During traditional LASIK, a mechanical microkeratome uses an oscillating metal blade to cut the corneal flap prior to laser treatment. Though rare, complications may occur during flap creation with a ...

This procedure involves reshaping the cornea, the eye’s clear front surface, to improve how light focuses on the retina.

"LASIK is a type of refractive surgery that uses lasers to create a microscopic flap and reshape the cornea in order to correct nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism," explains Yusra ...

issues with the corneal flap (the thin layer of tissue created during surgery), or under-correction, where the vision ...

Late LASIK flap trauma can produce flap dehiscence and be complicated by infection. Microbiological investigations should be obtained early in suspected infection, and include stains and cultures ...

So, I went to my eye doctor for a free consultation ... Instead of LASIK, the doctor recommends that I do something called PRK. Dr. Harry Koster: Some patients, instead of having a flap, have ...