Lasik Eye Correction

Eye surgery?????

For eye correction surgery, do they laser your eyes, or cut them?

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1. Yes, a laser is used for corrective eye surgery (lasik). Eye drops are used to "freeze" the eye and then a small flap is cut on the surface of the eye. The flap gets folded back so that the laser can do its work. It takes only about one minute per eye to do the surgery. I have the procedure and was in the operating room for ten minutes -- most of the time was spent for preparation and talking to the surgeon. I am attaching some information about the procedure.
2. They use numbing drops and a flap is cut using a microkeratome. Then they use the laser for 10 seconds to 1 minute to fix your vision and flip the flap back over and you are done. I was in there for 15 minutes total. I would definately recommend it. I now see about 20/15-20/10. Good Luck!!
3. Hi! Both things are done. First of all, the drops that are put in your eyes are for numbing them, not "freezing" them. Previously, the flap was created by cutting the cornea with a microkeratome. Nowadays, a femtosecond laser is also being utilized in this step of the procedure (INTRALASE). The actual corrective treatment which reshapes your cornea is done with a laser.
4. It depends on the surgery. Some treatments use a lasor, and some involve cutting. I've had a good dozen eye surgeries in my life since birth. Only a few used a cold laser and the rest all involved cutting and removing of the cornea or implanting an artificial part of the eye like a fake cornea or a shunt.