Laser is not the only option for myopia treatment

Laser is a popular choice in myopia treatment, but it is not the only one. For people with mild myopia and astigmatism, Intacs is also a good choice with advantages such as being removable and correcting myopia in the future.

1. What treatments can replace laser?

Ophthalmologists say that in addition to laser nearsightedness surgery, there is still another option, intacs. This method is recommended for people with mild myopia and astigmatism.
Intac s have been approved by the FDA for the treatment of mild myopia without laser . Intacs are two halves that are placed inside each eye to gently reshape the cornea. In myopia, the cornea is too curved, so intacs work to correct this problem.
According to Boxer Wachler, director of the UCLA Refractive Center at the Jules Stein Eye Institute in Los Angeles, “Intacs are a cosmetic procedure used for people who have the ability to see relative objects without wearing them. glasses, but want their vision to be clearer.”

2. What advantages does Intacs have over lasers?

LASIK eye surgery (laser eye surgery) can also treat mild myopia. The big difference between Intacs and LASIK is that it can be disassembled and re-adjusted to suit future levels of myopia. Because intacs is a new procedure, it is not as popular as LASIK and the surgery can be more expensive.
In laser eye surgery, the cornea is cut with a blade in a circular pattern to lift and separate from the underlying tissue. Then, some of the corneal tissue is removed by the laser. However, this method also carries risks, namely reduced night vision and dry eyes. This is the reason why people with mild myopia hesitate before choosing whether or not to have LASIK surgery. Instead, they may opt for the safer, more gentle approach of intacs .

3. What makes people often decide to choose LASIK over intacs?

Many people still decide to choose LASIK for nearsightedness surgery instead of intacs because it is more common, many people successfully treat it. The therapeutic effect also occurs immediately after laser surgery and side effects do not occur in everyone.

However, if you want to opt for LASIK, ask your surgeon if the procedure is safe for your pupil size, because people with large pupils are at risk of vision loss. night or flashed objects observed. You should also ask about the LASIK eye surgery experience of the doctors such as the number of surgeries, the success rate.
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Reference source: webmd.com