http://www.eyesurgeryfactsheet.com Corrective eye surgery types and options Sun, 10 May 2009 15:34:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Amblyopia, better known as "lazy eye", is a complex condition involving both the eye and the brain.  Lazy eye is not correctable with  glasses or contact lenses.  Amblyopia tends to be present from birth so it is extremely important that infants receive a thorough eye exam before they turn 6 ... http://www.eyesurgeryfactsheet.com/general/lazy-eye-surgery/ Not a good candidate for LASIK eye surgery?  Don't fret, there are alternatives.   Implantable Contact Lenses or ICLs may be the best alternative for you if LASIK is not an option.  ICLs can be used to correct nearsightedness. ICL surgery is normally done on an outpatient basis.  There is little to ... http://www.eyesurgeryfactsheet.com/general/implantable-contact-lenses/ LASIK is the only type of eye surgery that most people have ever heard mentioned so patients are often leery of PRK when their eye surgeon mentions it as a possibility.  Not all eye surgery is the same and potential patients should seek out the type of eye surgery that ... http://www.eyesurgeryfactsheet.com/general/prk-lasik/ There are two basic types of LASIK vision correction surgery:  standard LASIK and custom LASIK.  The preparation and post-operative procedures are similar. The big difference between the two procedures involves the customization of the laser. Standard LASIK Prior to surgery the eye surgeon meets with the patient to re-test for eye problems ... http://www.eyesurgeryfactsheet.com/general/standard-custom-lasik-eye-surgery/ A vitrectomy is the surgical removal of the vitreous gel from the middle of the eye.  A retinal surgeon performs the procedure through a microscope and special lenses designed to provide a clear image of the back of the eye.  Several tiny incisions just a few millimeters in length are ... http://www.eyesurgeryfactsheet.com/general/vitrectomy-eye-surgery/ Cataract eye surgery is one of the most commonly preformed eye surgeries in the world.  It is also the most effective and safest eye surgery performed.  Cataract eye surgery removes the cloudy lens of the eye and replaces it with a substitute eye lens, called an intraocular lens.  The intraocular ... http://www.eyesurgeryfactsheet.com/general/cataract-eye-surgery/ The number one reason most people refuse to even consider having eye surgery is the fear factor.  The mere thought of anything touching, let alone cutting, one's eye is enough to send shivers down the spine of even the biggest baddest brute around.  Our eyes and our vision are things ... http://www.eyesurgeryfactsheet.com/general/eye-surgery-and-the-fear-factor/ Eye surgery terms are hard to say for everyone, especially so for non-medical field people, so acronyms are used almost exclusively when discussing eye surgery options.  Make sure you do not confuse them when doing your research about which type of eye surgery is best for you. Here are the most ... http://www.eyesurgeryfactsheet.com/general/eye-surgery-acronyms/ Hello and welcome to EyeSurgeryFactSheet.com This site was built to provide information on the various types of corrective eye surgeries that are available today.  As new techniques are developed this site will report on them so that the it will provide current information.  Please keep in mind that it may take ... http://www.eyesurgeryfactsheet.com/general/welcome-to-eye-surgery-fact-sheet/