The most popular misconception about laser eye surgery is that it is painful, but the procedure is not excessively invasive, and patients have confirmed that they have encountered only mild eye pressure and no actual discomfort.
FREMONT, CA: Health and well-being advancements are clear advantages of developments in technology in recent years. When it comes to our quality of life, significant breakthroughs like mobile phones and the internet are also seen as a double-edged sword. There are, however, some advancements for which the advantages are not in any doubt.
Here are two beneficial procedures enhanced by healthcare technology:
Laser Eye Surgery
Over the last thirty years, laser eye surgery has been continuously developing and is available in two distinct forms, LASIK and LASEK. Although LASIK is the most common of these two procedures, LASEK is the more suitable treatment for those with a thin cornea or any established medical condition that causes complications.
The critical difference is that the LASEK approach uses only one laser and a minor surgical procedure, whereas two lasers are used by LASIK. Both techniques are commonly used and are deemed so secure that NASA has approved the treatments for use on astronauts.
