LASIK: The Procedure
LASIK stands for Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis and is a procedure that permanently changes the shape of the patient’s cornea (the clear covering of the front of the eye).The cornea is altered 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.Be aware that there are other techniques and many new terms related to LASIK that you may hear about. New types of laser eye surgery and new types of LASIK surgery are always being developed.
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