Lasik

Changes in Refractive Surgery
The techniques and equipment refractive surgeons depend on have gone through a steady process of improvement, from a simple scalpel used for RK and AK to the computer controlled Excimer laser used to perform PRK and Lasik. Through these advancements, vision correction surgery is now quick, with minimal discomfort and recovery time of hours rather than weeks.

		Using an instrument called a micokeratome, a thin layer of corneal tissue is folded back.
	Step 1
		The Excimer laser is used to remove a predetermined amount of tissue to correct the individual refractive error.
	Step 2
		The corneal layer is replaced in its original position where it heals with a little to no discomfort.
	Step 3