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Results 1 - 10 of 15 for LASIK
  1. Lasik eye surgery - discharge 
    Lasik eye surgery permanently changes the shape of the cornea (the clear covering on the front of ... After you have Lasik surgery, an eye shield or patch will be placed over your eye. It will protect the flap and help ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000525.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. LASIK eye surgery 
    LASIK is eye surgery that permanently changes the shape of the cornea (the clear covering on the ... cornea (curvature) and the length of the eye. LASIK uses an excimer laser (an ultraviolet laser) to ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007018.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Refractive corneal surgery - discharge 
    ... about touching or bumping the eye than with LASIK surgery. ... N, Gupta PK. Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK). In: Yanoff M, Duker JS, eds. Ophthalmology . 6th ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000245.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Refractive corneal surgery - what to ask your doctor 
    ... of Ophthalmology website. Questions to ask when considering LASIK. www.aao.org/eye-health/treatments/lasik-questions-to-ask . Updated December 12, 2015. Accessed ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000305.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Lasik eye surgery - series (image) 
    Images ... The cornea is the transparent part of the eye that covers the iris. It is also the main light bending part of the eye. ... Anesthetic ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100206_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Laser photocoagulation - eye 
    Laser photocoagulation is eye surgery using a laser to shrink or destroy abnormal structures in the retina, or to intentionally cause ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007664.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Nearsightedness 
    ... The most common surgery to correct myopia is LASIK . An excimer laser is used to reshape (flatten) ... nlm.nih.gov/24315293/ . Kanellopoulos AJ. Topography-guided LASIK versus small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) for myopia ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001023.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Cataracts - what to ask your doctor 
    ... still have cataract surgery if I've had LASIK surgery? Does that change anything? How do I ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000210.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Keratoconus 
    ... should not have laser vision correction (such as LASIK) if you have any degree of keratoconus. Corneal ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001013.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Astigmatism 
    ... keratectomy (PRK), laser subepithelial Keratomileusis (LASEK), and Epi-LASIK. In: Yanoff M, Duker JS, eds. Ophthalmology . 5th ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001015.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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