The human senses are our contact to the environment. But the most important
organs of sense are our eyes. Sight is fundamental to living a full life. We perceive up to
80 per cent of all impressions by means of our sight. Vision allows people to capture life’s
beauty firsthand, survive in a dangerous world, and compensate for the loss of any other
sense. These are the reasons that make a person’s sense of sight so important. This
essay will discuss about possibility of the vision correction without glasses or contact
lenses.
According to the World Health Organization, 826 million of the 1,3billion people
who are visually impaired in the World could correct their vision with glasses or contact
lenses. I am the one of them and I have been wearing glasses for five years. After a
couple of months, it becomes a part of me. Glasses were totally normal for me. But I
always want to see everything by myself. I heard about the Lasik surgery, which is the
operation for the vision correction. My interest for Lasik surgery make me do some
research about it. Getting Lasik surgery is a life-changing choice, and most people debate
about whether it’s worth the cost and pain.
Cost of the Lasik Surgery vary from hospitals to countries. People generally step back
when it comes to cost because in most countries Lasik surgery cost is very high. But in a
Country like India Lasik surgery cost is much lower than other countries. But the average
Lasik surgery cost in India is $ 550 or 40,000 INR. In countries like US and Europe it goes
up to $6000. Procedure of the Lasik Surgery is so easy and not terrible. There are 4 steps
of the procedure. 1st step: Medications can be given to make you relax. Some equipments
are used to keep your eyes open. 2nd step: Now, a flap will be created. After that a suction
ring is used to protect the cornea flap and movement of the eye. 3rd step: After all this,
Laser will do its magic and track your eye. Laser will be directed to your eye to reshape
the cornea. The last step: After 10–15 minutes it’s done and the corneal flap will be kept
back.
And about the pain…. The most hospitals and related websites have told that the Lasik
is a painless, fast, and often risk-free procedure. But I read a lot of personal experience
about Lasik surgery and they said “That was absolutely lie’. After the surgery they were
feeling pain and barely opened their eyes. But it didn’t last long.
There is no doubt that a Lasik Surgery has numerous advantages. But the American
Academy of Opthalmology reports that the patient's vision may be over- or under-
corrected, which may require the patient to still wear glasses or contact lenses. And these
possible risks may have occurred: visual disturbances, such as glare, halos and/or double
vision; poor nighttime vision, and the development of severe dry eye syndrome.
All things considered, we are lucky to live in a world during the science and innovation
era. Vision problem is not a huge issue anymore. We can get back our 20/20 vision
assisted by Lasik surgery. It is important possibility for vision impaired persons like me.
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