LASIK REFRACTIVE

LASIK EYE SURGERY

Life Smile facilitates the affordable low cost LASIK – refractive errors correction of eye procedure at the top Ophthalmology hospital facilities in India. The LASIK procedure overseas for uninsured, self insured and underinsured individuals helps in a cost savings of up to 70% to 80%. The lasik procedure abroad in India would cost US$ 492 to US$ 879 for both eyes. 

LASIK is a surgical procedure intended to reduce a person's dependency on glasses or contact lenses. LASIK stands for Laser- Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis and is a procedure that permanently changes the shape of the cornea, the clear covering of the front of the eye, using an excimer laser. LASIK eye surgery corrects the refractive errors (spectacle power) of the eye, LASIK eye surgery is a treatment that reshapes the cornea in order to produce clear vision. The LASIK refractive eye surgery procedure can treat myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness), and astigmatism, and reduce patients' dependency on the temporary vision correction methods- contact lenses and glasses.

Because refractive errors impede the focusing ability of the eye, patients who suffer from these conditions experience blurred vision. LASIK eye surgery provides these individuals with an effective treatment option, where a predetermined amount of corneal tissue is removed. This reshaping of the cornea improves the eye's focusing power and enhances patients' visual acuity.

A good candidate for LASIK eye surgery must meet several general requisites. LASIK patients should be at least 18 years old, demonstrate no change in refraction for at least past two years, and have realistic expectations regarding the results of LASIK eye surgery. Patients who have experienced an eye infection or injury in the past year should not undergo LASIK.

The LASIK Procedure:

The traditional LASIK vision correction procedure begins with the creation of a hinged corneal flap. After the eye is anesthetized with topical eye drops, the highly trained and experienced LASIK eye surgeon – an Ophthalmologis creates the flap on the outer surface of the eye to expose the underlying cornea. The flap can be created with a microkeratome (a hand-held device) or with the Intra Lase laser, which allows the surgeon to create the flap using a computer-guided laser. The cornea is then reshaped using a customized excimer wave front guided laser and the flap is replaced. The newer advanced LASIK machines provide customized laser surgery and use a small spot of scanning laser beam (flying spot laser). The modern eye tracking systems track the movement of eye during surgery and incorporate them during application of the laser beam.

After LASIK eye surgery many patients experience immediate improved vision, although it can take up to six months for vision to stabilize. Patients can expect a short LASIK surgery recovery period but there is usually little to no discomfort following the procedure. Follow-up exams ensures proper healing and best vision correction.

LASIK Benefits

Most individuals are extremely pleased with their LASIK results. LASIK eye surgery benefits include improved visual activity, freedom from corrective eyewear, and possibly new career opportunities. Patients who achieve a successful LASIK outcome can eliminate their need for glasses or contact lenses, and enjoy the freedom of clear vision at all times. Patients can play sports, swim, spend a day at the beach, and participate in various activities without the restrictions that glasses and contact lenses bring. LASIK eye surgery is a safe and effective treatment that has continued to gain popularity among people.

LASIK Risks

One to five percent of people experience LASIK eye surgery complications. LASIK risks include sensitivity to light, haloed or glared vision, irregular astigmatism, dry eyes, loss of visual clarity, and sensitivity. Fortunately, advances in LASIK technology have dramatically reduced complications and many problems can be easily corrected with additional follow up treatments.

The cost comparison of LASIK procedures between India and other western countries is as follows-

The low-cost eye care surgery procedures are facilitated by Life Smile offshore in India with inexpensive health travel tour to India, the costs of ophthalmology surgery procedures are very low overseas in India and since the cosmetic eye care surgery procedures are not covered by health insurance, the people self-pay and are highly benefited by medical tour discounts for vision correction eye surgery LASIK and other procedures abroad.

The cheaper cost of medical health care travel for surgery vacation tour abroad to India, safe and highly affordable eye care surgery overseas to India facilitated by Life Smile India means a big cost savings on ophthalmology eye surgery treatment especially for medically uninsured. India’s low-cost, world-class, affordable, top rated, healthcare facilities- accredited, certified hospitals and clinics attract and receive global patients from over 40 countries for the personalized medical care in cost effective manner. This unique blend of top class medical healthcare expertise for ophthalmic surgery procedures and other medical health care procedures at attractive and affordable prices is the most important factor in a constant annual growth rate of 30% in Medical tourism to India. There are many reasons contributing towards this huge medical healthcare cost differential and eye treatments at reduced rates, the most important of these factors are:

• India being a developing economy so has the very favorable currency exchange rates in comparison to GBP, USD, EURO, YEN, AUD, FRANC etc.
  
