Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) and laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) were greeted as clinical breakthroughs when made available in the 1990s, but this did not stop researchers from trying to ...

As eye surgeons have mastered the ability to correct vision with excimer laser technology, LASIK surgery has surged in popularity. It's no wonder—the procedure is safe and effective for people who are ...

When people start seriously considering life without glasses or contact lenses, two procedures usually come up first: LASIK and PRK. Both are well-established forms of laser vision correction that can ...

Ophthalmologists began using laser surgery to correct vision about 25 years ago, and today LASIK and PRK remain among the safest and most effective procedures available. At the forefront of LASIK and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . One of the most difficult things we ever have to tell a patient is: “You are not a good candidate for LASIK.” ...

Hindsight may be 20/20 — but not everyone's eyesight is. For those of us with less-than-perfect vision, a popular path to clearer sight is LASIK, an acronym for a type of eye surgery known as "laser ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Welcome to another edition of CEDARS/ASPENS Debates. CEDARS/ASPENS is a society of cornea, cataract and ...

When it comes to refractive surgery, not all patients are created equal. A 28-year-old patient with myopia desiring to be ...

Laser vision correction involves the use of laser energy to treat nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism of the eye. The most exciting advance in this field is the development of the excimer ...