LASIK Laser Eye Surgery Blog at Eye Surgery USA

Advanced Surface Ablation

Advanced Surface Ablation is a relatively new laser vision procedure that has additional safety features over LASIK making it an ideal alternative for some patients. Instead of cutting a flap on the front of the cornea, the surface skin cells (epithelium) are loosened with a diluted alcohol solution and removed. The corneal surface is then treated with the laser and covered with a bandage contact lens.

ASA removes tissue within the cornea to treat low to high levels of nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism.

Labels: Advanced Surface Ablation, ASA

 

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