Corrective Eye Surgery: Advancements In Corrective Eye Surgery

Advancements In Corrective Eye Surgery

By Health Editor

In this article we examine some of the latest technological advancements in corrective laser eye surgery ...

Medical professionals have been performing eye surgery for thousands of years. There are records of cataract surgeries that date back to ancient Greece. More recently, but still before the advent of what we would consider modern medicine, the medical world tried various surgical means to combat glaucoma. While these practices were not always successful, they paved the road for modern ophthalmologists and scientists.

Craftsman cannot perform great work without superior tools, and eye surgeons are no different. Without the diligent work of scientists behind the scenes, no amount of knowledge alone would give a lasik surgeon the ability to perform intricate eye surgery. Perhaps more than any other group, the dedicated scientists who have developed the laser technology behind lasik are responsible for the drastic leaps forward in corrective laser eye surgery. They are the unsung heroes of these medical miracles.

Another technological advancement that has increased the scope of what eye surgeons are able to do is computer imaging. Computerized scanners analyze the surface of the patients eye and create a detailed, three dimensional model that the doctor can examine before performing eye surgery. This model aids the doctor in developing a surgical plan. In some cases, the laser can be linked to the scanned image, and the computer can actually perform the surgery, knowing precisely where to cut, scrape, and re-shape. The computer is able to exercise a measure of precision that humans would not, and thus, increasing the accuracy of surgical procedures.

Though the development of laser technology for eye surgery is commonly thought of as a tool for corrective eye surgery, it is also used for other surgical procedures. In the past, a injury to the eye such as a detached retina would have required a micro surgery procedure in which the surgeon would have manually applied a thin silicon strip essentially to sew and splice the nerve back together. This was a difficult process and could have resulted in further damage to the patient's sight. The development of laser surgical procedures has created a way to repair this type of injury with much more precision and accuracy.

The field of eye surgery will continue to grow and develop as the technological capabilities of the scientific community more forward. Lasik eye surgery is only the beginning of what will likely be accomplished over the next few decades. Computers have increased the development of technology to such a quick pace that sometimes the training to use the technology takes longer than the advancements themselves. As long as eye surgeons are willing and able to devote themselves to a lifetime of learning, we have only scratched the surface of what is possible with corrective laser eye surgery.

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