PRISTYN CARE: WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN LASIK AND CATARACT SURGERY?
UNDERSTANDING LASIK SURGERY
LASIK, or Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis, is one of the most advanced and commonly performed vision correction surgeries. It is primarily aimed at addressing refractive errors that result in poor focus of light onto the retina. By correcting these errors, LASIK offers an alternative to glasses or contact lenses, providing clear and natural vision.
CONDITIONS LASIK CORRECTS:
ConditionsLASIKCorrects:
1Nearsightedness(Myopia):
. Inmyopia,distantobjectsappearblurrybecauselightfocusesinfrontofthe retinaratherthandirectlyonit.LASIKreshapesthecornea,allowingthelightto focuscorrectlyforsharpdistancevision.
2Farsightedness(Hyperopia):
. Individualswithhyperopiahavedifficultyseeingnearbyobjectsclearlyaslight focusesbehindtheretina.LASIKadjuststhecornea’scurvaturetobringnearby objectsintoclearfocus.
3Astigmatism: . Thisconditionarisesfromanirregularshapeofthecorneaorlens,whichdistorts lightasitenterstheeye,leadingtoblurryordistortedvision.LASIKsmoothens andreshapesthecorneatocorrecttheirregularityandimproveclarity.
UNDERSTANDING CATARACT SURGERY
Cataractsurgeryisatransformativeprocedurethat restoresvisionaffectedbycataracts,aconditionwherethe eye’snaturallensbecomescloudyduetoprotein clumping.Thiscloudinessscatterslight,causingblurredor foggyvision,sensitivitytolightandglare,difficultyseeingat night,andfadingoryellowingofcolors.Cataractsaremost commonlyassociatedwithagingbutcanalsoresultfrom UVexposure,eyeinjuries,medicalconditionslikediabetes, orgeneticfactors.Leftuntreated,cataractscanseverely impairvisionandleadtoblindness.Byreplacingthecloudy lenswithanartificialintraocularlens,cataractsurgery restoresclarity,improvesqualityoflife,andoftenreduces dependencyonglasses.
WHICH SURGERY IS RIGHT FOR YOU?
WhendecidingbetweenLASIKandcataract surgery,themostimportantfactoristhe underlyingconditionaffectingyourvision.LASIKis anexcellentchoiceforindividualswithrefractive errors,whilecataractsurgeryisessentialfor peoplesufferingfromcataracts.Insomecases, peoplewithbothrefractiveerrorsandcataracts maychoosetohavebothsurgeriesperformedat differenttimes.PristynCareoffersconsultation andexpertadvicetohelpyoumakeaninformed decisionbasedonyourspecificneeds.
