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There are many kinds of laser eye treatment available today. Lasik is the most popular and preferred laser eye treatment which patients opt for. Laser eye treatments have come a long way in terms of reliability and the instruments used. Procedures have been upgraded and bettered every year. The results with laser eye treatment have just gotten better. The procedures have become so simple now, that most of the surgeries without any big complications, are completed within a few minutes and patients can resume their normal lives the very next day. The safety aspect of these laser eye treatments is critically important, because unlike almost all other surgeries, laser eye treatment procedures are entirely optional and are opted for by people for purely cosmetic reasons. Prescription glasses and contact lenses become cumbersome and in many cases become vanity issues. Certain kinds of careers like the military and the air force do not allow candidates with less than perfect vision. Most kinds of sport are also not very conducive to the use of prescription glasses or contact lenses, and contact sports make it impossible to use either. However, as popular as lasik eye surgery is, it is not the only kind of eye surgery available. There are many other options available and certain other kinds of laser eye surgeries are actually more suited to certain vision conditions than lasik. One such laser eye treatment alternative to lasik is epilasik.

Epilasik is a relatively recent surgery alternative which restores natural sight with the aid of an instrument called an epikeratome. An epikeratome is a separator which makes an epithelial sheet to create a thin flap in the epithelium. This excimer laser based Wavefront beam is later applied below the epithelial flap to properly rectify all the refractive errors and get back proper eye vision.

There are many advantages of epilasik surgery. The main advantage is that it overcomes the limitations of lasik eye surgery. Epilasik laser eye surgery is the treatment of choice for eyes with very high powers. Thin corneas can be operated on successfully with epilasik eye surgery. It is a very safe laser eye surgery procedure for steep and flat corneas. Patients who are not eligible or suitable for lasik eye surgery can safely opt for epilasik eye surgery.

All patients over the age of 18 can opt for safe epilasik surgery. The fact that epilasik can be used to treat very large powers is borne by the fact that it can treat patients who are myopic up to -20.0 diopters and patients who are hyperopic up to +6.0 diopters. Epilasik is not a one trick pony and can also treat astigmatism up to +_ 6.0 diopters.

Epilasik is a very viable alternative to lasik laser eye surgery. In laser eye treatment there is no one fix for all problems. It is important to talk to a qualified eye surgeon to discuss all possibilities and options.