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LASIK Laser Eye Surgery Blog at Eye Surgery USAFriday, December 28, 2007Eye Surgery Financing FAQsIf you have questions in regards to financing your eye surgery procedure, we invite you to check out our Financing FAQs page. On there you will find answers to frequently asked questions like "What are the benefits of financing my LASIK or other corrective eye surgery procedure?" or "What will my interest rate be?" Click here to view our list of financing FAQs Labels: Eye Surgery Financing, FAQ
Thursday, December 27, 2007PRK: Photorefractive Keratectomy - The Original Laser Eye SurgeryBefore all the commotion and popularity of LASIK there was another procedure known as PRK or Photorefractive Keratectomy. Although it is an older and outdated procedure, it is still favored by many surgeons to treat specific conditions that traditional LASIK is not suited for like like patients with thin corneas or larger pupils. Although the FDA approved the first PRK laser in the United States in 1995, the PRK laser was developed in the 80's and has been in use in other countries. PRK can correct vision for both nearsighted and farsighted people. Nearsightedness is corrected by flattening the steepness in the cornea whereas farsightedness requires the steeper cornea. PRK can also address astigmatism simply by smoothing our the oblong shape of the cornea into a normal one. For more information on PRK visit Eye Surgery USA now! Labels: Laser Eye Surgery, PRK
Wednesday, December 26, 2007What Is LASIK?LASIK is a minimally invasive surgical procedure that reduces and in most cases eliminates the dependency on vision assisted appliances such as glasses and contact lenses. LASIK is an acronym 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. The flap is folded back revealing the stroma or the middle section of the cornea. Pulses from a computer-controlled laser cut a portion of the stroma and the flap of the cornea is replaced. There are other techniques related to LASIK, some that do not involve cutting. To learn more about LASIK, click here. Labels: LASIK
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