  
• India, ranking very high in the list of developing countries has a vast pool of the best qualified and experienced medical/ technical / Para-medical professionals, healthcare technologies and world class institutions but the costs towards healthcare services and medical healthcare products have stayed at a extremely low-levels.
  
  
• Doctors are required to pay towards Medical Malpractice Insurance, elsewhere this Insurance usually costs USD 90,000 - 140,000 annually whereas in comparison, doctors in India have to pay insurance cost as low as USD 2500 - 3000 annually.
  
  
• India is the world's largest exporter of the quality Bulk Drugs so the cost of the high quality medicine is cheaper.

The discounted health care for eye care ophthalmology surgery treatment costs abroad in India and the low prices does not mean low on the quality of healthcare. In fact the healthcare technologies in India are at par with that provided by the healthcare facilities in any advanced country, using exactly the same advanced technology, machines and equipments as used in USA or Europe thereby delivering similar or even better success rates. Adherence to the highest quality standards of healthcare by competent board certified ophthalmologist- eye surgeons with priority treatment (medical surgery treatment without wait list) and personalized attention by top eye care surgeons positions India as the best alternative healthcare destination for nations with high medical care costs.

Many of the eye surgeons and doctors in India have graduated from top medical school universities of North America-USA, Canada, UK, Europe, and Australia and have vast overseas healthcare surgery experience and training for performing eye care- ophthalmology surgery procedures from hospitals and clinical research facilities abroad in the inexpensive eye care surgery procedures they perform. Ophthalmology health care services in India are always provided by well-trained eye surgeons and doctors, with superior health care know-how and experience.

LIFE SMILE HEALTH VALUE:

For foreign patient's convenience, care and comfort Life Smile India as medical holiday travel Management Company has overseas medical travel assistance offices to provide discounted health travel abroad information, India medical tourism assistance, and health tourism India guidance and to provide offshore medical trip help to international patients for their safe health care medical tour travel to India. Our trained health care associates and India health travel managers and health care tour consultants would be pleased to assist and guide you at the Life Smile global patient care centers in the following countries by receiving, processing and forwarding your health care query, providing information on top rated, accredited specialty private hospitals in India, private clinics in India, medical research and health care institute facilities in India, assist in search to find and provide information on specialist Indian medical professional consultants- board certified doctors, board certified surgeons, board certified dentists – dental surgeons and board certified physicians abroad in India, arranging online ask a doctor- free web consults and telephone consultations with best qualified doctor and experienced therapists, assisting on India visit formalities- VISA and providing info on medical surgery treatment fee discounts and the Indian affordable medical health travel tour package cost savings.

Life Smile India as low priced medical health tourism agency operator and facilitation services provider has offshore health care trips assistance centers for medical health care tourism services to India providing information on Indian low-cost medical surgery treatment in the following countries- North and South America- USA, Canada, Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, Europe, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, Costa Rica, Germany, Hungary, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, South Africa, UAE, Singapore, Israel, Poland, France, Colombia, Hong Kong, China, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Austria, Bolivia, Cyprus, Romania, Slovakia, Croatia, Macedonia, Czech republic, Egypt, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Sri Lanka, Tunisia and Italy.

Life Smile has included some of these overseas patient testimonials and patient stories on medical surgery treatment in Indian hospitals and clinics, in the portal website; you are welcome to read a few foreign patients feedback story online- testimonials of visiting patients from abroad.

Life Smile through established relationships with finest board certified medical professionals- board certified surgeon, board certified doctor, physician and JCI – JCAHO accredited, government registered and approved private medical Healthcare facilities in India, serving to cost sensitive overseas patients care in helping international patients receive world-class medical surgery treatments at considerably lower costs and in almost no waiting periods. Life Smile, India takes care to provide the best of concierge services for the patients traveling abroad for their medical surgery treatments to ensure world-class facilitation services for a safe and comfortable medical tour vacations travel to India. Life Smile provides world-class low price facilitation services for the visiting overseas patients from abroad for their cheaper surgery treatment trip at the top rated private specialty hospital and clinical facilities in the following Indian cities- New Delhi, Mumbai- Bombay, Chennai- Madras, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Thiruvanthapuram- Trivandrum, Cochin, Kochi- Kerala, Vellore, Pune, Kolkata- Calcutta, Mohali- Chandigarh, Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Coimbatore, Gurgaon, Noida, Thane, Panaji- Goa, Rishikesh, Dharamshala, Jaipur and Dehradun.