| As more and more people choose to seek | | | | small incision in the top layer of the cornea making a |
| alternatives to pricey and inconvenient eyeglasses | | | | flap. The flap is then folded back and the surgeon is |
| and contact lenses, the popularity of Lasik eye | | | | able to access the underlayer of the cornea known |
| surgery continues to grow exponentially. The Lasik | | | | as the stroma. |
| procedure was first performed in the United States in | | | | A low-powered laser is used to resurface the stroma |
| 1991; today over one million people in the U.S. have | | | | so that light is refracted correctly going forward. |
| undergone the procedure. For patients looking to | | | | After the laser procedure, the flap is replaced over |
| embark on Lasik, finding a reputable surgery center is | | | | the eye and allowed to heal naturally. Such a surgical |
| paramount to achieving success. | | | | procedure - while completed quickly - requires |
| For those living in the New York area, reputable Lasik | | | | enormous precision and skill by experienced surgeons. |
| eye surgery in New York is relatively easy to find. In | | | | Those undergoing Lasik eye surgery in New York |
| such a populated area - and one that is a medical hub | | | | often have little problem finding reputable and |
| of the east coast - Lasik has been made available to | | | | experienced surgical centers. |
| the masses. | | | | Ultimately, finding Lasik eye surgery in New York |
| Lasik eye surgery works to repair the way in which | | | | requires some research from the prospective patient. |
| our eyes refract light. In a normally functioning eye, | | | | Those living in the New York area can often get a |
| the lens of the eye works to refract - or bend - light | | | | referral from their regular eye doctor or primary |
| to the retina. The retina - a group of cells in the lining | | | | physician. But often the best way to find reputable |
| in the back of the eye then takes that light and | | | | Lasik eye centers is through a recommendation by |
| converts it to messages that can be understood by | | | | someone who has had the procedure performed. |
| the optic nerve of the brain. The optic nerve | | | | Talk to people who you know to have had the |
| receives these messages as visual images. When one | | | | procedure and ask questions regarding their particular |
| link in the chain is affected the end result changes - | | | | experience - including comfort level, respect received |
| much like the childhood game of Whisper Down The | | | | by the staff, the way in which surgeons addressed |
| Lane. | | | | their questions and concerns, billing procedures, and |
| In the case of refractive disorders such as | | | | aftercare. |
| nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism, | | | | Make sure to conduct your own research when it |
| light is not refracted properly to the retina. In turn | | | | comes to finding Lasik eye surgery in New York; visit |
| the message that the retina sends to the optic nerve | | | | surgical centers in which you are interested and |
| in the brain is received as a blurry image. Lasik | | | | interview the surgeons to make sure that you are |
| surgery corrects the way in which we refract light | | | | compatible with them on a personal and professional |
| through the use of laser technology. | | | | level. Ultimately - no matter where you have your |
| During a Lasik procedure the eye is numbed, held | | | | procedure performed - you should feel as if you |
| open with a speculum, and immobilized with a corneal | | | | have been educated thoroughly regarding the |
| suction ring. After immobilization, the surgeon cuts a | | | | procedure and have had all your questions answered. |