By suegold
 LASIK, an acronym for Laser-assisted In Situ Keratomileusis, is a form of refractive laser eye surgery procedure performed by ophthalmologists intended for correcting vision. The procedure is usually a preferred alternative to photorefractive keratectomy, PRK, as it requires less time for full recovery, and the patient experiences less pain overall.
The LASIK technique was made possible by Dr Jose Barraquer (Colombia), who around 1960 developed the first microkeratome, used to cut thin flaps in the cornea and alter its shape, in a procedure called keratomileusis. This procedure was developed and pioneered by the world leading Barraquer Clinic, based in Bogota, Colombia.
LASIK surgery was developed in 1990 by Dr. Lucio Buratto (Italy) and Dr. Ioannis Pallikaris (Greece) as a melding of two prior techniques, keratomileusis and photorefractive keratectomy. It quickly became popular because of its greater precision and lower frequency of complications in comparison with these former two techniques.
In 1991, LASIK was performed for the first time in the United States by Drs. Stephen Brint and Stephen Slade. The same year, Drs. Thomas and Tobias Neuhann successfully treated the first German LASIK |
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By Alan James1
 Los Angeles is the name, which many people must be searching for who need to get their eye problems corrected with help of Lasik Laser Eye Surgery. The advent of Lasik Laser Eye Surgery in Los Angeles brings smiles on the faces of the people who are suffering with eye problems or who have to wear spectacles every time. Some complications and ill effects are associated with the procedure but they all are very rare. It has been proved to be effective and safe and this is leading Lasik Laser Eye Surgery in Los Angeles towards the way to popularity among the people of whole world. People living near Los Angeles are luckier than others because they do not have to go far for Lasik Laser Eye Surgery.
It can be considered as the procedure in which the eyeglasses are cleaned. When a patient undergoes Los Angeles Lasik laser eye surgery his cornea is changed in order to provide the clear vision. It does not guarantee you to provide the 20/20 vision but it can assure you the better vision than that which you |
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