Positive and Negative Reviews of LASIK
As a saying goes, every coin has two sides, opinions on LASIK vary from person to person. Some may hold that LASIK is a miracle that is able to make one see a clearing world waking up one day in the morning; while some may hold that LASIK is not good, complaining some post-operative symptoms.
As the case stands, either positive review or negative review depends on who you ask and no answer is authoritative and in full range for the reason that massive majority of all the LASIK reviews are not only positive but improve a person’s quality of life.
People having positive opinions describe LASIK to be wonderful, because having 20/20 vision is just a dream for most Americans who wear glasses. A LASIK surgery makes them no longer have to fumble around for their glasses or contact lenses, and they are able to lead a life as before when they were in good eyesight. The experience of consistent pushing up the glasses on noses and wearing and taking off contacts everyday has gone.
Although LASIK wins a large outpouring of favorable comments, certain amount of risks concerning LASIK are involved and some people give not so good comments. But they just list some events but never describe in details and seldom offer advices. Therefore, as a reporter, I’d like to read more negative reviews and look into some complaints. And if they are truly a problem I will report to the Better Business Bureau (BBB) for solution.
The good news is that majority of the reviews from both the patients and doctor are positive, which demonstrates that LASIK surgery, as a newly emerged in modern times, indeed serves us a lot.
FDA Approved LASIK instruments
LASIK is short for Laser-assisted In Situ Keratomileusis. LASIK is a FDA approved refractive laser eye surgery with the purpose of improving patients’ vision and reducing the need for wearing eyeglasses or contacts lenses.
The procedure of LASIK eye surgery mainly consists of three steps. The first step is to make a flap of the outer layer of cornea. There are two types of blades that can be used to cut a flap, the mechanical blade called microkeratome and the laser called keratome. The second step is to reshape the inner layer of cornea using an excimer laser. The last step is to replace the flap which is made in the first step.
There have been five instruments that used during the procedure of LASIK eye surgery have been approved by the FDA from the year 2000 to 2006.
The MEL 80 Excimer Laser System manufactured by Carl Zeiss Inc using a laser that cuts at the wavelength of 193 nanometers was approved on August 11, 2006.
The LASIK Eye Drape was developed to help protect both the patient and the surgeon by Odyssey Medical Inc. And this new style of drape was approval by FDA on May 10, 2005.
Alcon Laboratories Inc had two FDA approved instruments. The first one was approved on October 7th of 2003, which was used for their Wavelight Allegretto Wave Excimer Laser System. And the second was approved on October 10, 2003, which was used for the ophthalmic medical laser system that cuts at 193 nanometers.
Technolas 217A Excimer Laser System of Technolas GMBH Perfect Vision was approved as a class 3 medical device by FDA on February 23, 2000.
Above are the five FDA approved instruments used for the many LASIK surgeries in the United States. Check with your eye surgeon to see what he will use for you.
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