LASIK is a surgical procedure intended to reduce a person's dependency on glasses or contact lenses. Use the links in this section and to the left to find answers to your questions about LASIK. When you are ready, call 1-800-LaserDr (527-3737) and we will connect you to a highly-qualified lasik surgeon near you, so you can be on your way to clear vision.
LASIK stands for Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis and is a procedure that permanently changes the shape of the cornea, the clear covering of the front of the eye, using an excimer laser. A knife, called a microkeratome, is used to cut a flap in the cornea. A hinge is left at one end of this flap. The flap is folded back revealing the stroma, the middlesection of the cornea. Pulses from a computer-controlled laser vaporize a portion of the stroma and the flap is replaced.
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Devices and Radiological Health.
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LASIK RISKS - More about the risks associated with LASIK surgery.
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