Posts Tagged: Dr. Kugler
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 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