Lasik

Also known as Laser In Situ Keratomileusis, Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ, Lasik Eye Surgery, LASIK eye surgery

LASIK or Lasik (; "laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis"), commonly referred to as laser eye surgery or laser vision correction, is a type of refractive surgery for the correction of myopia, hypermetropia, and astigmatism. LASIK surgery is performed by an ophthalmologist who uses a femtosecond laser or a microkeratome to create a corneal flap to expose the corneal stroma and then an excimer laser to reshape the corneal stroma in order to improve visual acuity.

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Medical intervention.Image: US Navy 070501-N-5319A-007 Capt. Joseph Pasternak, an ophthalmology surgeon at National Naval Medical Center Bethesda, lines up the laser on Marine Corps Lt. Col. Lawrence Ryder's eye before beginning LASIK IntraLase surgery.jpg
Medical intervention.Caption: LASIK surgery using an excimer laser at US National Naval Medical Center Bethesda
Medical intervention.field: Ophthalmology, optometry
Medical intervention.MeshID: D020731
Medical intervention.MedlinePlus: 007018
Medical intervention.Name: LASIK

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