| LASIK eye surgery has helped millions of people | | | | Since wavefront technology utilizes sophisticated |
| correct their vision. It's become one of those | | | | mapping, you can not only measure, but also |
| things that we take for granted, but without it | | | | correct these issues. Problems with night vision, |
| we'd be back in the stone ages. It wasn't very | | | | starbursts or light halos can all be corrected by |
| long ago that we were forced to wear either | | | | the new wavefront LASIK technology. |
| glasses or contact lenses, if we had vision | | | | Many reports show that wavefront LASIK eye |
| problems. Fortunately, those times are a thing of | | | | surgeries are commonly more successful. This can |
| the past, thanks to LASIK eye surgery. LASIK is | | | | be attributed to the sophisticated measuring |
| an acronym that stands for laser assisted in situ | | | | techniques available to this technology. But, like |
| keratomileusis. This is a corrective eye procedure | | | | anything else that is superior in this world, it |
| that creates a flap in the cornea with a | | | | comes with a cost. Wavefront LASIK eye |
| microkeratome blade, and then uses a laser to | | | | surgery considerably more expensive than |
| reshape the cornea. As the LASIK surgery | | | | conventional LASIK procedures. So, if you are on |
| procedure continues to advance new techniques | | | | a tight budget, you'll need to decide if it's |
| have been developed for this popular surgery. | | | | necessary or worth the extra cash. It is not |
| Wavefront LASIK eye surgery is one of the | | | | unusual to see wavefront LASIK surgery costing |
| newest and hottest LASIK procedures available | | | | twice of what it would cost for your typical |
| today. It has been utilized in Europe for some | | | | LASIK procedure. If you have higher order |
| time now, but it wasn't until recently that it was | | | | aberration issues, wavefront LASIK is the only |
| approved for U.S. use. Wavefront LASIK eye | | | | way to go. So, your decision should not only |
| surgery, compares favorably to its traditional | | | | reflect your budget, but your specific vision needs. |
| LASIK surgery counterparts. They are, however, | | | | Unfortunately, at this time, neither traditional |
| very similar when it comes to this procedure. | | | | LASIK surgery or wavefront LASIK surgery is |
| They work under the same premise, in that they | | | | covered by typical health insurers. There is some |
| function with a laser to cut the corneas tissue, | | | | optimism down the road that LASIK eye surgery |
| that is often the cause of flawed vision. The main | | | | may be covered by your common health |
| underlying advantage that wavefront LASIK has | | | | insurance plan. When you look at the overall |
| over conventional laser procedures is in the | | | | savings that LASIK surgery provides over an |
| mapping. Wavefront LASIK takes a complete | | | | individuals life, having to deal with the hassles of |
| measurement of the whole eye; this not only | | | | eye care, such as glasses/contacts, the benefits |
| results in a precise measurement of the eye, but | | | | are obviously in favor of LASIK. For these |
| also provides three-dimensional mapping. For | | | | reasons, you'd think you'd be a priority for health |
| obvious reasons, these details provide much | | | | insurers, but they have bigger problems currently, |
| advantage when it comes to executing the eye | | | | so don't hold your breath. |
| surgery. | | | | It's important to sit down with a qualified LASIK |
| When choosing between traditional LASIK surgery | | | | physician when considering LASIK eye surgery. He |
| and wavefront LASIK, there are a few things | | | | or she can help you determine whether traditional |
| you should consider. Conventional LASIK | | | | LASIK eye surgery is sufficient for your needs. |
| procedures are sufficient when it comes to lower | | | | Whether you are a good wavefront LASIK eye |
| order aberrations, including astigmatism, | | | | surgery candidate. And what's involved in the |
| farsightedness, or even nearsightedness. | | | | surgery, including preoperatively and |
| Wavefront LASIK eye surgery really shines when | | | | postoperatively. Don't be tempted by price alone, |
| it comes to higher order aberrations. These vision | | | | a reputable LASIK doctor is much more important |
| issues cannot be corrected with glasses, contact | | | | to your eyes than saving a buck. |
| lenses, or even traditional LASIK eye surgery. | | | | |