LasikYou can schedule your appointment for the a free consultation with Dr. Tsipursky to see if you are a candidate for this wonderful procedure.
What is Lasik Eye Surgery? |
 | Welcome to the exciting alternative to glasses and contact lenses. Using the latest in laser technology, a brief painless outpatient procedure could eliminate or significantly reduce your dependence on corrective lenses. |
To understand how laser eye treatment works, it helps to understand what causes refractive errors.
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Shortsight or Myopia This is due to the cornea being too steeply curved or the eye is longer than normal, therefore light rays fall in front of the retina, resulting in blurred distance vision. |
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Astigmatism Astigmatism is caused by the cornea being shaped rather like a rugby ball instead of being spherical. This produces two different focal points which can blur images at all distances. |
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Longsight or Hyperopia Longsight occurs if the cornea is too flat or the eye is too short, therefore light rays focus on a point behind the retina causing near vision to become blurred. |
| Presbyopia Presbyopia is not related to the shape of the eye but to the eyes natural ageing process, that everybody undergoes as they reach their forties or fifties, and results in the need for reading glasses for close work. This is all due to the crystalline lens, which helps the eye change focusing power. It becomes dense and stops working as effectively as it used to, therefore this treatment is not suitable for patients suffering from Presbyopia alone. |
Laser eye treatment works by using an excimer laser to gently reshape the cornea, which is the clear domed front surface of the eye. This helps light images to focus on or near to the retina improving vision.
Excimer lasers have a cold beam, which breaks down the carbon bonds of the cornea releasing molecules of unwanted tissue. They are very precise, removing approx. ¼ of 1000th millimetre with each pulse of laser energy.
