Find a Lasik MD in Fresno

Your Fresno Lasik MD offers an exciting new way to correct your eyesight without glasses. You may have heard about LASIK online, on television or radio, or even in the print media, but you may still have questions as to what it is and how a Fresno Lasik MD can make it work for you.

What Is LASIK?

L.A.S.I.K. is an acronym for "Laser-Assisted inSItu Keratomileusis." In plain English, this means "cutting open the cornea while the eye is in place, using laser tools." If the sound of that scares you, don't worry; your Fresno Lasik MD is fully trained and licensed by the State of California. In order to obtain his/her license, s/he must undergo hundreds of hours of intensive training, pass rigorous examinations and take a set number of hours of additional training every year in order to maintain that license.

The Fresno Lasik MD uses several fine, precision surgical tools when performing the procedure. The most important of thise are the microkeratome and the excimer. The first one is used for making the initial incision and lifting the upper layers of the "corneal cap," which is necessary in order to complete the main part of the job. Here, the Fresno Lasik MD uses the second tool - the excimer - in order to literally reshape the cornea. This is how the Fresno lasik MD actually corrects his/her patients' eyesight.

When you have your initial consultation with a Fresno Lasik MD, its important to ask questions about any issues over which you may have concern.

Are You a Good Candidate for LASIK?

Your Fresno Lasik MD can help you to recover your eyesight if you suffer from:

- myopia, or nearsightedness

- hyperopia, or farsightedness

- astigmatism, or misaligned lens

A LASIK procedure will NOT be of any help in addressing the following eye conditions:

- macular degeneration (atrophy of the retina)

- cataracts (clouding over of the lens)

These are more serious problems, and your Fresno Lasik MD may or may not have the training and expertise with which to treat them. If not, s/he can always refer you to a qualified ophthalmologist and eye surgeon, should s/he discover in the course of your preliminary eye exam that you are indeed suffering from one of these conditions.

In addition, you must be eighteen years of age or older and be suffering from no other eye disease, injury or genetic defects. Ideally, the prescription of your glasses has not changed in a year or more.

This said, once you are scheduled for a LASIK procedure by your Fresno Lasik MD, you'll find it quick and relatively painless. In most cases, patients are able to resume their everyday lives within three days or less.