San Diego Eye Surgery

San Diego eye surgery has become a viable option for a larger segment of the California population.   Physicians agree that corrective eye surgery is helping more and more people improve their quality of life and their vision as new technologies are broadening the reach of people with vision problems.

While statistics for eye surgery continue to climb in regards to the number of people who’ve had the surgery, there will always be people who will outright refuse to undergo the surgery.  They’ll continue to use contacts and wear eye glasses simply because they’re afraid of going under the knife.

In addition, reports show that there are many more procedures available today than there were in 1995 when eye surgery was becoming widespread in cities throughout the country as well as in the state of California.  Some San Diego eye surgery doctors say that the number of procedures which are available today is about a dozen, but the two most popular are:

• PRK aka Photorefractive Keratotomy
• LASIK aka Laser-Assisted in Situ Keratomileusis

Out of the two surgical procedures which are listed above LASIK is used on a lot more patients than any other procedure even though they both do the same thing, which is to reshape the cornea so that light can enter the and be processed properly.

The LASIK procedure involves cutting a small thin surgical flap on the cornea which will allow the laser to reshape the eye to proper dimensions.   When the San Diego eye surgery doctor completes the procedure he or she replaces the flap which will then begin to heal immediately.

San Diego Eye Surgery Doctors Began Performing PRK Surgery Before LASIK

PRK is also known as – Photorefractive Keratotomy – and it’s a procedure that’s used to change the curvature of the eye just as the LASIK procedure does, but with PRK the surgeon doesn’t cut the eye to create a flap.

What occurs instead of cutting the eye, the procedure PRK uses the laser’s light energy to eliminate eye tissue directly from the surface of the eye. The difference between the two procedures is that LASIK is a little more successful but carries more risks.

PRK still has advantages over LASIK which is something only a San Diego eye surgery doctor can explain to you given that every patient has unique problems.

What Are the Benefits of Undergoing Eye Surgery in San Diego?

More than ninety percent of patients report improved vision after having surgery so the goal of any San Diego eye surgery doctor is to restore your vision to 20/20 or better so that you don’t need to wear glasses any more.

Keep in mind that although 20/20 is usually the goal sometimes it’s surpassed for the reason that some patients come out with better than 20/20 vision.

For most people, having their vision restored to better than 20/20 isn’t typical so it’s not something that you should look forward to; instead look forward to being able to see as normally as you did when you were younger.  And send your San Diego eye surgery doctor a thank you card!