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eLearning Series:
Lasik Eye Surgery Questions & Answers
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Overcome Your
Eye Phobia For Lasik
Are you are tired of wearing glasses or contact lenses? Are
you tired of scratches on your eye glasses? Does the thought
of sticking something in your eye every morning make you
cringe? Do you lose your eyeglasses? Do you have to put
a chain on your glasses to avoid loosing them? Do you have
to “put your eyes in” to see anything? If the answer to
one or more of these questions is yes, then maybe it is
time you consider a new option that could reduce or completely
eliminate the need for eye glasses or contact lenses. Lasik
is a new technology that can surgically repair your eyes.
For some it restores their eyes to 20/20 vision or better.
But to
let someone shine a laser in their eye and potentially
blind them for life is more than most people can handle. It
is a scary thought, but educating yourself on lasik is the
best way to over come those fears. If that does not help, your
eye doctor may be able to get you in touch with a clinical
psychologist that may assist you.
One
way that you can overcome your fear of having lasik eye
surgery
is to watch it being done to someone
else. Most doctors
will allow you to watch it being done. They usually have it
on video tape, and if they don’t most will allow you to sit
in on a surgery at the patients consent. Once you see how simple,
painless and quick the procedure is, most get over their fear.
If you get to sit in on one of the surgeries, you can ask the
patient what it felt like, how they are feeling now and any
other question or concern that you have. Knowledge is Power.
That old cliché never fails to be true when it comes
to educating yourself about the pros and cons of lasik. The
best way to overcome your fears is to learn as much about the
surgery you can beforehand. The more you know, the better prepared
you are for it to happen to you. Watching a surgery can also
put your mind at ease about what happens. Your eyes are open
the whole time, but you can’t see what’s going on around you
because your head and eyes are kept in a stationary position.
This can scare many people. Watching a surgery can alleviate
many of those concerns.
If
watching a surgery is not what it takes to get over your
fear, you may want to consider counseling. If you want lasik
bad enough, you will do it. Any good psychologist can cure
people of most phobias. It is one of the things they went to
school for. Some use methods such hypnosis and visual aids
to help one overcome such fears. A good psychologist will have
you ready for surgery in no time flat. If you can’t afford
a good psychologist and watching a procedure does not help,
something you may consider is meditation. Meditation can help
calm your mind and body. It can help you lose weight, relax,
get rid of headaches, and even get rid of phobias. Once you
educate yourself on everything there is to learn about lasik,
you should then do some research on meditation. “Meditation
for Dummies” is a good book that will teach you what meditation
is and how it can help you.
These
are all good ways to get over your phobia. One of these
could help you get over your phobia, but you may need a combination
of several of these. Only you can decide what is going to get
you over your phobia. If you want it bad enough, you will find
a way over your phobia. If you want to see, then you will find
a way. Once you overcome those fears and finally have the surgery,
you will be glad you did. The benefits of not having to wear
glasses or contacts will be well worth the work you put forth
to get over that fear.
Please keep in mind that if you never get over your fear,
you may be stuck wearing glasses forever. That thought should
be the motivation you need to get over your fear.
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