What is LASIK Eye Surgery?

LASIK eye surgery is an operation designed to eliminate or at least reduce a person's dependency on glasses and/or contact lenses. We want to give you as much information as we can about the Lasik procedure. See other articles in this site to learn about what you ought to find out before surgery, what happens during the surgery, and what exactly can you expect after surgery.

LASIK stands for Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis and is a procedure that permanently alters 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 middle section of the cornea. Pulses from a computer-controlled laser vaporize a portion of the stroma and the flap is replaced. There are assorted techniques and terms related to LASIK eye surgery that you may hear about. Browse through our articles. Some have been published by the US Government, while others have been written by professionals in the field. Book mark this page and come back often to keep yourself current...

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These articles are offered to help you determine if LASIK surgery the solution to you needs.

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