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During Lasik Eye Surgery Process

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LASIK eye surgery is a simple operation, patient is seated on a chair in a room specially designed for LASIK developed. It connected to a large machine with a microscope and a computer screen as part of a laser system. The whole Lasik process should not be longer than 30 minutes.

Lasik surgery procedures step by step

Step : Beginning really Lasik. Create a corneal flap.
A whirring sound commenced and your eyeball felt like it was being sucked up and out of your skull. Your vision will likely be blurry for the rest of the procedure. It is no pain, however, it may make you slightly nervous and frightened.

Lasik surgery procedures patient diary

At that moment I was actually high as the light was really pretty! I was telling myself not bad mah can see psychedelic rays throughout the surgery!
And then, the green dot disappear. Okay am I suppose to follow the red light now?
How come no one told me about the red light!
Then it became fuzzy and eventually, it returned to total darkness.
 

The feel like during Lasik, Does it pain?

After the flap is created and lifted, the surgeon will position the laser over your eye and ask you to keep your eyes focused on the light. The light is not actually the laser itself, it just helps keep your eyes fixed.

You will feel an arcing slice in the surface of your cornea, and you may start to smell burning tissue. It is no pain and not uncomfortable.
 

What had happened if I move or blink my eyes during Lasik?

During the Lasik eye surgery, patients are usually asked to look at a light to prevent your eye from moving. It is important that the laser beam maintains a constant relationship with the eye.
If your eye moves in the procedure, the surgeon may remove too much of your cornea, which could cause problems after the operation.
 

The anesthesia for laser Lasik eye surgery

LASIK surgery does not require any needles or shots for anesthesia. There are only anesthetic eyedrops will be placed in your eye. You will be awake throughout the procedure, surgeon need you to focus on staring straight. During a portion of the Lasik procedure, you will feel pressure on and around the eye, but you will never, at any time, experience any pain. Sometimes an oral medication is used to help the people who need to more relax.