Eye Surgery Acronyms
Eye surgery terms are hard to say for everyone, especially so for non-medical field people, so acronyms are used almost exclusively when discussing eye surgery options. Make sure you do not confuse them when doing your research about which type of eye surgery is best for you.
Here are the most common eye surgery types and a short description of each procedure.
LASIK = Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis.
FDA has approved this surgical technique for use since 1995. More and more surgeons use this laser eye surgery procedure because for the results. The patient’s vision is restored from one to two days after, it’s relatively painless and operating on one eye generally takes only one minute. This laser eye surgery procedure corrects farsightedness, nearsightedness and astigmatism. Only patients with thick corneas are good candidates for this procedure. During the operation, the eye surgeon uses the laser to sculpt the exposed cornea into a curve by evaporating tissue under the flap.
LASEK = Laser-Assisted Sub-Epithelial Keratectomy.
This laser eye surgery procedure is the second most popular type of eye surgery. It is ideal for individuals who have thin or flat corneas. LASEK eye surgery does not cut the stroma so a finer blade is required.
PRK = Photo Refractive Keratectomy.
Although the FDA gave it a nod only in 1995, this laser eye surgery procedure has long been in use, since the 1980s. It corrects mild to moderate farsightedness and astigmatism. During this laser eye surgery procedure the surgeon uses the laser to evaporate tissue from the surface of the corneas. The laser machine does most of the work, and works best on patients with large pupils or thin corneas. Patient recovery takes longer though by as much as several months.
ICL = Implantable Contact Lens.
Implantable Contact Lens eye surgery is a relatively quick and pain free outpatient surgical procedure. No laser is required for ICL eye surgery and the procedure can be reversed.
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