Refractive Surgery: EPI - Lasik vs. Lasik & PRK

LASIK stands for Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis. It is a procedure in which a thin flap of tissue is cut, and then peeled back from the very front of the cornea (this is the transparent covering over your pupil). The laser literally vapourises away some of your corneal tissue beneath the flap to make your cornea a slightly different shape which will correct your refractive error. Then the flap is placed back over the front of your eye. LASIK can be used to correct short-sightedness …

LASIK surgery is a method to correct miopia, hiperopia and astigmatism. Here we show a real time procedure that takes only 4 minutes. Our Excimer Laser is Allegretto 400. … lasik eye surgery …

Refractive Surgery: EPI - Lasik vs. Lasik & PRK

rufusrajadurai.wetpaint.com LASIK or Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis is a surgical procedure intended to reduce a person’s dependency on glasses or contact lenses. LASIK surgery is most commonly performed as a cure for myopia (nearsightedness), but can also be used to cure hyperopia (farsightedness) or astigmatism (corneal irregularities). LASIK is a procedure that permanently changes the shape of the cornea using a special laser and thus focusing the light rays exactly on the retina …

Reasons why Dr. Mercola does NOT recommend LASIK surgery for anyone