Laser eye surgery is a very good alternative for persons who want to minimize their dependence on glasses or contact lenses. Vision correction provided by the laser eye surgery is comparable to the one obtained with glasses or contact lenses. The most well known laser eye surgery is the procedure called "Laser In Situ Keratomileusis," popularly known as LASIK. This technique is advertised on the Internet, newspapers and magazines, and it is very important that people know everything about the risks and benefits of this form of laser eye surgery, called LASIK. The procedure consists in permanently changing the shape of the cornea, which reduces the refractive error, and is
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Laser eye surgery has become extremely popular in the last decade or so. Lasik actually stands for Laser In-Situ Keratomileusis. This type of surgery basically uses a laser to change the curvature of the cornea. Your cornea is the outer window of your eye, and this is where nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism occur. The advent of new technologies has made vision correction surgery very safe and effective. Most people recover very quickly and have little or no side effects. The surgery is done on an outpatient basis, and most people can resume their normal activities the day after surgery. People who are
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