by David Shapiro, MD
For nearly 20 years, patients from Thousand Oaks have trusted their eyes to the Shapiro Laser Eye Center for the latest in LASIK and PRK laser eye surgery (as I am on vacation, I have asked Stacy, our office manager, to write today’s blog) I have been working with Dr. Shapiro for nearly 20 years […]
by David Shapiro, MD
A new 16 year long European study of PRK laser vision correction eye surgery shows long term safety and effectiveness. When PRK laser eye surgery was first being performed, we were not able to give patients long term data about its performance. Today, however, PRK surgery has a very long track record which helps us […]
by David Shapiro, MD
Many people consider LASIK to be the “new” form of laser eye surgery and PRK to be the “old” method of laser vision correction. This is not true. A patient from Thousand Oaks in Ventura County asked me a question last week. This patient, who was not a candidate for LASIK, but was a good […]
by David Shapiro, MD
LASIK typically makes the eyes drier for six months after surgery, but several measures can minimize post-operative dry eye after LASIK laser eye surgery. A patient from Camarillo asked me a good question today. She wondered if LASIK laser eye surgery caused dry eyes. LASIK does, in fact, cause the eyes to become dryer, typically […]
by David Shapiro, MD
“Thin Flap LASIK,” also known as SBK, offers safety and accuracy advantages over thicker flaps in LASIK laser eye surgery. A patient from Camarillo in Ventura County recently asked me what “thin flap LASIK” was. In PRK laser eye surgery, no flap is made. In LASIK laser vision correction, the surface layer of the cornea […]
