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Is LASIK safe? Ask eye surgeon Dr. David Robinson

LASIK has been around for over 30 years now, and has become the worldu2019s favourite laser vision correction procedure. But is it safe? This post looks at how the femtosecond laser has transformed the safety profile of this procedure.

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Is LASIK safe? Ask eye surgeon Dr. David Robinson

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  1. Is LASIK Safe?Ask Eye Surgeon Dr. David Robinson

  2. ABOUT LASIK David Robinson Ophthalmologist said LASIK has been around for over 30 years now, and has become the world’s favourite laser vision correction procedure. But is it safe? This post looks at how the femtosecond laser has transformed the safety profile of this procedure.

  3. 2 Steps to Get Rid of Your Glasses LASIK is and always has been a 2-step procedure: · First, a thin flap of tissue is created using a laser or microkeratome · Secondly, a special kind of cool laser (called an excimer laser) reshapes the underlying cornea and corrects your spectacle error.

  4. Microkeratome – that’s a blade, right? The characteristics of working with a blade meant that the centre of the flap could vary in thickness. The surgeon wouldn’t know exactly how much tissue they had to work with until the flap was created or how much short-sightedness could be treated. The profile of the flap edge also allowed cells from the outside of the cornea to grow under the edge.

  5. Blade-free LASIK Blade-free approach was that the surgeon knew exactly how thick the flap was going to be, with no wastage of tissue. This translates to being able to safely correct higher levels of myopia, as more tissue is available.

  6. CONTACT Sydney Laser and Vision Centre Phone No.- (02) 9387 8700 Address- Suite 301/251 Oxford St, Bondi Junction NSW 2022 Website- https://www.sydneyvision.com.au/

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