked on. This sometimes frightens | | | | forming it to a new curvature, and then |
| patients but only lasts for a short period of | | | | replacing it. |
| time. | | | | |
| | | | Ophthalmologist - A physician who specializes |
| Here are some terms for your interest. | | | | in ophthalmology. |
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| Laser-assisted In Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK) | | | | Ophthalmology - Branch of medicine that deals |
| is a form of refractive laser eye surgery. | | | | with the anatomy, functions, pathology, and |
| This type of procedure is performed by an | | | | treatment of the eye. |
| Ophthalmologist and is designed to help | | | | |
| correct vision. | | | | Isn't medical technology amazing? Just |
| | | | knowing that if you were born with bad eyes |
| Microkeratome - A Microkeratome is a | | | | that you can go spend a few thousand dollars |
| precision surgical instrument with an | | | | and transform your sub-par vision into |
| oscillating blade designed for creating the | | | | perfect 20/20 should bring some ease to your |
| corneal flap in LASIK or ALK surgery | | | | life. To your heath and to your life - |
| | | | farewell! |