WHAT IS LASIK?
LASIK (Laser Assisted In-Situ Keratomileusis) or IK for short is the most frequently performed laser procedure in the world.
The Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon prepares your eye for laser by creating a small flap on the surface of the cornea (front surface of the eye) by using a precision surgical instrument called a microkeratome, or IntraLase.
The laser is then applied to the underlying surface to reshape your cornea and correct for your prescription.
Your Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon then places the flap back down and your eye begins to heal.
The key benefits of the LASIK procedure are a rapid recovery time, usually within 48 hours and little or no post operative discomfort.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
Anesthetic drops are applied, which have the effect of numbing your eye.
Your Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon prepares your eye for laser by creating a small flap on the surface of the cornea (front surface of the eye) by using a precision surgical instrument called a microkeratome, or the IntraLase
The laser is then applied to the underlying surface to reshape your cornea and correct for your prescription.
Your surgeon then places the flap back down and your eye begins to heal.
