Eye Surgery

Since the development of medicine, eye care and vision preservation have been an important goal. This interest in maintaining eye health can be traced as far back as 1600 B.C. when Egyptians began documenting different eye ailments such as cataract, trachoma and blepharitis.

If you think about it, your vision is essential to your everyday lifestyle. Without it, you couldn’t drive or ride a bike; you couldn’t watch TV or go to a movie. It would also be difficult for you to find work and be able to support yourself. So it makes sense that medicine has developed a focus on eye care. Over the years, many different forms of eye surgery have been developed. Some of them are listed below.

Cataract Surgery

Cataract eye surgery is a procedure that removes the cloudy lens from the eye to restore focusing ability. After the natural lens is removed, it is usually replaced by an intraocular lens implant.

During the surgery, at least one incision will be made into your eye so the surgeon can remove the cataract. After the procedure is finished, you will usually be required to wear a patch or shield over your eye. You will also need to be sure you eye isn’t exposed to water and avoid straining your body for at least two weeks while the eye heals to avoid infection.

Glaucoma Surgery

The point of glaucoma eye surgery is to assist with the outflow of intraocular fluid, and decrease the buildup of fluid in the eyes. The surgery also reduced intraocular pressure, which prevents further damage to optic nerves.

The surgery itself consists of an incision being made into the eye’s drainage system to make new fluid flow easier. There are many different types of incisions that can be made into the eye’s fluid drainage system, (many of which are discussed in depth in later articles).

Laser Eye Surgery

Surprisingly, the concept of using lasers to correct vision is not an altogether new one. The first traces of the idea can be traced back to a Dutch ophthalmologist named Lans at the very end of the 19th century. However, it was almost a hundred years later in the 1970’s when the Russian surgeon Dr. Fyodorov used radial keratotomy to successfully treat eye trauma in a young child.

But laser treatment has come a long way since then, and is now able to fully correct vision, assist with cataract and glaucoma surgery. The most popular form of these laser eye surgery procedures is LASIK.

Most LASIK patients are extremely pleased with the immediate and permanent effects of their surgery. The LASIK procedure is FDA approved, and has a long track record of success. Fill out our contact form for a free medical evaluation. LASIK may be the best route for you. Reach out to us, and get focus clear vision today.