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Corrective Laser Introduction

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Hi everyone, this article is the first in my journey to learn as much as I can about corrective laser eye treatment prior to me (hopefully) being able to get my eyes lasered at some point in the future. Now the understanding of all there is to know about corrective laser eye surgery is not my only problem at the moment – while I learn I will also be saving up because this is not a simple process and is not too cheap – several hundred or even thousand dollars / pounds.

Now as I say I currently know next to nothing about laser eye surgery. So this is the start of my journey, if you know something about it yourself, you are probably best going over to my site as this is simply an introduction. Hopefully as my learning progresses, so will the site!

So what have i found out so far? Well there seems to be a particular technique called PRK (Photorefractive keratectomy) that is doing the process manually to some extent with the surgeon using the laser. This seems to be the first version of the process. This was then improved with a process called LASIK which came out a few years ago and is a much more automated process, although PRK does not use a knife!

Basically the shape of the eyeball (or cornea) is altered to change the focal length. Bits of it are burnt away by a cool laser.

There is another more advanced process called wavefront (or custom LASIK) which maps the contours of the eye a lot more fully to give you a much more rounded and focussed vision throughout the eye and particularly benefits those people with large pupils and very poor night time vision (even better than eating carrots!).

I myself have astigmatism which is going to have an effect on the type of surgery I can have, but hopefully the results will be a lot more spectacular for me – many of these techniques actually give you great eyesight as soon as the process is completed although there is some post operative time when you have extra sensitivity. The only other symptoms of note for most people after the operation are things like dry eyes and blurry vision – but these are rare (along with some other visual aberrations) and on the whole will correct themselves over time.

There is another process called LASEK, again this is an area I need to learn a lot more about in order that I understand it (I’m not even sure at the moment whether it is a mis spelling of the first one!). LASEK is much closer in process to PRK than LASIK is, the main difference being that the PRK procedure removes the top layer (epithelium) whereas in the LASEK process, the epithelium is lifted and replaced after the laser has done its job.

The benefits of laser eye surgery is that it gives a lot of people 20/20 vision or better. Now I’ve never really looked into what that actually means – 20:20 vision, so this is something else I am going to have to understand – there is also the possibility of getting better than 20 20 vision – I know that sounds weird to me too. A simple definition of 20/20 vision is that at 20 feet from away, a typical human eye can differentiate lines that have a spacing of 1.75mm. 20/40 vision is half as good whilst 20/10 vision is twice as good – although that is a bit of a rough description!

So why don’t you join me on my little adventure of trying to find out more about this crazy process of getting corrective laser eye surgery in an attempt to stop wearing glasses and contacts and be able to go outside in the cold and rain without steaming up or needing wind screen wipers for my glasses!

I am researching all there is to know about corrective laser eye surgery. For more information please visit my corrective laser blog and leave a comment, or read another article on corrective laser introduction here.

California LASIK Eye Surgeon Chosen to Contribute to the Gary J. Sbona Honors Program

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El Cerrito, CA (PRWEB) April 18, 2007

Ellis Eye is proud to announce that laser eye surgeon Dr. William Ellis has been chosen by Bausch and Lomb and San Jose State University College of Business to contribute to a program with Professor Robert Vitale for honors students in the Gary J. Sbona Honors Program. This is a hands on opportunity to participate in an integrated marketing communications plan to increase awareness of laser eye surgery among 18 to 26 year olds. As one of the pioneers of LASIK surgery technology in California, Dr. Ellis will prove to be a valuable model and mentor to the College of Business students as they conduct market research, organize informative events for other San Jose State University students, and create a complete marketing plan specifically for the young adult demographic.

The program, coordinated by EdVenture Partners, affords business students an opportunity to work directly with successful industry professionals, providing valuable experience that must be gained outside a classroom setting. Dr. Ellis and his Northern California LASIK eye surgery practice will serve as a model in their marketing approach planning, and Dr. Ellis will serve as a guide to the honors students in increasing the awareness of laser vision correction as an alternative to wearing glasses and contacts, including understanding how LASIK works as well as the benefits and other details of laser eye surgery. Dr. Ellis, whose participation in this program is largely due to his widespread reputation as a premier California laser technology vision correction surgeon, says, “Marketing new products is the backbone of the American economy. We at Ellis Eye are proud to be chosen by Bausch and Lomb to help educate this group of business students.”

Ellis Eye provides safe, effective LASIK eye surgery in CA, and Dr. Ellis is one of the first surgeons to bring the freedom of laser vision correction to his patients. He provides valuable marketing advice as a skilled, knowledgeable LASIK eye surgeon hoping to expand recognition of laser eye surgery as a potential solution to poor vision. His teamwork with San Jose State University is recognition of his status as a top revolutionary in the field of laser vision correction in the Bay Area and Sacramento LASIK and provides the Northern California students with an opportunity to work directly with a successful medical practitioner with industry experience. Thanks to Dr. Ellis, these students can obtain real world marketing experience, and thousands of patients can experience the freedom from glasses and contacts that LASIK vision correction provides.

Ellis Eye is a laser eye surgery center was among the first in the nation to begin performing laser vision correction in 1995. Dr. Ellis is also noted for his expertise as a laser vision scientist who received a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from UC Berkeley prior to receiving his training in ophthalmic surgery. Ellis Eye is affordable and reliable, and offers skilled vision correction to patients with myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism. With a number of different types of procedures, Dr. Ellis’ practice provides custom solutions for poor vision, and his LASIK San Francisco practice services a wide area of Northern California with the highest quality laser vision correction. With over 30 years and 30,000 satisfied patients, Ellis Eye is on the forefront of laser technology and consistently provides California residents with outstanding vision correction results. For LASIK eye surgery, think Ellis Eye for superior results.

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