The LASIK Eye Surgery Business Is Bigger In Dallas Texas

LASIK is the funny acronym with the big name. LASIK eye surgery and refractive surgery centers in Dallas and throughout the United States offer you various refractive surgical procedures, using the latest laser equipment, to reduce or eliminate your need for glasses and contact lenses. It stands for Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis. For many people, it stands for the end to annoying eye glasses and contact lenses. A milestone for LASIK surgery Dallas doctors was recently reached. One of the first patients ever to have laser vision correction in the U.S. recently reached the 10 year anniversary of the laser eye surgery.

A decade ago, a LASIK surgery Dallas based doctor would have used a razor sharp knife to slice a hinged flap on the cornea. Once the flap was moved aside, the laser would reshape the cornea to the shape prescribed by a previous examination. The flap was replaced and allowed to heal. The procedure today is very similar to the first LASIK surgery Dallas Texas operation.

This LASIK surgery patient in Dallas was a nurse who relied on sharp eyesight to perform her job. Her vision was so bad that this Dallas resident was considered legally blind when not wearing her contact lenses. Of course she was thrilled to try LASIK surgery Dallas Texas style. Her vision was corrected to nearly perfect in both eyes (perfect is 20-20). That was a decade ago. How long would the eye surgery last?

LASIK had little medical history because it is so new. The long term effects were not known. The short term effects of this nurse's LASIK surgery Dallas operation were excellent. It is known that corneas can change shape over time. Most people tend to hold reading material either closer or farther away as they age. Would this normal eye shape change affect those people who had a Dallas doctor LASIK surgery perform the operation?

A report on this topic was recently presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Ophthalmology. The report included data from the Dallas patients LASIK surgery, because they could provide the best historical data. This was the first known report of its kind for any laser vision correction. The Dallas LASIK surgery patients averaged corrected vision of 20-25 even after 10 years. A local LASIK surgery Dallas eye clinic has reported similar excellent results for about 20 thousand LASIK patients.

The Dallas LASIK surgery patient with the nursing job reported that her laser vision correction has held at the same level during the past 10 years. These first results on the longevity of the relatively new laser vision correction surgery are exciting for consumers and eye doctors alike. The LASIK surgery Dallas patients, and those living in many other areas, will continue to be monitored for vision changes. It seems fitting that LASIK surgery Dallas style has created such big news.

Copyright 2007 Jim Sterling - All Rights Reserved

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