The Top Five FAQ’s about LASIK
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With almost 20 million procedures performed in the United States alone, LASIK laser vision correction surgeries have become an extremely popular way for people to decrease or eliminate their dependence on glasses or contact lenses and treat common vision problems like myopia, hyperopia, and even astigmatism. At Georgia Eye Physicians and Surgeons, P.C., we talk…
Read MoreHow is LASER Technology Used in Eye Surgery?
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Laser eye surgery was made possible in the 1980s, when researchers at an IBM research facility discovered that their new excimer laser could incise animal tissue with extreme precision and without leaving behind scar tissue. This led to the first surgical application of a laser on human tissue. After roughly a decade of clinical trials…
Read MoreWhat You Need to Know about LASIK
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What You Need to Know about LASIK Since it was approved by the FDA in 1995, almost 20 million patients have undergone LASIK eye surgery in the United States. Of these patients, the vast majority (well over 95%) has reported satisfaction with the results of their procedure, with most achieving uncorrected vision of 20/40 or…
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