LASIK WisdomCard™

Our Guides and Physician Review team have organized the Top 10 Health Resources on LASIK and compiled helpful research notes below.

  1. MedicineNet: LASIK medicinenet.com - LASIK
  2. Cleveland Clinic (via WebMD): Eye Health: LASIK Laser Eye Surgery webmd.com - Eye Health: LASIK Laser Eye Surgery
  3. Food and Drug Administration (FDA): LASIK Eye Surgery fda.gov - LASIK Eye Surgery
  4. AllAboutVision: The LASIK Procedure: A Complete Guide allaboutvision.com - The LASIK Procedure: A Complete Guide
  5. eMedicine: LASIK, Future Advances emedicine.com - LASIK, Future Advances
  6. Eye Digest: LASIK, Epi-LASIK, LASEK agingeye.net - LASIK, Epi-LASIK, LASEK
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Research Notes on LASIK

LASIK (laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis) is a type of refractive laser eye surgery performed by ophthalmologists for correcting myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism. The procedure is generally preferred to photorefractive keratectomy, PRK, (also called ASA, Advanced Surface Ablation) because it requires less time for the patient's recovery, and the patient feels less pain, overall; however, there are instances where PRK/ASA is medically indicated as a better alternative to LASIK. ...read more from Wikipedia

Fast Facts:

  • The LASIK technique was made possible by the Colombian-based Spanish opthalmologist Jose Barraquer in 1950. 1
  • Complications from LASIK surgery are below 1% of patients.2
  • Some of the potential side effects of LASIK eye surgery are: glare, seeing halos around images, difficulty driving at night, fluctuating vision, dry eyes.3

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Research Notes References

  1. ↑ Wikipedia: LASIK
  2. ↑ AllAboutVision: LASIK Risks and Complications
  3. ↑ Cleveland Clinic (via WebMD): What Are the Potential Side Effects of LASIK Laser Eye Surgery?

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