http://www.bharatbhasha.com/health.php/72278 ... procedures to correct myopia (short sight), hyperopia (long sight) and astigmatism: 1) LASIK and 2) LASEK. [You might also have come across the PRK laser procedure. You can consider LASEK and PRK as basically the same procedure for most discussions - they are both forms of 'surface' laser eye surgery with pretty much identical results]. LASIK is a two stage procedure. Firstly a superficial flap is created in the top part of the cornea (the clear window at the front of the eye). The vision correction laser is then used to reshape the inner part of the cornea and so eliminate the... en-us http://www.bharatbhasha.com/health.php/39608 ... on eyeglasses or contact lenses. LASIK stands for Laser-Assisted In-Situ Keratomileusis, which literally means to "reshape the cornea from within using a laser.” The procedure has broad applications to treat refractive errors of the eye and can be used to treat myopia (nearsightedness),... http://www.bharatbhasha.com/health.php/52482 ... to improve upon one's sight. Laser eye surgery is now much more safer and less expensive then it was ten years ago, and no one can foresee the advances that scientists will make in the field in ten years. Specialized doctors all across the nation are now involved in this field. The business is... http://www.bharatbhasha.com/health.php/51108 ... But what exactly is LASIK eye surgery? What happens during LASIK laser surgery is that the lasers correct refractive errors in the cornea. The laser perfectly controls the tearing of the corneal tissue, thereby reshaping the cornea and changing its focus. LASIK surgery follows a simple... http://www.bharatbhasha.com/health.php/39351 ... eyecare practitioners. TLC Laser Eye Centers does not offer quick assessments or overblown promises. Instead, it provides a long-term commitment for future surgical enhancements. As a token of its genuineness, TLC offers a lifetime commitment program. Patients suffering from myopia may be... http://www.bharatbhasha.com/health.php/55157 ... some aspects that are quite worrisome to those that are unaware of what is happening. With a good Los Angeles laser eye surgery professional, though, the process will be quite and without flaw. You should know what will happen during the surgery. Here’s a quick look at what happens. • Your... http://www.bharatbhasha.com/health.php/43347 ... the shape of the cornea and the eye are not perfect and the image on the retina is out-of-focus (blurred) or distorted. These imperfections in the focusing power of the eye are called refractive errors. There are three primary types of refractive errors: myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism.... http://www.bharatbhasha.com/health.php/38971 ... surgery to reduce or totally eliminate a person's poor eyesight. There are certain eye imperfections that cause poor eyesight. Examples of these are: - Astigmatism A person with astigmatism sees 'distorted' imaged which is a result of deformities or irregularities on the lenses of the eyes. -... http://www.bharatbhasha.com/health.php/43890 ... Radial Keratotomy (RK). This involved an Ophthalmic surgeon with a steady hand and a sharp scalpel to make a series of radial cuts in the cornea (the front 'window' of the eye), which when healed, would flatten and therefore reshape the cornea. This would theoretically correct short sightedness.... http://www.bharatbhasha.com/health.php/53256 ... Srinivasin, along with his team of researchers, realized how effective the excimer laser could be in working with biological tissue. Another doctor, an ophthalmologist named Dr. Steven Trokel, was instrumental in explaining the way it could be used to work on corneal tissue. Thus, LASIK eye... http://www.bharatbhasha.com/health.php/50920 ... a reaction caused by the medication. There are risks to LASIK surgery too, but they are fewer and far in between. The risks associated with LASIK continue to drop as the medical establishment perfect the equipment and refine their processes. The risks involved in LASIK further drop as... Copyright 2005 BharatBhasha.com - All Rights Reserved.