LASIK & LASEK – which laser eye surgery procedure is best for me?

| Mar 12, 2008 | Comments 0

What is the difference in the two laser eye surgery procedures?
There are basically two laser refractive procedures to correct myopia (short sight), hyperopia (long sight) and astigmatism: 1) LASIK and 2) LASEK. [You can consider LASEK and PRK as basically the same procedure for most discussions - they are both forms of 'surface' laser eye surgery with pretty much identical results].

Both LASIK and LASEK procedures are very safe and will give you the same final results. It can be quite confusing if you are thinking about laser vision correction and want to know which procedure would be best for you. While both LASIK and LASEK can give you excellent vision in a safe and reliable way, some surgeons prefer one or the other, or may indeed only offer one type anyway!

How is the prospective patient supposed to decide?!
What happens in practice is that patients are greatly influenced by what their particular clinician says, and understandably so. It is always worth seeking a second opinion and comparing the findings and comments of each centre. This shouldn’t threaten any clinic worth its salt. Some patients feel more confident with one person or another, based on perhaps only “chemistry”, but it is very important to know the difference in the techniques.
LASIK and LASEK are both very effective procedures and can be used to treat myopia (short sight), myopia myopia(long sight), astigmatism (irregular corneal shape) and reading vision problems.
Please note that most clinics do not have the correct technology required to correct reading vision problems and higher levels of long sight.

[tags]astigmatism, FOCUS Laser Vision, LASEK, laser eye surgery, LASIK, long sight, short sight, surgeon, Technology[/tags]

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About the Author: Mr. Dave Allamby FRCS FRCOphth is a leading London-based laser eye surgeon. You may have seen him on the This Morning TV show with Phillip Schofield and Fern Britton or read one of several articles in the national press, recently for treating Denise Van Outen, rock giant Rick Wakeman and broadcaster Paul Ross. David is Medical Director at Focus Laser Vision, known as a world-leading clinic in the treatment of presbyopia, or age related loss of close vision. Focus Laser Vision is also London's only clinic to offer next-generation Z-LASIK laser eye treatment for short sight, long sight or astigmatism.

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