Eye on the Prize
Patients are typically awake during Lasik surgery but receive these drops to numb the eyes.
What are anesthetic eye drops?
This popular laser surgery reshapes the cornea with a laser and involves creating a flap.
What is Lasik?
This piece of equipment used during an eye exam to determine the refractive power needed to correct vision.
What is a phoropter?
What is a refraction?
A common, temporary side effect of LASIK surgery, causing mild discomfort and often described as the sensation of "grit" in the eye.
What is dry eye?
This transparent front part of the eye is reshaped during Lasik.
What is the cornea?
This popular refractive surgery involves scraping the epithelium off prior to the laser procedure.
What is PRK?
Lasik is often used to correct this common refractive error, where distance objects appear blurry.
What is myopia?
Lasik is an elective procedure, meaning it is not usually covered by this kind of insurance.
What is health insurance?
This object is placed on the eyes immediately after PRK is finished.
What is a bandage contact lens?
When light enters the eye, it ideally focuses on this spot at the back of the retina for clear vision.
What is the fovea?
What is EVO ICL?
Patients in their 40's are not the best Lasik candidate due to this refractive error.
What is presbyopia?
Who is Jose Barraquer?
This side effect, where patients see rings around lights at night, is common after Lasik.
What are halo's?
Although many patients recover quickly, some may need this additional procedure to achieve optimal vision.
What is an enhancement surgery?
What does the acronym PRK stand for?
What is Photorefractive Keratectomy?
This term describes the condition where light focuses behind the retina, causing difficulty seeing objects up close.
Light waves are bent, or “refracted,” by this process when moving between materials of different densities.
Following PRK, most patients' vision improves by this percentage.
What is 80%?
Rarely, a weakening and bulging of the cornea can occur post-surgery, causing distorted vision.
What is ectasia?
In Lasik, this precise type of laser, named after a process where atoms emit light, is used to reshape the cornea.
What is the excimer laser?
This type of lens is often used to correct astigmatism, as it has different focal powers in different orientations.
What is a toric lens?
What does the acronym LASIK stand for?
What is Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis?
This term describes a potential risk of over- or under-correcting the refractive error, leading to less-than-perfect results after surgery.
What is residual refractive error?