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-Illustration of the Cornea-
 Cornea:(a little over 500 microns centrally) The transparent front cover responsible for about 60% of the refracting power of the eye.  
Corneal Epithelium:(approximately 40-50 microns thick) The superficial collection of multiple layers of cells that line the corneal surface. These cells constantly regenerate as do the cells that cover the skin of the body. 
Basement Membrane: A small membrane laid down by the basal epithelial cells and upon which they rest. This membrane rests on Bowman's membrane.   Bowman's Membrane:(approximately 15 microns thick) A membrane layer immediately below the epithelium and basement membrane which rests on the stroma.   Stroma: Makes up the bulk of the cornea; consists of multiple layers of collagen fibers, keratocytes, and water.  
Stromal Lamellae: Collagen fibers arranged in a transparent fashion within the stroma.  
Keratocytes: The stromal cells.  
Descemet's Membrane: A membrane layer that is located beneath the stroma and above the endothelial cell layer.  
Endothelial Cells: A mosaic of cells lined up on Descemet's membrane.

Cornea following hyperopic LASIK/PRK
(Try and find a doctor to custom design a lens to fit
over your new "irregular eyes."

 


Post Lasik:  20/20 Vision But The Quality Is Gone!!
Pre Lasik:  20/20 Quality Before Lasik Altered Corneas!!
This is what it looks like to have "altered vision complications," that as of 2005, are not correctable.  Again, every eye/Corneal surface is "fingerprinted" with"
the laser and that clarity that was once possible is now gone forever!		 This is a perfectly crisp/clear Cornea that sees perfectly with or without Contacts/Glasses.  It is unaltered like a beautifully clear piece of glass on a camera lens.  Notice the difference in the "quality" of how a Post-Lasik patient sees?

 
 Try finding a doctor to custom make a contact lens to fit properly over your new,
permanently-altered cornea:  Answer:  you will have an ongoing expense of $25,000 - $100,000
and even then your vision potential will not be as clear as it was before because you chose to alter it!
 -Understanding The Lasik Procedure-

 
Step
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 Anesthetic eye drops are applied to numb the eye for surgery, and the surgeon marks
the cornea with water-soluble ink to guide replacement of the flap.
Step 2
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 The surgeon applies a suction ring designed to hold the eye steady and checks the pressure of the eye.
Step 3









 		 The surgeon raises a thin layer of the cornea, or corneal flap, with the microkeratome
to expose the portion beneath. This part of the procedure is called keratectomy
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Step 4





 		 The flap – the outermost 20 percent of the thickness of the cornea – is lifted and reflected to the side.
Step 5





 		 The surgeon tests for laser alignment and walks the patient through the fixation process.
Step 6






 		 The computer-controlled excimer laser removes the tissue under the flap and reshapes
the cornea of the affected eye. In less than 60 seconds, ultraviolet light and high-energy
pulses from the excimer laser reshape the internal cornea (the stroma) with
accuracy up to 0.25 microns, or 1/4000 of a millimeter.
Step 7











 

Then, the surgeon lays the flap back into its original position and observes the eye for
three to five minutes to ensure bonding. Because the cornea bonds quickly, healing is rapid,
and the eye does not require stitches.

Cornea following hyperopic LASIK/PRK

Please think this through, try fitting a CONTACT LENS around your new shaped/irregular/permanently
altered Cornea if you can even find an eye doctor who can help you.  When and if you then are able to find someone,
be prepared to spend anywhere from $1,500-$10,000 to fly out of town to this specialist, and even then, your eyes will
probably change again in a few years, so expect to do this all over again, and again, and again, and again...Seriously,
this could cost you $50-$100,000 and you still do not have the vision that you once had when you had a
perfectly clean/crystal clear/spotless Cornea Lens.  And this was all because you were too lazy to throw on the contacts or glasses??