CAN LASER VISION CORRECTION HELP ALL VISION PROBLEMS?
1. Myopia (nearsightedness) occurs when the cornea is too steep relative to the length of the eyeball. As light enters the eye, the visual image focuses in front of the retina, resulting in a blurred or distorted view. Without correction, nearsighted people have blurry distance vision but can see well at near. The FDA approved the use of the Excimer Laser for Myopia in November, 1995. Laser Vision Correction works extremely well for nearsightedness. In myopia, the Excimer Laser flattens the central cornea, focusing the image on the retina. 2. Astigmatism (asymmetrical cornea) occurs when your eye is shaped like a football, unlike a normal eye, that has a round shape similar to a basketball. Uncorrected Astigmatism causes blurred vision both at near and far. In April 1997, the FDA approved Excimer Laser correction of Astigmatism. The Excimer Laser works extremely well for treating Astigmatism. 3. Hyperopia (Farsightedness) occurs when the cornea is too flat relative to the length of the
