Standard LASEK. LASEK also may be more amenable to the emerging wavefront-guided technology, Dr. Durrie said. Butterfly LASEK. With no flap in LASEK, there is no cutting of corneal sensory nerves and ...

May 2, 2006 (Fort Lauderale) -- Laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis (LASIK) and laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy (LASIK) have similar efficacy in correcting moderate myopia, according to ...

BARCELONA, Spain – LASEK may offer an inexpensive alternative to LASIK, with a lower risk of complications, less daunting technology and an equal success rate, according to a study presented here. “We ...

A study led by a researcher at the University of Illinois at Chicago compares the safety, effectiveness and reliability of the two most common types of laser eye surgery, laser epithelial ...

Vision-correction surgery patients will get just as good results from Lasik as from Lasek, a new study shows. Both surgeries use lasers to cut flaps in the cornea to correct its shape. Lasek ...

A new study has shown that vision correction patients will be benefited equally with Lasik surgery as well as Lasek surgery. Both types of surgeries are equally safe and beneficial. Both surgeries ...

[Asia Economy Reporter Chunhee Lee] Every winter vacation is a time when demand for vision correction surgeries such as LASIK and LASEK increases among freshmen preparing for new university life after ...

Q. I’m 48 and have been wearing hard contacts since I was 10. Apparently, as we approach 50, our eyes don’t produce as many tears, so my lenses have become uncomfortable. What’s the latest information ...

Vision correction surgery patients will get just as good results from LASIK as from LASEK, a new study shows. Both surgeries use lasers to cut flaps in the cornea to correct its shape. LASEK ...

A study comparing the safety, effectiveness and reliability of LASIK and LASEK has found no clinically significant differences between the two types of laser eye surgery. The study, led by a ...