LASEK eye surgery
Lasek is a laser vision correction where the epithelium ( the e ) is lifted as a sheet and the laser is applied. In contrast in lasik the epithelium and a thin layer of stroma ( the i for in situ ) is lifted then the laser is applied.
Dr. Amin Ashrafzadeh reviewed this
26 year experience in Ophthalmology
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Could lasek eye surgery help anyone?
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What are alternatives to lasek eye surgery?
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A 30-year old asked:
Do you recommend the lasek eye surgery for all?
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A 33-year old asked:
About how much does the lasek eye surgery really cost?
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A 25-year old female asked:
How does it feel like a month later of lasek eye surgery?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: lasek eye surgery?
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A 35-year old asked:
Is -3.5 number of eye should be treated by lasek eye surgery?
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A 42-year old asked:
Is it normal to still have blurry eyes after lasek eye surgery?
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A 39-year old asked:
Is it normal to still have blurry eyesight 7 days after lasek eye surgery?
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A 42-year old asked:
What are the risks associated with lasek eye surgery?
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A 47-year old asked:
Can you tell me about lasek eye surgery for astigmatism?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Why do I get a lot of headache especially in the morning, i also had lasek eye surgery 3wk ago.
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A 25-year old female asked:
2 weeks after lasek eye surgery i can see light redness in the white of the eye is that normal, ?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Hi its been 2 weeks I have had lasek eye surgery, and today I have noticed light redness to one side of the out line of my cornea.
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A 39-year old asked:
About how much does it cost for lasek eye surgery for nearsightedness?
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A 30-year old asked:
After lasik/lasek eye surgery do you need to avoid using regular lasers?
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A 43-year old asked:
Lasek eye surgery good if you have a lazy eye?
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A 44-year old asked:
Can you do lasek eye surgery if you have a lazy eye?
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A 48-year old asked:
Is it safe to have lasik/lasek eye surgery for astigmatism?
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A 41-year old asked:
I underwent lasek eye surgery before 3 weeks and I have blurry vision, is it normal?
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A 35-year old asked:
Can you tell me how can deterioration work after lasik, lasek, or prk eye surgery?
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A 21-year old female asked:
My eye sight is poor & i want to do eye surgery. Can you tell me which surgery is better , lasek or lasik?
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A 37-year old asked:
Is there a difference between laser eye surgery and lasek?
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A 25-year old female asked:
After lasek surger, after how long can I expose my eyes to sun, ?
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A 43-year old asked:
My vision seems to have gotten worse after lasek surgery. What could've gone wrong?
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A 32-year old male asked:
Hi, could any doctor tell me about how much is for a lasek myopia surgery? Thank you very much in advance!
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A 30-year old female asked:
What is the complication of lasik surgery ? And what is the difference between lasek and lasik?
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A 31-year old female asked about a female:
My 5 y/o niece is very shortsighted with 1 eye worse than the other + astigmatism on both. Should she have eye surgery now or wait until she's older?
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A 33-year old asked:
Is eye surgery for a 93 y.O.?
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A 39-year old asked:
Im thinking of getting laser eye surgery, I am 21 y/o. Any advice?
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