LASIK is the most well known surgical procedure willful toreduce a person's dependency on glasses or contact lenses. LASIKLaser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis provides visioncorrection by permanently changing the shape of the cornea andchanging it's focusing power. In LASIK surgery the cornealtissue is precisely removed and the cornea is reshaped.In the USA, the Food and Drug Administration FDA has approvedthe use of LASIK in correcting vision since , for thetreatment of myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism.LASIK is not recommended for the persons which are in theirearly s or younger, the persons which have diabetes, arepregnant, or are taking medications such as steroids. Also,people who had glaucoma suspect, or ocular hypertension, eyediseases or previous eye surgeries should not have LASIKsurgery. There are a few indicators of risk that have to betaken into consideration when a person decides to have LASIKsurgery, such as: large pupils, thin corneas, previou...
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