Laasik Research Paper
Laser-Assisted in Situ Keratomileusis Eye Surgery
Audience: My audience is people in their 20’s with nearsighted vision.
Purpose: My purpose is to convince people that LASIK is a healthy and safe fix to wearing glasses and contacts.
Chris Sebastian once said, “My eyes are my favorite part of me- not for how they look, but for how they see.” Laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis, or LASIK, is an eye surgery to correct vision in which a laser reshapes the inner cornea. LASIK can be an excellent option to correcting nearsightedness (myopia), farsightedness (hyperopia), and astigmatism. Myopia and hyperopia are due to the shape of the eye being long or short, resulting in light falling too far in front or too far behind the best seeing part …show more content…
In actuality, the money you save from getting the surgery earlier in life is substantial. LASIK cost is around $2,500 per eye, but if you think about how much you will spend on contacts and glasses throughout your life, it is well worth it (Health Care Marketing Services, LLC). On average people spend $250 on contact lenses annually and anywhere from $50 to $1,000 on one pair of glasses (Wade). People who do not wear contact lenses typically get glasses every year. Those with contact lenses get glasses every two or three years. The cost of LASIK is equivalent to about 15 years of paying for contacts and glasses. LASIK can keep your vision at 20/20 for anywhere from 25 to 30 years …show more content…
The newest technology of LASIK eye surgery is safer, more accurate, and quicker then ever before. The new treatment is called LASIK Xtra. The best part about LASIK Xtra is that it only takes 90 seconds to do the surgery (Wachler). Also, it almost completely gets rid of risk of the most common things that can go wrong in this procedure, which are corneal ectasia and regression of sight. Corneal ectasia is when the cornea bulges, resulting in loss of vision. Today, Optometrists can predict the chances that you will have a corneal ectasia, and if you have high risk, they will not let you get the surgery. If your local eye doctor senses something will go wrong when you have LASIK they will tell you, so you don't have to worry about complications. The 20’s are a great time in your life, why not make it better and get
Audience: My audience is people in their 20’s with nearsighted vision.
Purpose: My purpose is to convince people that LASIK is a healthy and safe fix to wearing glasses and contacts.
Chris Sebastian once said, “My eyes are my favorite part of me- not for how they look, but for how they see.” Laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis, or LASIK, is an eye surgery to correct vision in which a laser reshapes the inner cornea. LASIK can be an excellent option to correcting nearsightedness (myopia), farsightedness (hyperopia), and astigmatism. Myopia and hyperopia are due to the shape of the eye being long or short, resulting in light falling too far in front or too far behind the best seeing part …show more content…
In actuality, the money you save from getting the surgery earlier in life is substantial. LASIK cost is around $2,500 per eye, but if you think about how much you will spend on contacts and glasses throughout your life, it is well worth it (Health Care Marketing Services, LLC). On average people spend $250 on contact lenses annually and anywhere from $50 to $1,000 on one pair of glasses (Wade). People who do not wear contact lenses typically get glasses every year. Those with contact lenses get glasses every two or three years. The cost of LASIK is equivalent to about 15 years of paying for contacts and glasses. LASIK can keep your vision at 20/20 for anywhere from 25 to 30 years …show more content…
The newest technology of LASIK eye surgery is safer, more accurate, and quicker then ever before. The new treatment is called LASIK Xtra. The best part about LASIK Xtra is that it only takes 90 seconds to do the surgery (Wachler). Also, it almost completely gets rid of risk of the most common things that can go wrong in this procedure, which are corneal ectasia and regression of sight. Corneal ectasia is when the cornea bulges, resulting in loss of vision. Today, Optometrists can predict the chances that you will have a corneal ectasia, and if you have high risk, they will not let you get the surgery. If your local eye doctor senses something will go wrong when you have LASIK they will tell you, so you don't have to worry about complications. The 20’s are a great time in your life, why not make it better and get