Laser surgery has always been the solution for curing short-sightedness, but physicians have now begun using laser treatment as a way of restoring 20\/20 vision for those affected by long-sightedness too.<\/p>\n
At the age of fifty, many adults found they were unable to read a book, menu or newspaper unless it was held at arm\u2019s length.\u00a0 Due to the stiffening of the eye\u2019s lens, focusing in on close objects was a lot more difficult, and as a result eyesight naturally begins to deteriorate.<\/p>\n
Three laboratories in the US and the Europe have researched new methods to resolve the problem.\u00a0 At around \u00a34,000, the technique consists of lasers to re-engineer the eyeball by either inserting slits, whereby tiny lenses can be embedded or by modifying the structure of its exterior.<\/p>\n
In 1 study researchers used the lasers to create small incisions in the cornea – the transparent front part of the eye – which, as well as the lens, is imperative to focusing.\u00a0 Next, they inserted a corneal inlay \u2013 a small black ring with a pin-sized hole in the middle for the light to travel through.\u00a0 This technique enabled the light to focus on the retina (the back of the eye), improving close vision.<\/p>\n
In a separate study, Greek researchers inserted magnifying lenses in the eyes of 15 patients by cutting small pockets in their corneas.\u00a0 Dr Ioannis Pallikaris was quoted by the Daily Mail as saying: \u201cNinety eight per cent of patients were satisfied with their vision, sixty nine per cent reported \u2018excellent\u2019 and thirty per cent \u2018good\u2019 near vision.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dr Mike Holzer, from the University of Heidelberg reported: \u201cThe procedure is painless and because no tissue is removed the risk of infection is extremely low.\u201d<\/p>\n
Welcoming the results was David Allamby, one of a minority of British eye doctors currently using laser treatment to correct presbyopia (the loss of the eye\u2019s ability to focus on close objects), but warned that procedures could not be classed as 100 per cent effective.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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