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  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 (laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis) 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 April 29, 2023. 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) ... keratectomy (PRK), laser subepithelial keratomileusis (LASEK), and Epi-LASIK. In: Yanoff M, Duker JS, eds. Ophthalmology . 6th ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001023.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Astigmatism 
    ... keratectomy (PRK), laser subepithelial keratomileusis (LASEK), and Epi-LASIK. In: Yanoff M, Duker JS, eds. Ophthalmology . 6th ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001015.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. Diabetes and eye disease 
    ... surgery is the main treatment for diabetic retinopathy. Laser eye surgery creates small burns in the retina where there ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001212.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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