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Improve Hyperopia with LASIK Austin and See the World like Never Before
Defined Also known as farsightedness, hyperopia is a condition that makes it difficult for a person to see clearly at close range. This can become even more challenging in low light and will often result in aching eyes or severe and frequent headaches. Fortunately, today, there are many devices designed to assist with this very common problem including reading glasses and contact lenses. Children with hyperopia can often go for long periods undiagnosed because of the lack of noticeable symptoms. However, warning signs can include frequent complaints of headaches, rubbing eyes, or little interest in reading. This condition does tend to progress throughout a lifetime. Eyesight typically changes as one ages and hyperopia can become increasingly severe. Routine eye exams can help to ensure that the problem is correctly addressed. In addition, LASIK procedures, commonly used to treat nearsightedness (myopia) can also be used to treat people with hyperopia, making it possible for the individual to see with a lesser prescription or no reading glasses at all. Statistics It is estimated that nearly a quarter of the world’s population is in need of corrective lenses for farsightedness. In this country alone, there are an approximate sixty-one million people requiring optometrist’s assistance to see clearly at close distances.
History of Lasik Austin LASIK, which is now considered a form of treatment for myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism (irregular curvature of the cornea), finds its origins with a man named Jose Barraquer. In 1950, the gentlemen created a device known as a microkeratome, which made it possible to create a very thin flap in the corneas of his patients. More recent developments like those made in the USSR in the 1970s and the development of Photorefractive Keratectomy at Columbia University in 1983 have made it possible to do the surgery as it is known today. In 1980, at the IBM research lab, Rangaswamy Srinivasan discovered that the use of an ultraviolet excimer laser made it possible to etch away living tissue, without burning the surrounding areas. Nine years later, the first patent for LASIK was issued by the U.S. Patent Office. Dr. Gholam A. Peyman was the rightful owner. Another nine years passed before the FDA oversaw a set of trials run by a group of ten surgeons across the United States. Summit Technology was awarded FDA approval for the mass manufacturing of excimer lasers for the purpose of performing LASIK eye surgery.
Wavefront-Guided LASIK A computer can now be used to guide a doctor’s hand in creating a spatially varying correction to a patient’s cornea. This makes it possible to correct multiple vision issues at the same time, such as in patients who suffer from both hyperopia and myopia. The procedure has reduced some side effects associated with LASIK as well. That includes night ‘halos’.
Outcomes The vast majority of patients who undergo LASIK surgery report being very happy with the outcomes. It is reported that approximately ninety-five to ninety-eight percent enjoy improved vision and lasting success. Of the millions of eyes treated with this procedure each year, just twelve percent will need further treatment in order to achieve the desired results.
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