Laser surgery to improve eyesight

Laser surgery to improve eyesight

JAKARTA: Myopia and astigmatism are common eye ailments here, with many people ranging from children to adults experiencing problems.

While many people would rather use glasses and contact lenses to help improve their sight, an eye clinic here has introduced high-tech, almost pain-free, laser treatment for the defects.

The treatment, which is called LASIK (Laser Assisted In-situ Keratomileusis), if successful can stop people with myopia and astigmatism being dependent on glasses and contact lenses.

The laser treatment involves only a minor procedure, with no injections being necessary as a local anesthetic is applied using eye drops, said the Mata Nusantara Clinic, which is located in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, in a statement made available to The Jakarta Post. --JP