What Occurs During LASIK Surgery?
While performing LASIK surgery, the eye placing under a laser and hold open by using a sterile speculum. Most patients select to get an oral sedative to let the procedure less stressful. Then, numbing eye drops are put into the eye. A corneal flap creates, letting the area that will be surgically removed or be ablated. The doctor asks the patient to see the target light on the laser, and then a laser pulse applies to the periphery of the cornea. The saline solution aids in removing debris and altering the position of a corneal flap. The flap is then softening and the edges dry. The total period for treatment is mostly below 30 seconds.