The excimer laser surgery is safe and reliable, and has been recognized and accepted by a large number of myopic patients. It is a relatively mature and effective method for correcting myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism in adults, and has now become very popular. Tens of millions of people around the world have already undergone this surgery. Many nearsighted patients hope to get rid of the burden of wearing glasses as soon as possible through this surgery and enjoy a clear and free vision.
However, due to the lack of basic understanding of this surgery among many patients, there are many misconceptions that create significant psychological pressure on the treatment of myopia:
Concern One: If the surgery fails, it may damage the eyes, cause harm, or even blindness. The equipment technology principle ensures that it will not fail. In fact, the excimer laser is ultraviolet light with a very short wavelength (193 nanometers). This surgery is highly automated and computer-controlled, ensuring a high level of safety.
Concern Two: Over time, the effect will rebound, making the cost not worthwhile. Biological principles explain that after myopia surgery, one won't become nearsighted again. To explain the principle of excimer laser surgery in less complex terms, it's like creating a personalized biological glasses on your corneal stroma using modern molecular lasers. The amazing laser prevents the flattened part of the front surface of the eyeball from regenerating and becoming convex again, so the treatment effect is very stable. If the degree of myopia has been stable in recent years before the treatment and the anteroposterior diameter of the eyeball no longer increases, then myopia will not reappear after the treatment.
Concern Three: Since it is a surgery, it involves cutting and brings immense pain. The surgical principle explains that there is no pain during the laser treatment, as there is no sensation or pain at all. After the surgery, you can go home immediately without hospitalization, and it does not affect normal eye usage, just like cataract surgery.
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