Results of an ongoing, long-term study of outcomes of PRK laser vision correction for nearsightedness shows good predictability and safety of outcomes at the 19 year mark after the original surgery. A patient from Santa Barbara asked me last week how we know the long term outcomes of laser eye surgery. This is a question […]

LASIK Laser Vision Correction in the Military: “Top Gun” Naval Aviators Routinely Have Wavefront LASIK and Wavefront PRK With Very High Success Rates and Satisfaction Rates. “Top Gun” fighter pilots in the United States Navy face extremely challenging visual tasks. They must be able to perform in combat and land on aircraft carriers in dim […]

Eye doctors and surgeons understand LASIK laser vision correction better than most people and a higher percentage of eye surgeons and their family members undergo laser eye surgery than in the general population. Ophthalmologists are medical doctors (M.D.’s) who have specialty training and certification to do all forms of eye surgery, including laser eye surgery. […]

Atomic Force Microscopy was used in a study to compare the quality of the LASIK flaps made with the femtosecond laser and mechanical microkeratomes. The first step in LASIK is the creation of a flap. Two approaches to making the LASIK flap are in widespread use in the United States and internationally: 1) using a […]

Both Femtosecond Laser LASIK Flaps (Intralase) and Mechanical LASIK Flaps show equal safety in a recent study of effect on the corneal endothelium 5 years after LASIK. There continues to be debate as to whether there is a safety advantage to LASIK flaps made with a laser (such as the Intralase in the “all laser […]