Posts Tagged: vision correction
What is ASA and how is it different from LASIK?
Lance Kugler, MD General Eye Questions, Refractive Surgery
When discussing laser eye surgery, people typically refer to LASIK as the only option for vision correction. While it is still the most popular type of eye surgery, there are other alternatives for those who are not a candidate. Advanced Surface Ablation (ASA), also known as Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK), corrects a person’s vision by... 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 more