Lasik, or Laser-Assisted in SItu Keratomileusis, is a procedure designed to improve vision in those suffering from myopia (shortsightedness), astigmatism and hyperopia (farsightedness).
Lasik is a refractive surgery, performed by an ophthalmologist, which can be divided into three steps:
(1) cutting a slight flap in the patient’s cornea;
(2) re-shaping the corneal stroma through laser-remodeling; and
(3) re-sealing the [...]