Currently, custom lasik is approved for up to –14 diopters of nearsightedness, 6 diopters of farsightedness, and 6 diopters of astigmatism. This allows doctors to treat people who wouldn’t necessarily ...

Lasik became available in the early 1990s and was increasingly popular for about a decade. Most Lasik patients report satisfaction with their results, but as many as 10% require a second, “touch ...

Laser Eye Surgery Makes Rapid Advancements. In the past two decades, LASIK technique has seen remarkable developments. Safety. Precision. Customization.

With custom Lasik, decisions are more scientific, says Hamilton, because a computer measures how light is reflected in the eye. The pattern it produces tells doctors exactly how vision is ...

Postoperatively, BCVA was 20/20 or better in 86.5% of the conventional LASIK treatment group, 92.7% in the OATz group, 85.7% in the CATz group and 97.1% in the OPDCAT group.

History A 45-year-old man presented with complaints of poor uncorrected vision 9 years after undergoing uneventful PRK with a Summit Apex excimer laser system employing a 6-mm optical zone. His ...

Similarly, the average national price for custom Lasik, in which the surgeon uses a wave-front sensor to guide a computer-controlled laser, is $1,822, the Healthcare Blue Book says.

In 1995, laser vision correction for the treatment of nearsightedness was approved by the FDA. Photo Refractive Keratectomy (PRK) uses an Excimer Laser to treat the surface of the cornea by removin… ...

Laser surgery revolutionized eyesight correction ten years ago, and as the technology improves, so do the options. Two new Lasik techniques are making it… ...