Seventy-five million people in this country woke up this morning reaching for their eyeglasses, or squinting to see without their contact lenses. But more than a million people each year give up this daily struggle, and make the decision to have laser vision correction.
Interest in laser vision correction has skyrocketed over the past few years. It’s not just high profile athletes, actors, politicians and professionals, people from all walks of life are experiencing the thrill of waking up to their world in focus.
One of the most popular ways to correct your vision is with a procedure called LASIK (laser in-situ keratomileusis), which uses a laser to change the curvature of the cornea (outer window of the eye). LASIK has quickly become the procedure of choice for most patients because they recover quickly and have less discomfort than with other methods of vision correction. In fact, most LASIK patients notice a significant improvement in their vision 24 hours post surgery.
Thanks to new advances in laser technology, LASIK is now an option for those who are nearsighted, farsighted or who have astigmatism.