HEALTH & WELLNESS
DR. JOSEPH DELLO RUSSO SHINING A LIGHT ON LASER EYE SURGERY By Patricia Canole
f you’ve spent much of your life wrestling with contact lenses or wearing glasses, the appeal of corrective laser eye surgery is obvious: imagine waking up each day and seeing the world with clear vision! If you want 20/20 vision, laser eye surgery is worth looking into—but like any health procedure, there are risks and benefits. Corrective laser surgery reshapes the cornea to achieve better vision. The cornea is the clear lens that focuses light as it enters your eye. When it is not shaped correctly or has other errors, it changes the way light lands on your retina, and in turn, the quality of your vision. Laser eye surgery reshapes the cornea to change focusing power. You may know laser surgery under the name LASIK, which stands for laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis. It’s only one type of laser eye surgery and can usually reduce some need for corrective lenses.
Dr. Joseph Dello Russo with patient
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