What is the most common (well-known) type of laser eye surgery?

Question

I heard it was LASIK... or is it LASEK?? What's the difference?

Answer 1

LASIK is the more common type of laser eye surgery. The difference between the two..

LASIK - a corneal flap is cut (either with a microkeratome blade or a laser called INTRALASE - depends on what technology the center offers). The flap is then lifted to do the laser treatment. After the laser treatment, the flap is then placed back down and most patients are good to go home. After a nap (a few hours), patients notice a difference right away. Recovery time =1 day

LASEK - is recommended for patients who have thinner corneas, or whose corneas are too flat or too steep. A corneal flap is still created with a finer blade (called a trephine). Then the surgeon covers the eye with solution (mixture of alcohol and water) for about 30 seconds - this causes the epithelium to loosen. The surgeon then lifts the epithelial flap and does the laser treatment and replaces the flap. After this type of surgery the doctor usually places a bandage contact lens in the eye to protect it and it is worn for 3-5 days. You may experience some discomfort (tearing/burning like when cutting onions, or it may feel like there is something in the eye grainy/sand type). Vision will not be clear right away it may take 4-10 days.

Answer 2

LASIK is a surgical vision correction procedure intended to reduce a person's dependency on glasses or contact lenses.

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. There are other techniques and many new terms related to LASIK that you may hear about.

Answer 3

Yes, Lasik is the most common type of laser eye surgery. It started with Blade Lasik, then came Bladeless Lasik. Lately, there is something called "No-Cut" Epi-Lasik.

You can google it for more details.

Answer 4

I beleive LASIK is the latest laser eye surgery being performed now. More and more doctors are performing it and the cost of it is going down, so they'll probably come out with something new now.

Answer 5

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