Differences between Lasek and Lasik?!


Question: Differences between Lasek and Lasik!?
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Lasek and PRK are very similar procedures!. Lasik is slightly different!. In Lasik, a slice through the cornea is made creating a little flap of corneal tissue!. The flap is folded back and the laser is applied to the inner exposed corneal tissue!. The flap is folded back down and the procedure is over!.

In PRK, the outer most layer of the eye is stripped off, exposing the outer surface of the cornea (instead of an inner surface as in Lasik)!. The laser is applied to this outer surface of the cornea and the procedure is over!. In a couple days the outer layer of the eye grows back, covering the cornea again!.

In Lasek, the exact same thing happens as in PRK, except that instead of discarding the outermost layer of the eye, it is retained and then replaced on the eye after the lasing!. That way it doesn't have to completely re-grow!. It takes about as long as PRK to fully heal!.

PRK and LASEK are better for people with thin cornea, since you don't have to cut a flap in the cornea!. LASIK generally heals faster (in a couple days instead of a week) and hurts less (none of the procedures hurt during the procedure due to numbing drops, but all of them will have some pain or discomfort in the following days)!. However, the flap used in LASIK never fully heals and can become dislodged later in life if you get hit in the eye or something similar!. With PRK and LASEK there is no such issue!. And, though minimal, PRK and LASEK report slightly better results!.

Try this link:
www!.the-lasik-directory!.com/lasik_lase!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Spelling - and about 10% of Lasik procedures have bad results!.

Do your research before you do your procedure!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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