Does Lasik lazer Eye surgury return eyes to how they should be or does it bypass & make the eye see a new way?

Question

i've researched this a lot and all professionals just say is that it makes us see good again by reversing the process of bad vision...but that is too vague for me.

(this is for basic myopia with no other ailments..)

what i want to know is this: do our eyes go back to exactly as they were by truely reversing the eye's problem....

OR... does this surgery just bypass something to create a new, man-made way of seeing good again? by forcing the eye do work differently to achieve good vision in an unnatural way?

Answer 1

see has got it.  you should probably go to you tube- there's a video of the actual surgery.  i watched it after i made an appt for a consultation to have lasik done.  i had more questions for the dr.  i was informed that i would be awake for the surgery but wouldn't feel a thing. that put me off- i cannot see something coming at my eyes and not fight to get away from it. i decided to stick with my glasses.

Answer 2

The basic concept of LASIK is like this, which is more of a technical correction then anything----LASIK is used to help treat farsightedness, nearsightedness and astigmatism. To treat nearsightedness (myopia), the cornea must be made flatter (less steep). This is accomplished by removing tissue from the center or central portion of the cornea. To treat farsightedness, the central cornea must be made steeper (less flat). This is accomplished by directing the laser beam to remove tissue from around the peripheral (outside) area of the exposed cornea. To treat astigmatism, the cornea must be made more spherical and uniformly curved (instead of irregular like a football or egg). After all, your eyeball is still your eyeball.  Your cornea is still your cornea. The purpose of the surgery is to cut your cornea to a proper shape so when light passes through your cornea, clearer pictures are reflected to your retina. There is no secret or bypass. It's just a technical fix using the laser beam as a knife to cut the cornea to a more proper shape..