Several excimer lasers and ablation (laser treatment) programs are available for refractive surgeons to use to perform LASIK surgery. Recently, Perry S. Binder, MD, a prominent refractive surgeon in San Diego, California, retrospectively reviewed the outcomes of LASIK procedures he performed using several different excimer lasers and ablation algorithms (computerized treatment programs).
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Wavefront-guided LASIK found safe, effective in large-scale study
June 1, 2009A new large-scale study of laser vision correction procedures performed at Optical Express, a chain of eye surgery centers in Europe and the United States, shows most patients prefer all-laser, wavefront-guided LASIK and that the procedure is safe and effective.
LASEK pioneer introduces new epi-LASEK procedure
June 1, 2009LASEK pioneer Massimo Camellin, MD, who is credited with creating the procedure as an alternative to LASIK, recently introduced a modification of LASEK to make it an even more attractive procedure. LASEK is similar to LASIK, but the flap is much thinner and is created in a different way.
Outcomes of LASEK, Epi-LASIK and PRK compared
April 8, 2009LASEK, Epi-LASIK and PRK produce similarly good refractive and visual outcomes when used to correct myopia with a wavefront-guided excimer laser. That’s the finding of researchers at the University of Ottawa Eye Institute in Canada. In the study, 998 eyes with nearsightedness ranging from -1.00 to -8.00 diopters (D) were treated at the university eye center using one of the following laser eye surgery procedures: LASEK, Epi-LASIK, PRK and Epi-PRK.