If you are considering laser eye correction, it can help if you have a basic understanding of the technical procedures involved in the surgery, as this can help to best inform your decision by giving you a clear understanding about exactly what the surgeons will be doing to your eyes.
For the same reason, it can [...]
If you are thinking about Lasik vision correction surgery but are concerned about the risks, you must understand that any surgical procedure, not just eye surgery, carries an amount of risk.
However the laser eye correction procedures performed today are much safer than when this form of treatment was first introduced. It is extremely rare for [...]
IntraLase gained FDA approval in the USA in 2001, and many improvements to this procedure have been made since then.
IntraLase really is laser-only eye surgery, as it employs two lasers to perform surgery, and does not utilise a microkeratome to create the corneal flap.
Having made the decision to undergo treatment, it is vital that you [...]
There are several types of Excimer Lasers used for Lasik surgery in various eye institutes. As you will have discovered the Excimer is the laser which treats the eye surface after the corneal flap has been created.
In conventional Lasik surgery, the flap is created using a piece of equipment called a microkeratome, but it [...]
If you are one of the millions of people who currently have the hassle of wearing glasses or contact lenses, it is likely you have thought about laser vision correction before.
Many of the advantages of having refractive surgery are clear to see, even to those who are not considering the procedure.
First of all, you [...]