As with all surgeries, laser eye surgery is not without risks. When most people think of laser eye surgery, they think of LASIK focal correction surgery. However, lasers are used in a variety of different eye surgeries including LASEK, PRK, and nonfocus correcting surgeries. This article will deal with laser eye surgery risks in general. [...] Read more »
PRK Surgery
LASIK eye surgery is the best known of the laser treatments designed to correct common focal problems. However, PRK surgery is an alternative choice and has some advantages over LASIK. PRK is an acronym for Photorefractive keratectomy. To understand the difference between these two, we need a brief examination of LASIK eye surgery. LASIK surgery [...] Read more »
LASEK vs. LASIK Eye Surgery
LASIK eye surgery was not named after some famous founder but is rather an acronym to describe the procedure: Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis. The surgery involves cutting a flap .001 mm deep into the cornea of the eye and then pulling the flap of corneal tissue back. This cut is through the outer epithelial layer [...] Read more »
PRK VS. LASIK
LASIK eye surgery is surely the best known of the laser treatments to correct common focal problems. However, LASIK is not the only such treatment. Two other popular treatments are PRK (Photorefractive keratectomy) and LASEK (Laser-Assisted Sub-Epithelial Keratectomy or LASer Epithelial Keratomileusis). In this article we will compare PRK and LASIK. LASIK surgery involves cutting a [...] Read more »
Laser Eye Surgery
When in 1917 Albert Einstein came up with the theory for laser light, he is reported to have said, “A new light has dawned upon me.” However, it was not until 1954 that Charles Townes and Arthur Schawlow first applied his theory in making the maser, the forerunner to the laser. Today it is difficult [...] Read more »
Is Lasik Safe?
“Make no mistake; LASIK is surgery, and anyone who implies otherwise is not forthcoming.” These words from Dr. Terry Kim at Duke rightly warn that LASIK surgery is not risk free. After all, anytime someone is cutting into the body, risks are involved. This caution is even more important when the cutting involves the delicate [...] Read more »
Eye Problems
Thanks to the ingenuity of people of the past, eye glasses have a long and profitable history. The first ones appeared about the time of Christ, in China. We are told Nero used an emerald to aid his vision. Today exact correction is possible through glass grinding or plastic lens creation. All this is needed [...] Read more »
Lasik Eye Exam
Many people neglect having an eye exam but this is not good. First, a person may have adjusted to vision problems that could be corrected with glasses or contacts. Those with glasses might need an adjustment in their lenses to make their vision more natural. But it is also true that serious eye problems can [...] Read more »
Lasik Eye Surgery Cost
“What happened to you?” asked a colleague. “You look, you know, different.” “I don’t wear glasses any longer.” “How’d you manage that? You had Coke bottle bottoms before.” “Simple; I had Lasik eye surgery.” It’s true that thousands are experiencing remarkable improvement in their vision just 24 hours after having Lasik Eye Surgery. In fact, [...] Read more »