In general, the LASIK procedure has one very obvious benefit: It corrects vision issues like nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism to the extent that patients possibly no longer require glasses or contacts to see clearly. However, in such cases, we’ve found that improved vision is just the beginning when it comes...
How LASIK Can Help Astigmatism
About a third of the population suffers from some form of astigmatism, which is an abnormal shape of the cornea or the eye lens. The cornea and lens should be round, but if they are distorted in any way, light may bend unequally as it enters the eye. This causes...