If you look
up the origin of the saying, “Luck of the Irish,” you’ll find that most people
use it to mean you are actually lucky. Ironically, Irish history states that
the Irish often had bad luck.
Regardless
of how you might use that popular Irish saying, let’s take a moment to think
about luck when it comes to your vision. Let’s face it, some people are just
born with great genes and perfectly shaped corneas, while others have
refractive errors that lead to problems with how the eye focuses light. You may
have:
·
Corneas that
are longer and steeper than normal, resulting in nearsightedness (or myopia)
where close objects are seen clearly and far away objects are blurry
·
Corneas that
are shorter and flatter than normal, resulting in farsightedness (or hyperopia)
where far away objects are seen clearly and close objects are blurry
·
Corneas that
are football-shaped instead of round-shaped, resulting in astigmatism where you
may have some degree of blurred vision at all distances
·
Eye lenses
that become stiffened over time, making it harder to focus properly, especially
up-close, resulting in presbyopia
No, it’s not
fair. But there is a way to combat what Mother Nature gave you: LASIK Surgery. Not
everyone is a good candidate for LASIK; however, if you have the right eye
health and corneal thickness, your corneal shape might be corrected through
this procedure. LASIK can correct nearsightedness, farsightedness and
astigmatism. A LASIK process called Blended Vision is sometimes used to correct
presbyopia, by correcting one eye for near vision and one eye for far vision to
eliminate the need for reading glasses.
There is no
need to be miserable with your eyesight – especially when LASIK financing
exists to help you afford this amazing procedure. Even if LASIK isn’t right for
your eyes, there may be other vision procedures that can be done to produce the
results you desire.
