Lasik Defined

Lasik Eye Surgery has become very popular today as a vehicle to fix people’s vision problems. But what exactly, is Lasik? Lasik stands for laser assisted in situ keratomileusis, which simply means this is a refractive eye surgery. As for the actual operation, Lasik takes a metal blade to cut a small flap into the cornea. Then, the surgeon peels the flap back and uses a special laser (it is called an excimer laser) to vaporize a small portion of the eye’s interior, called the stoma. Once enough of the stoma has been removed, the surgeon places the flap back and uses natural adhesion to assist in the healing process.