Lasek Surgery. Lasek is typically used to correct up to 7 00 diopters d of nearsightedness and up to 6 00 d of farsightedness with or without astigmatism. Lasik surgery is performed with a laser programmed to remove a defined amount of tissue from a part of your eye called the cornea.
The procedure allows the surgeon to remove less of the cornea making it a good option for people who have thin corneas. Lasek laser epithelial keratomileusis is a type of laser eye surgery that corrects nearsightedness myopia farsightedness hyperopia and astigmatism. Lasik remains the most popular laser eye surgery but for people who are not suitable lasik candidates prk or lasek may be better options and produce comparable outcomes to lasik.
In lasek eye surgery various techniques are used to retain the very thin corneal surface layer of cells epithelium that is used to recover the cornea after the laser sculpting is performed.
Lasek is similar to lasik surgery but the flap is created by using a special cutting device microkeratome and exposing the cornea to ethanol. The procedure allows the surgeon to remove less of the cornea making it a good option for people who have thin corneas. Lasik remains the most popular laser eye surgery but for people who are not suitable lasik candidates prk or lasek may be better options and produce comparable outcomes to lasik. Lasek eye surgery is a variation of prk to correct myopia nearsightedness hyperopia farsightedness and astigmatism.