LASIK surgery: Is it right for you? - Mayo Clinic
Jun 27, 2023 · When it comes to LASIK eye surgery, there are no right answers. Carefully consider the factors outlined here, weigh your preferences and risk tolerance, and make sure you have realistic expectations. Talk to an eye surgeon in whom you feel confident and get your questions answered.
LASIK eye surgery - Mayo Clinic
Aug 2, 2023 · LASIK surgery is performed with a laser programmed to remove a defined amount of tissue from a part of your eye called the cornea. To begin, your doctor uses a special blade — or laser — to cut a flap on the top layer of your cornea, about the size of a contact lens.
Astigmatism - Diagnosis & treatment - Mayo Clinic
Oct 5, 2021 · Types of refractive surgery for astigmatism include: Laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis (LASIK). With this procedure, an eye surgeon makes a thin, hinged flap in the cornea. He or she uses an excimer laser to sculpt the shape of the cornea and then repositions the flap. Laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy (LASEK).
LASIK eye surgery - Care at Mayo Clinic - Mayo Clinic
Aug 2, 2023 · Mayo Clinic's experienced eye specialists (ophthalmologists) have training in laser eye surgery in addition to general eye care. Mayo Clinic eye surgeons have been performing laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) and a …
LASIK eye surgery - Doctors & Departments - Mayo Clinic
Aug 2, 2023 · Learn about this common type of laser eye surgery to correct vision problems and what to expect before, during and after surgery.
Mayo Clinic Q and A: LASIK eye surgery - Mayo Clinic News Network
Dec 17, 2019 · LASIK is a form of refractive surgery — surgery that changes the shape of the cornea, the transparent window at the front of your eye. The surgery corrects vision problems such as nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism, reducing or eliminating the need for eyeglasses or contact lenses.
Astigmatism - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
Oct 5, 2021 · Astigmatism (uh-STIG-muh-tiz-um) is a common and generally treatable imperfection in the curvature of the eye that causes blurred distance and near vision. Astigmatism occurs when either the front surface of the eye (cornea) or the lens inside the eye has mismatched curves.
Lasik eye surgery and SFN - Mayo Clinic Connect
Aug 8, 2021 · I had LASIK eye surgery. It resulted in vision problems that are not correctable with glass (spherical aberration, coma, trefoil), left me able only to drive short distances at night and caused chronic dry eye.
LASIK surgery - Mayo Clinic
During LASIK eye surgery, an eye surgeon creates a flap in the cornea — the transparent, dome-shaped surface of the eye that accounts for a large part of the eye's bending or refracting power (A). Then the surgeon uses a laser to reshape the cornea, which corrects the …
Cataract Surgery is Possible for Most People Who’ve Had LASIK
Dec 16, 2011 · Successful cataract surgery is possible for most people who have had laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis (LASIK surgery) or other types of refractive surgery that reshape the cornea to correct vision.