What are the alternatives to laser surgery?
The four alternatives to traditional LASIK eye surgery are LASEK, Phakic Intraocular Lens Implants, Epi-LASIK, and Refractive Lens Exchange Surgery.
- LASEK. If you have thin or flat corneas, LASEK is one of the best LASIK alternatives.
- Phakic Intraocular Lens Implants.
- Epi-LASIK.
- Refractive Lens Exchange Surgery.
What is non surgical vision correction?
Non-Surgical Corneal Molding is an alternative to correct your vision while you sleep and it is FDA approved for children as well as adults. Also, Corneal Molding has been clinically proven to slow down or even stop myopia (or nearsighted) progression in children.
What is the best eye correction procedure?
LASIK is the best known and most commonly performed. Many articles, including this one, will use the term “LASIK” to refer to all types of laser eye surgery.
What is the latest technology for eye surgery?
Contoura Vision is the latest advancement in Specs Removal by Laser Vision Correction. While procedures like LASIK and SMILE (Small Incision Lenticule Extraction) only correct specs power, Contoura Vision goes one step further!
What does PRK?
Your eyesight is vital for your best quality of life. Poor vision can be helped by a PRK (photorefractive keratectomy), which is a type of outpatient, refractive laser eye surgery that helps with nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism.
Is Ortho-K better than LASIK?
Unlike LASIK, Ortho-k has almost no side effects and has been helping people see safely and comfortably since 1994. These FDA approved lenses were originally developed as a corrective method to control myopia progression in children, though it is equally effective in correcting adult vision.
Is it better to get PRK or LASIK?
Overall, PRK is considered to be safer and more effective in the long term because it doesn’t leave a flap in your cornea. The flap left behind by LASIK can be subject to greater damage or complications if your eye is injured.