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The most common purpose of ophthalmologic surgery is to restore or improve vision.

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Two of the most common procedures are phacoemulsification for cataracts and elective refractive surgeries.

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What would cause a person to need eye surgery?

There are a whole bunch of reasons. One of the most common eye surgeries is for cataracts, which can simply be a result of aging. There is also LASIK vision correction surgery. Of course, if the eye is damaged, surgery may be required to get it back into shape.


What is the most common type of ophthamology surgery?

Cataract surgery is still the most common type of eye surgery and is also one of the most unnecessary. LASIK is currently number two and is becoming more common.


What kind of doctor would carry out eye surgery?

An ophthamologist would be the doctor that would carry out eye surgery. The most common types of surgery are Lasik surgery, cataract surgery, and glaucoma surgery.


What country has the most in expensive eye surgery?

One country that the most inexpensive eye surgery in the world is Thailand.


What is rel-ex smile eye surgery?

RelEx smile eye surgery is the most innovative and gentle procedure in laser treatments of the eye.


What is the proper name of Asian eyelid surgery?

Asain eyelid surgery is the alternative, perhaps more common name for Blepharoplasty. The surgery has become notorious for its controversy and media attention. The surgery involves the removal of excess skin around the eye, and is often performed not just for aesthetic reasons but also to increase vision.


What is the average cost of eye surgery?

It all depends on what type of "eye surgery" you are looking to have done. LASIK is the most common eye surgery being done by people now. The price for this surgery ranged from about $1800-$2100. Some surgeries are covered by healthcare. My father had his eyelids raised for free because the insurance said they were blocking vision. So it depends on what you are having done.


Can you get disability insurance before having lasik eye surgury?

Disability insurance can be for a variety of reasons and most are unrelated to your ability to have LASIK eye surgery. If you are visually disabled then it is unlikely that LASIK would be a suitable treatment.


Where can one watch a video of an eye operation?

One of the most common types of eye operations or surgeries is the LASIK eye surgery. In this operation the human eye is cut open. One may find videos of this or other operations on YouTube.


What type of surgery does an opthamolagist do?

Eye surgery


What exactly is corrective eye surgery like?

Corrective eye surgery is basically the reforming of your eyes with a laser to change the way rays enter your eyes otherwise known as an artificial lenses. There are many type of surgeries you can do for this but the two most common are Lasik and PRK.


Is Lasik the only corrective eye surgery available?

"Lasik is not the only corrective eye surgery available, but it is one of the most common. Other procedures exist for treating cataracts. Some people are candidates for having lens replacement surgeries which do not use lasers at all."