Refractive surgery is a procedure for rectifying or enhancing vision if you have a refractive defect such as farsightedness (hyperopia), nearsightedness (myopia), astigmatism, or presbyopia. Surgical treatments for repairing or enhancing your eye’s focusing capacity are available. The most common type of refractive surgery is LASIK, which involves reshaping the cornea using a laser.

Certain refractive surgical procedures for nearsighted persons will decrease a too-steep cornea curve, reducing the eye’s focusing ability. Following surgery, pictures that are focused at the front of the retina are pushed closer to or directly onto the retina due to a longer eye or severe corneal curvature.

Farsighted patients will have refractive surgery to produce a steeper cornea, which will enhance the focusing power of the eye. After surgery, visuals focused beyond the retina due to a short eye or flattened cornea will be dragged closer to or directly onto the retina.

Refractive surgical procedures that deliberately remodel parts of an uneven cornea to make it smooth and uniform can treat astigmatism. As a result, instead of being distorted by light scattering through an oddly shaped cornea, pictures concentrate clearly on the retina.

There is no optimum approach for treating refractive defects that is widely acknowledged. Following a comprehensive examination and discussion with your ophthalmologist, the best solution for you should be determined. If you’re thinking about having refractive surgery, you and your ophthalmologist may talk about your lifestyle and visual needs to figure out which treatment is best for you.