Glaring Night Vision Problems May be Fixed with LASIK

If you wear glasses or contacts, you may have experienced frustrating vision abnormalities, especially at night.

Common night vision difficulties include seeing rings called halos around light sources and problems seeing in bright light, called glare. These conditions are caused when the pupil dilates to take in more light. If you are driving at night and see headlights coming toward you, your already large pupils will take in this bright light and, if you wear contacts or glasses, you are likely to see rings or halos.

If your vision is troubled by rings or halos, you are not alone. A recent industry poll conducted by Needs, Symptoms, Incidence, Global Eye Health Trends (NSIGHT) involved 3,800 people from seven different countries. The poll found that about one-half of contact and glasses wearers experienced glare or halos more than three times a week, and that four-fifths of respondents found the symptoms bothersome. Almost 90% of people polled felt that they had an unsatisfactory solution to their glare and halo problems and wished they had a more effective way of treating these symptoms.

If you suffer from glare and halos and are frustrated with caring for and keeping track of glasses and contacts, LASIK surgery could be an option. Although LASIK does not guarantee perfect vision, it often eliminates the need for glasses or contacts and reduces the instances of night vision difficulties by treating:

· Hyperopia

· Myopia

· Astigmatism

It is important to know, however, that LASIK will not fix your glare and halo problems immediately. During the first few weeks of recovery after the surgery, most patients still experience some glare and halos, even if they didn’t before while wearing glasses or contacts. These symptoms are normal and temporary. After about three weeks, your vision should be problem free.

To learn more about LASIK vision correction and to find an ophthalmologist near you, please contact The LASIK Directory today.