I always wanted to research a topic related to health science and medicine. My future goal is to do something related to medicine, possibly optometry. This research project was a good opportunity for me to explore a topic related to optometry. I started to think about ideas related to eyes. The topic that I was highly interested in was Laser Eye Surgery. I created a lotus diagram showing potential ideas and questions for my research project. This helped me to refine and select a final question which I do a high-quality research and find a solution to. The selected topic from the lotus diagram below is: Side effects and Improvements and the question is: How can the procedure of laser eye surgery …show more content…
After having discussions with teachers and finalising the research question, I created this mind map which shows the possible research methods and the capabilities that will be developed during this research project. This is a researchable topic as there is a specific topic focus.
This source is reviewed by Brian Boxer Wachler who is an America's TV Eye Doctor. He is a board-certified ophthalmologist and refractive surgeon. This is a highly accurate source referenced with other sources. The source provides a detailed background information about LASIK surgery. This website is to educate and inform people about eye surgery. It only provides facts and concise information, and no information is purposely omitted. This source does not pursue the reader to not undertake this surgery but provides with basic background information. The information provided in this article is referenced with other reliable authors. There are links in the article to sources of their own websites, which are written and reviewed by experienced people in this field. The information was updated in April 2016. This source provides enough background information for me to understand the process of LASIK surgery. It also explains the results …show more content…
This video and the website only provides with answers of common questions that patients have about LASIK. The purpose of this video is to explain the recovery period of the surgery. The video does not intend to pursue the viewer, but inform them about the results of the surgery. This information provided does not link back to any other sources but the speaker, Dr Jones, is a reliable source.The video was published in 2013, and it was featured on LASIK.COM, providing a summary of the video and key details of LASIK eye surgery recovery. This source is produced by Mayo Clinic staff is a not-for-profit organisation. The staff includes a wide range of experienced doctors which have specialisations in LASIK surgery. This source is highly accurate. As stated by their website, “Mayo Clinic does not endorse any of the third-party products and services advertised.” The purpose of this website is to educate people about the possible risks of the surgery. This source does not pursue the reader to not undertake this surgery but provides with necessary information about the side effects. The information provided is referenced with credible sources. These includes a variety of doctors, experts and reliable