Is San Francisco Laser Vision Correction for You?

If you're a prospective San Francisco laser vision correction patient, then you suffer from one or more of these vision errors: you were born with eyes that are either too long (nearsighted or myopic), too short (farsighted or hyperopic), and/or lopsided (astigmatic). San Francisco laser vision correction is designed to correct these errors, and eliminate or at least reduce your dependency on artificial correction, such as contact lenses and glasses.

We say "artificial correction," because mechanical aids like contacts and glasses compensate for your vision error, they don't actually correct it. Your San Francisco laser vision correction surgeon, on the other hand, is going to permanently reconfigure your corneal geometry, so you can see naturally.

San Francisco laser vision correction is complex, but simple in concept: if you're nearsighted, your San Francisco laser vision correction surgeon uses the laser to flatten your eye slightly, so the light's focal point is moved from in front of your retina on to your retina.

What if you're farsighted? How does your San Francisco laser vision correction doctor treat the problem of an eye that's abnormally short? He uses the laser to steepen your cornea, thereby pulling the light's focal point from (virtually) behind your retina, on to your retina.

And finally, if you suffer from astigmatism — if your cornea is lopsided or asymmetric over the visual field — then what does your San Francisco laser vision correction surgeon do? He uses the laser to create a symmetric contour, resolving the light's multiple focal points in your eye to a single point. Since astigmatism is often present with other vision errors, such as nearsightedness, your San Francisco laser vision correction doctor will also either flatten (nearsighted error) or steepen (farsighted error) the cornea using the laser.

Now here's where it gets interesting. For your unique vision problem, a San Francisco laser vision correction provider needs to make a decision on what combination of procedures and technology he'll use to treat you. This decision will have a profound influence on both the long-term safety and effectiveness of your laser eye surgery in San Francisco.

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