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Which form of laser eye surgery removes the least amount of tissue?
Lance Kugler, MD General Eye Questions, Refractive Surgery
I was recently asked to answer the following question that appeared on the Quora website: “Which form of laser eye surgery removes the least amount of tissue?” Here is my answer: For a given refractive error, the “amount” of tissue removed is roughly the same for the two primary methods of laser refractive surgery:... Read moreWhen will we get “Super-LASIK?”
Lance Kugler, MD General Eye Questions, Refractive Surgery
This question was posed on Quora, here is my answer: A few years ago there was a lot of discussion amongst refractive surgeons about “super vision” or “super LASIK” which was supposed to correct people even better than the long-standard for “normal” vision of 20/20. Much of this talk has subsided, however, as we... Read moreCan LASIK deliver better-than-perfect (20/20) eyesight?
Lance Kugler, MD General Eye Questions, Refractive Surgery
This question was recently posed on the Quora forum (http://www.quora.com/LASIK/Can-LASIK-deliver-better-than-perfect-20-20-eyesight), and I thought I would share my answer here. By the way, if you are not familiar with Quora, it is a great site. Anyone can post questions on virtually any topic imaginable, and then experts answer the questions and... Read more