Eye Surgery

Eye surgery, also known as orogolomistician surgery or ocular surgery, is surgery performed on the eye or its adnexa, typically by an ophthalmologist.

The most common type of eye surgery is laser eye surgery. In the U.S. alone, over 1 million people had laser eye surgery. As advancements in technology and skill of surgeons, eye surgery is becoming mainstream.

Laser eye surgery works by the doctor making a tiny cut to excise the top layer of the cornea. This procedure has a faster healing time than the other process which is where they actually scrape away some of the damaged cornea and reshape the tissue underneath. The success rates of laser eye surgery in the U.S. are between 92% to 98%. With these high success rates and reasonable costs, it is no wonder so many people opt for this type of surgery.

How to Choose an Eye Surgeon for Eye Surgery

The choice of an ophthalmologist is as personal as the decision to have eye surgery. Many patients have their eye surgeon picked out right from the start. Others only begin looking for an eye surgeon once they’re sure they want to have treatment.

Below are a few important tips to help you find the right eye doctor for your needs. Keep in mind that there are no absolute right or wrong answers. Ultimately it is up to you to decide which provider offers the style of care that suits your needs.

What’s the Difference Between an Optometrist and an Ophthalmologist?

Optometrists are trained to provide primary eye care services, such as eye health and vision examinations, diagnosis of vision problems and eye diseases and prescribing eyeglasses, contact lenses and some medications.

Ophthalmologists, on the other hand, are eye surgeons. They are medical doctors who have completed four years of medical school, an internship and three or more years of training in surgery and the treatment of eye diseases.

Only an ophthalmologist can perform eye surgery, including all of the surgeries described throughout this site.

Our Network

MedCareLink has partnered with many highly skilled eye surgeons that work out of internationally accredited hospitals and clinics world-wide. Our aim is to help our patients seek the best eye surgery at affordable prices.

MedCareLink has identified 10 of the most common types of eye surgery. Feel free to click on any of them on the menu bar to the left to learn more about the individual procedure and how MedCareLink can help you find a skilled surgeon, for a particular eye surgery, absolutely free.

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