Lasik for Astigmatism

Depending on the degree of your particular astigmatism, Lasik surgery may be right for you. Total elimination of glasses or contact lenses may depend on age and whether or not your prescription has changed during the past two years. If you have certain types of diseases, such as diabetes, HIV or have been diagnosed with ocular herpes, you may not be an ideal candidate for Lasik surgery for astigmatism.

Instructions

• 1

  Get diagnosed. If you have been, you've probably been told about your condition as well as the ways to correct it. Instead of your corneas being spherical; they are more like a cliff-face. Light entering through your cornea is not refracted properly as in a person with normal vision, and results in ghosting or blurred vision. This in turn may result in squinting or turning the head and squinting to let light into your eyes to focus better.

• 2

  Try Wavefront Lasik eye surgery to correct your astigmatism. Over 90% of patients had a positive outcome of 20/20 vision from having this method. Book a consultation with a LASIK surgeon of your choice to have the procedure thoroughly explained to you to see if you are comfortable with having the surgery.

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  Correct your astigmatism by having LASIK (Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis) surgery. The procedure basically consists of cutting a minute flap and correcting the shape of the cornea with the laser. The whole procedure takes about 15 minutes and no hospital stay is necessary. Most people say the operation is painless and their vision shows improvement the very same day as their surgery.

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  Calculate the cost of having LASIK eye surgery for your astigmatism. On average, the surgery costs $299 per eye. However, it can reach as much as $2,570 per eye, depending on the procedure and the surgeon you choose.