A key component of LASIK eye correction surgery has always been the laser involved in reshaping the cornea. As a result, advances in this area are often the most resistant to change (whether due to federal standards or patient fears). So, it will be interesting to see how prospective patients take to the recently approved [...]

I wouldn’t be surprised if only a few of you have heard of the term LASEK because it just isn’t used very often. LASEK is actually a form of bladeless flap-free LASIK eye correction surgery, which involves the use of a relatively complex chemical process to temporarily remove a patient’s epithelium – the protective barrier [...]

Well, well. It seems that the first ever International Ophthalmic Conference will be held on board a luxury cruise ship, the Super Star Libra, coasting across the Arabian Sea. While snorkeling and coral watching will definitely be part of the conference schedule, the 380 surgeons aboard the ship will also be deliberating the current practices [...]

The results of a recent Mayo Clinic study have revealed that LASIK eye correction surgery using conventional microkeratomes and the more advanced femtosecond lasers are equal in effectiveness. According to the study, six months post-surgery, the visual acuity, contrast sensitivity and perception of stray light (or glare) of eyes treated with both types of LASIK [...]

These days, Visian Implantable Collamer Lenses (ICL) are getting a lot of attention. We already have two articles on ICL – one an introduction, and the other a clarification on its costs. Today, CBS 11 chimes in with their own feature of Visian ICL.
Possibly the greatest takeaway from this article is its explanation of the [...]

At AllAboutVision.com, a new feature on the blade vs. bladeless LASIK debate has been published, with two respectable LASIK surgeons coming in with their own viewpoints. While we’ve talked about this before (here, and here) at Lasik World, this feature brings with it some new information direct from the specialists.
For one, they highlight a phenomenon [...]

Conventional LASIK eye correction surgery, or its updated variants – e.g. Wavefront LASIK, Epi-K – can’t handle presbyopia – the unavoidable degradation of your eye’s ability to change the shape of its lens. As a result, we suggested a couple of LASIK alternatives to meet the needs of the older generation – people who just [...]

If you’ve been following this blog, you would have heard about the Epi-K Advanced Surface Treatment – the cutting-edge LASIK procedure that completely removes the need for flap-cutting. But for most eye doctors out there, Epi-K is nothing more than a novelty, and flap-cutting is a norm.
This could actually deter quite a few prospective LASIK [...]

We’ve heard about bladeless LASIK eye correction surgery as an alternative to traditional LASIK which requires the use of a blade – called a microkeratome – to cut a flap in the cornea to allow the correcting laser (excimer laser) to reshape the eye. But even this bladeless procedure requires the use of a laser, [...]

In view of the somewhat negative reputation that Lasik has been garnering in recent years due to botch-ups, Lasik surgeons all over the world have been trying a number of different approaches to assure potential clients that their safety is a priority. One of the many ways is of course an improvement in the technology [...]