Guide to Vision Surgery
- How much should One Pay for Laser Surgery?
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As it name indicates, laser eye surgery is an operation, in which laser beam is employed for treatment. If one suffers from myopia, his cornea becomes very high. Then, the laser can cut some parts of the eye tissues, making the cornea flat and even. On the contrary, people who suffer from farsightedness usually have too flat cornea. As for this, laser can be used to extract some other tissues onto it. As for astigmatism, the laser can be used to flatten the uneven tissues around the cornea.
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- Myopia treatments
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Also named nearsightedness, myopia is so common today that it is estimated to affect one-third of the population in the world. In contrast to hyperopia which deprive people from close vision, people with myopia can see up-close objects but can not manage distance things such as highway signs.
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- Intacs corneal implants for myopia and keratoconus
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Among various treatments for keratoconus, Intacs corneal inserts or implants are special that they insert two tiny and clear pieces of plastic polymer (intacs) into the cornea.
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- Vision problems of children
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Parents are strongly encouraged to arrange an eye examination for newborn infants. Today, vertical stripes in different sizes can be used to measure an infant’s vision capability and some other instruments can be used to evaluate the approximate prescription in infants.
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