| The advances in lasers, coupled with the creation | | | | the cornea. |
| of new and safer refractive surgical techniques in | | | | CK or Conductive Keratoplasty uses a probe |
| the past 10 years, have more people going to | | | | that's as thin as a strand of human hair, utilizing |
| ophthalmologists than ever before to have their | | | | radiofrequency (RF) energy. The probe reshapes |
| vision improved. With all the hoopla attached to | | | | the cornea by shrink small areas of the tissue. |
| corrective laser eye surgery, one may ask: what | | | | How do these corrective laser eye surgery |
| does corrective eye laser surgery mean? What | | | | procedures improve ones' quality of life? In a |
| are these surgical techniques? How does it | | | | survey conducted by The Eye Surgery Education |
| improve one's quality of life? | | | | Council (ESEC), the public education arm of the |
| Corrective laser eye surgery essentially means, | | | | American Society of Cataract and Refractive |
| laser eye surgical techniques that will correct your | | | | Surgery (ASCRS) the following respondents |
| vision. | | | | agreed on these facts. |
| You've probably heard these four most popular | | | | - Ability to see upon waking |
| corrective laser eye surgery techniques | | | | - Freedom from glasses and contacts |
| mentioned. | | | | - Improvement in personal safety |
| Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK) | | | | - Increased confidence in personal appearance |
| recommended for nearsightedness, farsightedness | | | | - Better participation in sports or fitness activities |
| and astigmatism eye conditions. | | | | This information was collected from |
| Laser Epithelial Keratomileusis (LASEK) is similar to | | | | approximately 3 million Americans who have |
| LASIK; except the flap is created in the | | | | undergone the corrective laser eye surgery since |
| epithelium. | | | | 1995. |
| Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK) for persons | | | | The most noteworthy finding that emerged from |
| who have nearsightedness, mild to moderate | | | | this surgery was the fact that a significant |
| farsightedness and astigmatism. The surgeon uses | | | | number felt that after undergoing corrective laser |
| the laser to remove tiny tissue on the surface of | | | | eye surgery they began a new lease on life. |