People with eye-related problems are becoming more and more interested in laser eye surgery and its benefits because this is known to be the most exciting ophthalmologic procedure.To be more precise, this is a refractive eye surgery that can correct all types of refractive errors such as: astigmatism (distorted vision), myopia (nearsightedness) and hyperopia (farsightedness).Even [...]
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How Laser Eye Surgery Works – Lasik and Photorefractive Eye Surgery
January 29th, 2010 
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No Comments »The History LASIK Surgery
January 27th, 2010 admin Almost everyone today has heard about Lasik eye surgery, but it wasn’t long ago that it was viewed as a brand new and revolutionary innovation. Lasik is actually an acronym that stands for laser assisted in-situ keratomileusis. It was development thanks to several advances in ophthalmologic technology, the first of which was the microkeratome blade [...]
Posted in Articles Tags: 1950s, Acronym, Adn, Cornea, Corneal Flap, Corneal Topography, Eventual Creation, Excimer Laser, Eye Surgery, Incisions, Ioannis, Jose Barraquer, Laser Technology, Lasers, Lasik Procedure, Microkeratome, Ophthalmologist, Precise Manner, Revolutionary Innovation, Thin Flap No Comments »How Lasers are Revolutionizing Surgical Procedures
November 14th, 2009 admin The laser existed in theory long before it existed in reality. Albert Einstein was exploring the concept as early as 1917 when he was writing his seminal study on The Quantum Theory of Radiation. But even after the first working laser was successfully tested in 1960, people were skeptical about whether light could be used [...]
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