new lasik procedures
Is there any other procedure for correcting myopia other then the usual lasik?
I heard that there is a new procedure that does not involve the use of laser and the procedure is reversible. I just can’t seem to find out what it’s called.
There’s the Visian Implantable Collamer Lens or the Verisyse Intraocular Lens. Visian ICL is the newer one – shorter surgery time, no sutures involved, lens is more flexible than Verisyse lens. Both procedures correct -3.00 diopters of nearsightedness to -20.00 diopters of nearsightedness.
In either procedure, a contact lens is implanted in the eye. If your vision changes, the surgeon can remove the lens and replace it with a different lens RX.
Interview with Dr. Marnix E. Heersink and a Lasik Procedure
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