Visual Correction In The Twentieth Century: Article Analysis

Visual Correction In The Twentieth Century
Different cultures go back hundreds of years. Cultures in today’s society can be a few years old. One contemporary culture that has been around since the 60’s and has expanded the eye care field, especially when it comes to vision, is Lasik Surgery. As Lynda Charters and Lucio Buratto explain in the article “LASIK: Procedure Of Choice For The New Millennium?” that “The evolution that brought LASIK to its foremost position among the refractive procedures was started by Jose Barraquer, MD, the “father of lamellar keratoplasty,” in the early 1960s”(Charters). Lasik, which stands for laser in-situ keratomileusis, is a popular surgery used to correct vision in people who are nearsighted, farsighted,
There can be side effects to the surgery; frequent dry eyes, blurred night vision, seeing glare, or a weakening in the vision, and continued a use of glasses or contacts. As Former FDA official Moris Waxler, Ph.D. states in the article “Former FDA Official Warns of LASIK Risks” by Karen Rodemich, in 2010 “he has been contacted by patients upset and angry with their LASIK results because of issues with seeing halos, impaired night vision and excessive glare” (Rodemich). I can personally tell you that the eye procedure was a bit uncomfortable, but there was no pain during the procedure. There were heavy instructions to follow when the procedure was all finished. In a take home bag there were three different kinds of medical drops that had to be administered into the eyes after a long nap. Then the drops had to be administered every hour and every two hours into the eyes for proper healing. When the medication was not administered properly, was when there was a drying almost pain like sensation of the whole experience. In the end the surgery worked immediately, the healing time was minimal, and there was a little extra fine tuning time, but it all went like it was supposed to. I was told that the biggest risk was infection after the surgery, but I didn’t have any infections. “The risk of infection in patients undergoing LASIK is low, with an incidence of 1 in 5,000 procedures.” States author Liz Meszaros, in the Article “Techs should be aware that complication can