One of the other emerging technologies in laser eye surgery has been released by Bausch and Lomb, long a leader in eye care and surgical procedures. It is one of the custom procedures available when a straight LASIK procedure might not work for a patient.

This type of surgery is for people who have had earlier LASIK surgery that wasnt successful or for cases of extreme nearsightedness that hasnt previously been correctable with regular laser surgery. In trials, this procedure has been shown to be highly successful and has worked in 91% of cases. This is a huge step forward and while it isnt for everyone because not everyone needs it, you are a good candidate for it if you have severe night vision problems, if you have abnormally large pupils, if you have a pre-existing higher order aberrations, or if you you have nearsightedness combined with an astigmatism. Here to fore, these are all conditions that regular LASIK doesnt work for. Since over 800,000 of these procedures are performed each year, theres alot of knowledge about it even though it is new. With its special mapping system of the eye, this procedure has a better chance to restore 20/20 vision because the accuracy is so much greater than other methods. The recovery time is very fast and it means less complications in the post op time period too. While it is a customized type of surgery, it does cost more, and you should consult with your doctor on what those costs might be.

Custom procedures are the only way for many people, and technology is providing them.

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