Blog Category: Refractive Surgery
When 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 moreHow good is LASIK at fixing an astigmatism?
Lance Kugler, MD General Eye Questions, Refractive Surgery
This question was recently posted on Quora (http://www.quora.com/How-good-is-LASIK-at-fixing-an-astigmatism). Here is my answer: Astigmatism is a complicated topic. Astigmatism means that the eye is not perfectly round, like a basketball, but more like a football. An eye that is shaped this way focuses the light in two different planes thus there... Read more