How lofty are your expectations with regards to laser eye surgery?
It is common knowledge that laser eye surgery is an elective surgery, and as you may expect, this is a surgery whose success is determined by what your expectations are prior to surgery. Are your expectations grounded on reality? And are those expectations able to be met by laser eye surgery? It's your surgeon's job to help you consider all aspects of good vision prior to your laser eye surgery. While laser eye surgery can turn the visually challenged into somebody who can see relatively well, there is no such thing as a procedure that ensures perfect vision. When asked, most people say they expect to have 20/20 vision following laser eye surgery. In truth, most will be satisfied with 20/25 or 20/30 vision.
Through laser eye surgery, somebody with mild to moderate nearsightedness, meaning somebody who sees far-away objects as blurry, would most likely be able to drive in the daytime and not require any glasses. Nonetheless, night driving for most of these patients would still be a process where they need to wear their glasses, but this is by and large a significant improvement. Then there are those with extreme nearsightedness, who wear thick glasses not because they idolize the 1950s rock 'n' roll hero Buddy Holly, but rather because their vision is that bad and contacts wouldn't help the cause either. These are people who cannot be more thankful for laser eye surgery and all its benefits, especially immediately following eye surgery. These people feel that not having to wear thick glasses is a turning point in their lives, or, as many would put it, the first day of the rest of their lives. Many claim they feel more attractive and feel free to play sports for the first time since childhood.
Everybody must realize that good vision is not simply based on reading that 20/20 line on the eye chart - heck, even I could memorize it and claim I have 20/20 vision when I actually don't. Good vision encompasses so many other things, which are as follows: Depth of field. How clearly can you see progressing from near to far?
Night vision. Are you able to see clearly if there is little to no light?
Color vision. Do you know whether red is red or green is green, or do you mix them up with each other?
Contrast sensitivity. Can you distinguish different shades of gray?
Bi-ocular vision. Do you use both eyes to see or do you favor one over the other?
Once you have commenced laser eye surgery, would the results be enough to satisfy you? The best way to insure your happiness is to discuss your expectations with your surgeon. Will you only be happy with 'perfect' vision or are you prepared to have slightly less than perfect vision if it means you won't need to wear contacts or glasses on a daily basis?
It is common knowledge that laser eye surgery is an elective surgery, and as you may expect, this is a surgery whose success is determined by what your expectations are prior to surgery. Are your expectations grounded on reality? And are those expectations able to be met by laser eye surgery? It's your surgeon's job to help you consider all aspects of good vision prior to your laser eye surgery. While laser eye surgery can turn the visually challenged into somebody who can see relatively well, there is no such thing as a procedure that ensures perfect vision. When asked, most people say they expect to have 20/20 vision following laser eye surgery. In truth, most will be satisfied with 20/25 or 20/30 vision.
Through laser eye surgery, somebody with mild to moderate nearsightedness, meaning somebody who sees far-away objects as blurry, would most likely be able to drive in the daytime and not require any glasses. Nonetheless, night driving for most of these patients would still be a process where they need to wear their glasses, but this is by and large a significant improvement. Then there are those with extreme nearsightedness, who wear thick glasses not because they idolize the 1950s rock 'n' roll hero Buddy Holly, but rather because their vision is that bad and contacts wouldn't help the cause either. These are people who cannot be more thankful for laser eye surgery and all its benefits, especially immediately following eye surgery. These people feel that not having to wear thick glasses is a turning point in their lives, or, as many would put it, the first day of the rest of their lives. Many claim they feel more attractive and feel free to play sports for the first time since childhood.
Everybody must realize that good vision is not simply based on reading that 20/20 line on the eye chart - heck, even I could memorize it and claim I have 20/20 vision when I actually don't. Good vision encompasses so many other things, which are as follows: Depth of field. How clearly can you see progressing from near to far?
Night vision. Are you able to see clearly if there is little to no light?
Color vision. Do you know whether red is red or green is green, or do you mix them up with each other?
Contrast sensitivity. Can you distinguish different shades of gray?
Bi-ocular vision. Do you use both eyes to see or do you favor one over the other?
Once you have commenced laser eye surgery, would the results be enough to satisfy you? The best way to insure your happiness is to discuss your expectations with your surgeon. Will you only be happy with 'perfect' vision or are you prepared to have slightly less than perfect vision if it means you won't need to wear contacts or glasses on a daily basis?
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