Aug 14, 2010 · Answer: Lasek vs lasik you are correct, the lasek procedure is noncutting so is 10x safer than lasik, both for initial treatments and for enhancements, the downside is the recovery …

Aug 14, 2023 · LASEK is a form of PRK, the first type of "surface ablation" laser vision correction and the predecessor of LASIK (laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis), the most widely used …

Feb 5, 2008 · This is why, since I switched from LASIK to LASEK in 2005, the number of patients who see BETTER than 20/20 DOUBLED. Not the number of people 20/20, as you can get …

Apr 21, 2009 · I charge more for my noncutting LASEK procedure than the older cutting LASIK that I had myself a decade ago, and performed on thousands of patients before I switched my …

Feb 20, 2024 · PRK surgery was FDA-approved in 1995, a few years before LASIK eye surgery came into existence. However, LASIK quickly became the more popular of the two refractive …

Dec 15, 2011 · Answer: PRK vs LASIK ASA is a fancy way of describing PRK, which is a surface based procedure which reshapes the cornea with the excimer laser. LASIK does the same …

Aug 29, 2012 · people choose "bladeless" LASIK because they want improved safety over LASIK getting a flap cut w a laser is about 10-20% safer the brand doesn't really matter in contrast, …

Nov 16, 2009 · With LASEK, which is a much more advanced version of the older PRK that was the initial laser procedure that was invented by Drs. Steven Trokel and Francis L'Esperance …

You should see your MD. This isn't normal. Vision after LASEK improves for months. After LASIK only for days to weeks. So you should be at your final vision now. Go in ASAP as common …

Jul 24, 2012 · after LASEK the recovery is slower, but you continue to improve longer. this means that your vision will lag that of a LASIK patient for the 1st month, but should catch up with the …