Comments on: PRK | Excimer Lasers For Photorefractive Keratotomy

By: Lasik Eye Surgery | Intralase Femtosecond Bladeless Eye Surgery

Lasik Eye Surgery | Intralase Femtosecond Bladeless Eye Surgery — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:54:32 +0000

[...] usually created with a blade called a microkeratome. The second step is to reshape the eye with an excimer [...]

By: RK Surgery. Radial Keratotomy the fore runner of PRK.

RK Surgery. Radial Keratotomy the fore runner of PRK. — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:46:43 +0000

[...] Fyodorov’s perfecting of RK sparked a surge of interest in refractive surgery throughout the world that continues unabated. You can read about the next major development in refractive eye surgery at PRK | Excimer Lasers for Photorefractive Keratotomy [...]

By: PRK Eye Surgery Procedure | Laser Eye Surgery

PRK Eye Surgery Procedure | Laser Eye Surgery — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:21:19 +0000

[...] You may be given a sedative before the procedure. Your eye is first anesthetized with drops and your eye will kept open with a suction ring device. Even if you are having both eyes done they will have the procedure done one after the other and not together. The operation is done using an excimer laser to remove minute bits of tissue from the cornea in order to reshape it and allow it to focus light onto the retina. The amount of light and length of time it takes depends on the computerised details of your prescription. Although the laser is a cool ultraviolet light beam there may be a slight burning smell but it is all over in a matter of minutes. You might like to read some PRK Pre Opinformation. You might also like to read a 1997 report from someone who had PRK by clicking on this link to About.comThere is a really good 2007 report at Straight No Chaser. You can read about the development of the excimer laser on this site by clicking here. [...]

By: Lasik | Laser Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis

Lasik | Laser Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 20:07:11 +0000

[...] PRK which was developed in the 1980’s took off and this procedure was left trailing in its wake. In the 1990’s surgeons in Europe began to experiment with the microkeratome to create a flap of corneal tissue which they folded back. Once folded back the eye was then treated with the excimer laser. This procedure became known as LASIK which stands for laser assisted in situ keratomileusis. To a large extent this has overtaken PRK in popularity. [...]