I Wanted To Investigate Lasik Vision Correction For Myself, And Found That There Were Several Options. After Talking It Over With A Great Lasik Physician, I Decided On Using Bladeless Lasik, Or Intralasik, Or Intralase. I Cannot Say That I Decided That For Any Great Technical Reasons, Mine Were Mainly Psychological.The Advantage Of Intralasik Over A Traditional Lasik Procedure Is That A Laser Is Used To Make A Flap In The Eye. Every Lasik Procedure Needs To Make A Flap In Order For The Excimer Laser To Be Able To Reshape The Corner. In Traditional Lasik, The Flap Is Made With A Microkeratome, Which Is "a Very Small Blade, Not A Scalpel". Well, Maybe To You. Somehow, Even Though Both The Laser And The Blade Made The Same Flap, The Idea Of Someone Taking A Sharp Object To..... Well, You Get The Picture.In Addition (though There Is A Lot Of Argument And Debate Over This) Using A Laser To Make The Flap Might (let Me Emphasize Might To Be Fair To Everyone) Make The Lasik Procedure Have Less Chance Of Getting Other Cells Underneath The Flap. I Don't Really Understand All Of The Lasik Arguments With Regard To This, But I Think You Should Discuss The Various Lasik Options With The Physician. They Do Vary In Cost Also.Before I Talk About The Procedure Itself, Let Me Give A Bird's Eye View Of Myself As A Lasik Candidate. In Short, Spectacular! Seriously, All Of The Items For A Good Lasik Candidate Could Describe Me: A Healthy Guy In My Mid-thirties, With Moderate Nearsightedness And Slight Astigmatism, With Good Results On All Eye Exam Tests (thick Cornea, No Eye Scarring Or Infections, Etc.). I Did Visit Two Different Lasik Surgeons To Get Their Independent Opinions Of Me As A Candidate, And Also Their Description Of Their Services. One Of The Lasik Surgeons Is On The Staff At The Medical College In A Nearby Major Metropolitan Center, So I Was Pretty Assured That Their Opinions Were Valid. On The Day Of The Lasik Surgery I Came In, Paid My First Payment For The Procedure, And Had My Eye Prescription Rechecked. I Was Given Post-procedure Instructions On Eye Drops, No Exercising (yeah!), And To Go To Sleep After The Lasik Procedure. I Was Given A Relaxant, And The Lasik Physician And I Went To The Surgery Suite.The Chair Has Padded Pillows To Rest And Restrict Head Movement, And A Teddy Bear To Hold If I Wanted It. There Was A Clamp To Hold My Eyes Open, And A Suction Ring, And Then My Vision In That Eye Went A Bit Dim. The First Lasik Laser Made The Flap, And I Focused On A Small Light While The Other Laser Made The Cornea Changes. This Took Less Than Thirty Seconds, Or So I Was Told.Mainly I Was Aware Of Clicking Noises And Some Pressure, But No Pain Or Real Discomfort. After The Eye Flaps Were Put Back In Place, I Rested In A Recliner For About 20 Minutes. I Could See More Clearly Immediately After The Lasik Operation Was Over, But Was Told Not To Try And Test My Eyes For A Number Of Days, And Rather Concentrate On Getting Them Healthy And Healed.I Am Surprised And Immensely Pleased It Went So Easily, Well, And Pain Free. I Would Recommend This Type Of Lasik Procedure To Anyone.
