LASIK, LASEK results about equal
CHICAGO, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Patients seeking vision correction surgery had good results from both LASIK and LASEK procedures, a study by the University of Illinois at Chicago showed.
December 29, 2006
LASIK vs. LASEK: Both Safe, Effective
Vision correction surgery patients will get just as good results from LASIK as LASEK, a new study shows.
Study Compares Laser Eye Surgery Techniques
FRIDAY, Dec. 29 (HealthDay News) -- LASIK and LASEK eye surgeries are equally safe and effective, U.S. researchers conclude. In LASIK (laser in situ keratomileusis) surgery, a flap is made in the top layer of the eye's cornea, allowing a surgeon to reshape the underlying cornea.
December 27, 2006
Maturity becomes Lasik
WASHINGTON — Linette Hwu had been warned by doctors that she was not a candidate for laser eye surgery: Her corneas were too thin, her pupils too large, and she was extremely nearsighted.
December 23, 2006
A Christmas to remember
It will be a Christmas to remember for Ben Stahl. When Stahl, 21, of Tecumseh wakes up Christmas morning, he said it won't matter what is under the tree because he has already received the best present he could have this year, LASIK eye surgery.
