LAsik Eye surgery's History,Effectiveness, Satisfaction, Dissatisfaction and process

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JATIN SINGH

• LASIK EYE SURGERY

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Tables of Content

• History
• About
• Effectiveness
• Satisfaction
• Dissatisfaction
• Risks
• Process
• Source

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History

• In the 1950s, the microkeratome and
  keratomileusis technique were developed in
  Bogota, Colombia, by the Spanish ophthalmologist
  Jose Barraquer.
• In 1980, Rangaswamy Srinivasan, at the IBM
  Research laboratory, discovered that an
  ultraviolet excimer laser could etch living
  tissue, with precision and with no thermal damage
  to the surrounding area.
• Barraquer also investigated how much of the
  cornea had to be left unaltered in order to
  provide stable long-term results. This work was
  followed by that of the Russian scientist,
  Svyatoslav Fyodorov, who developed radial
  keratotomy (RK) in the 1970s.

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About

• Lasik commonly referred to as laser eye surgery
  or laser vision correction, is a type of
  refractive surgery for the correction of myopia,
  hyperopia, and astigmatism.
• The LASIK surgery is performed by an
  ophthalmologist who uses a laser or microkeratome
  to reshape the eye's cornea in order to improve
  visual acuity.

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Effectiveness

• In 2006, the British National Health Service's
  National Institute for Health and Clinical
  Excellence (NICE) considered evidence of the
  effectiveness and the potential risks of the
  laser surgery stating "current evidence suggests
  that photorefractive (laser) surgery for the
  correction of refractive errors is safe and
  efficacious for use in appropriately selected
  patients.

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Satisfaction

• Surveys of LASIK find rates of patient
  satisfaction between 92 and 98 percent.
• In March 2008, the American Society of Cataract
  and Refractive Surgery published a patient
  satisfaction meta-analysis of over 3,000
  peer-reviewed articles from international
  clinical journals.
• Data from the prior 10 years revealed a 95.4
  percent patient satisfaction rate among LASIK
  patients

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Dissatisfaction

• Some people with poor outcomes from LASIK
  surgical procedures report a significantly
  reduced quality of life because of vision
  problems or physical pain associated with the
  surgery.
• Some patients need to wear contact lenses or
  glasses even after treatment.
• A small percentage of patients may need to have
  another surgery because their condition is
  over-corrected or under-corrected.

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Risks

• Vision loss due to infection
• Higher-order aberrations
• Dry eyes
• Halos

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Process

• The planning and analysis of corneal reshaping
  techniques such as LASIK have been standardized
  by the American National Standards Institute, an
  approach based on the Alpins method of
  astigmatism analysis. The FDA website on LASIK
  states.
• Before undergoing a refractive procedure, you
  should carefully weigh the risks and benefits
  based on your own personal value system, and try
  to avoid being influenced by friends that have
  had the procedure or doctors encouraging you to
  do so
• The procedure involves creating a thin flap on
  the eye, folding it to enable remodelling of the
  tissue beneath with a laser and repositioning the
  flap.

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Source

• http//lasikeyesurgerymumbai.in/
• https//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LASIKHistory