Why You Might Consider Enhancement After LASIK Laser Eye Surgery

Without a doubt, every patient and eye surgeon would prefer to achieve the required vision correction during the initial refractive surgery session. Surgeons often do a thorough preoperative evaluation to establish whether the patient is a potential surgical candidate and to forecast the outcome of the refractive surgery. However, in the event of severe refractive errors, it is impossible to forecast the outcomes precisely. If something goes wrong during the preoperative evaluation or during the procedure, an augmentation surgery may be required.

On some circumstances, the patient may be able to avoid enhancement surgery. Minor undercorrection and overcorrection can be corrected using CLAPIKS (Contact Lens Assisted Pharmacologically Induced Kerato Steepening), a treatment that employs Rigid Gas Permeable (RGP) contact lenses to bend the cornea and eye drops to make the cornea more pliable. Other significant flaws, on the other hand, may necessitate augmentation surgery.

Even if your eye surgeon offers you the tiniest clue that you may need enhancement surgery, it is best not to rush into requesting enhancement re-treatment. Before you opt to get an augmentation, you must first wait for the eyes to settle down to a fixed refraction. The majority of improvements are performed between 3 and 6 months following the initial eye surgery. This is because the eye frequently reverts to a fixed refractive defect, and augmentation should not be undertaken until the regression has been rectified.

When compared to a myopic patient, a hyperopic patient is more difficult to consistently correct with surgery. As a result, a hyperopic patent is more likely to need augmentation surgery. If your first eye surgery was LASIK or IntraLASIK, the surgeon would normally raise the existing flap and cut off the corneal surface at the original flap site. Despite the fact that the LASIK flap is adhered to the stroma, it can be lifted, avoiding the need to generate a new flap.

Enhancement instances have decreased dramatically as laser technology has advanced and eye doctors' skill has grown. Some situations, however, may still need augmentation surgery.

Enhancement surgery is not anything to be concerned about because it usually achieves the desired benefits that were missing during the initial procedure.

If you discover a LASIK surgeon in whom you have faith, you will be able to learn more about eye augmentation surgery.