Corrective Eye Surgery

Corrective eye surgery is becoming increasingly popular as a way to permanently correct vision problems of various kinds. The most popular type of corrective eye surgery is laser eye surgery or LASIK.

LASIK eye surgery procedures have been around for more about a decade now and advances in ophthalmic surgery continue to make the procedure safer and provide improved vision results. Additionally, advances in laser eye surgery technology and procedures are lessening complications and shortening recovery time.

Though corrective eye surgery is becoming more affordable in many cases, it is becoming more expensive in others, as technology and procedure advances increase the cost of surgery operations. The cost of the traditional LASIK procedure remains about the same or is more affordable depending on location.

Advances in corrective eye surgery that are optional include LASIK with IntraLase, in which the corneal flap is cut with a laser instead of a microkeratome, a fine metal blade. The increased cost of the procedure compared to traditional LASIK surgery typically ranges between $250 and $500 per eye. There are claims that this newer technology has better results in terms of improved vision and fewer complications.

There is also custom LASIK corrective eye surgery which involves 'wavefront' technology that measures and maps the irregularities of the eye's visual field and can cost anywhere from $200 to $500 more per eye than traditional LASIK eye surgery.

If you are a candidate for corrective eye surgery then you probably have some control over which type of procedure you can utilize. Contact an ophthalmologist in your area for a consultation and review of the various cosmetic eye surgery procedures that are available.