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Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) is a laser eye surgery procedure that is carried out with the key intent to correct a patient?s vision. PRK permanently changes the shape of the frontal corneal tissue using an excimer laser, which is a high-precision ultraviolet chemical laser.

It?s true that LASIK is one of the most prevalent types of eye surgery. However, a few people are either not comfortable with, or not suitable for surgery due to inadequate thickness of the corneal tissue. There are several alternatives to surgery, each possessing certain characteristics that make it more appropriate in a particular situation.

Eye wear may be a fashion accessory, but when you depend on it for seeing the world, it?s a lot more. Today, many people are turning to refractive laser eye surgery, such as Lasik surgery, to improve their vision.

Lasik eye surgery has had an explosion of growth. Hundreds of thousands of people are turning to it for their eye surgery needs. But, what is it and, is it truly safe? This popular type of surgery is relatively new. But, it is quite successful. Here, we will tell you [...]

It?s adieu to the irritation caused by the contact lenses or the cumbersome glasses which keep falling off your face in a busy crowd!

Conventional treatment for correcting eye vision problems would be either Contact Lenses, Eyeglasses or in the case of conditions such as Glaucoma, medication but what about Laser Therapy?

An estimated 60 million Americans suffer from vision problems, such as myopia, commonly called nearsightedness, or hyperopia, farsightedness, and astigmatism.

It may seem at first to be a difficult task to assess the differences when you compare the cost of laser eye surgery procedure from one eye surgeon to the other.