Mayo Clinic Q&A: Complications that Result in Loss of Vision after LASIK are Rare
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: What are the risks of LASIK surgery, and will my vision deteriorate again over time, even after surgery? ANSWER: It is not typical for a person’s vision to regress after LASIK, or laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis, and complications that result in a loss of vision after LASIK are rare. Although the procedure may […]
All Eyes on Lasik
While the vision correction surgery is effective, it may not be right for everyone A week after having Lasik vision correction surgery, Tom Hansen of Chicago is seeing more clearly than he has in years. “It’s unbelievable how quickly my eyesight changed,” says Hansen, 24, who is nearsighted. Hansen turned to Lasik after suffering several eye infections […]
An Eye For Business: Taking A Look At Lasik, America’s Favorite Surgery
By Patrick Kenney No elective surgery has attained as widespread an appeal and acceptance as has LASIK. Over the last couple decades, particularly since the Federal Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval in 1999, the procedure of laser in-situ keratomileusis has corrected the vision of millions of people, giving the rather extraordinary process a mundane quality—like a […]
A New Frontier
How a molecule in the cornea could help fight blindness—and maybe cancer This is how scientific discovery begins; a question that doesn’t have an answer meets intelligent people who won’t rest until they find one. “Why is it that the cornea is clear?” Dr. Dimitri Azar, interim dean, College of Medicine professor and head of […]
