While widely used in clinical practice, complications from laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) have been reported since its description by Pallikaris 1 in 1990. Here, we report a case of a young man ...

LASIK is a popular choice for corrective eye surgery, which is considered safe, effective and highly successful. But this eye ...

Ryan Kingerski, left, was the best man at the wedding of his twin brother Jacob, right, in June 2024. "He was just full of life, very outgoing," his father says. In August, he underwent LASIK and just ...

Medically reviewed by Andrew Greenberg, MD Key Takeaways PRK might be better if you have thin corneas or worry about dry eye.After LASIK, 90% of people have vision between 20/20 and 20/40 without ...

Shojaei and colleagues performed a prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-masked clinical trial evaluating the efficacy of timolol 0.5% drops vs artificial tears to treat regression after ...

People with a certain low level of tear production are more likely to develop chronic dry eye syndrome after LASIK, laser refractive surgery to correct near- and far-sightedness than those with more ...

LASIK is a treatment for the correction of myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism. It has advantages over photorefractive keratectomy, such as less postoperative pain and more rapid recovery, but ...

What Is LASIK Eye Surgery? LASIK, which stands for laser in-situ keratomileusis, is a popular surgery that can correct vision in people who are nearsighted or farsighted, or who have astigmatism. It’s ...