Sacramento Lasik California
Monday, May 12, 2008
Monday, May 12, 2008
Staar Visian ICL Sacramento California
LASIK is now the vision correction procedure of choice for many ophthalmologists worldwide. Instead of removing the surface epithelium with the laser and exposing many nerve endings (as in PRK), the surgeon performing LASIK uses a motor-powered microkeratome to create a "flap." The flap is then lifted and reflected back, allowing a computer guided Excimer laser (cold laser) to use light pulses to remodel the corneal tissue underneath. Afterward, the flap is gently positioned back onto the cornea. Since this procedure is less traumatic to the outer surface of the eye, vision is restored more quickly and the patient's discomfort is reduced. Most patients report greater comfort after surgery and can generally drive two to three days after the surgery.
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The Staar ICL™ is placed inside the eye surgically without laser removal of corneal tissue or removal of the natural lens. By not removing the natural lens, the eye can still focus from far to near without the need for reading glasses or a reading contact lens. 
The Staar Visian ICL™ is indicated for the correction of nearsightedness (-3.00 to -20.00 D) and farsightedness or hyperopia (+3.00 to +20.00 D). It is anchored in front of the crystalline lens behind the pupil of the eye, and functions much like a traditional contact lens except that it is left indefinitely and cannot be seen or felt by the patient. Surgical results are effective immediately, with only a short recovery period. 
