Viewing LASIK
US Military The Vanguard in Refractive Surgery Research and Implementation
More than 312,000 laser refractive procedures performed in the U.S. Air Force, Army and Navy have provided invaluable insight about laser refractive surgery to both military and civilian communities. Since the first military laser study began in 1993 and the U.S. Department of Defense adopted laser refractive surgery in 2000, military laser refractive cases have [...]
The Eyes Have It
Two local doctors perform LASIK surgery to correct nearsightedness Some people may be able to eliminate their need for eyeglasses with a 15-minute laser surgery at Peninsula Eye Physicians and Surgeons in Mountain View. “Got a minute? Get Lasik!” states a brochure for Drs. Mark Volpicelli and Daniel Beers, who use a laser procedure called [...]
Avoiding Flap Complications
Laser vision correction has come full circle from its beginnings with surface phototherapeutic keratectomy and PRK. The field advanced to lamellar refractive surgery with LASIK emerging as the dominant procedure. Today, interest in advanced surface ablation has re-emerged with LASEK and other methods. Surface procedures offer several advantages compared with lamellar methods, particularly because the [...]
Getting the Full Picture About Lasik Eye Surgery
If your eyes are the windows to the soul, then Lasik eye surgery is becoming an ever-popular way of making the view less blurry. According to the Federal Trade Commission, since Lasik eye surgery was approved in 1995, laser eye centers have mushroomed from 300 in 1996 to more than 900 centers today. Five years [...]
