San Diego, CA — An independent researcher reporting at the annual meeting of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) finds that "Custom" or Wavefront-guided LASIK produces ...

SAN FRANCISCO – Millions of people have reduced their dependence on eyeglasses and contact lenses over the past several years with the refractive surgery procedure known as LASIK. LASIK can correct ...

Judd Hoffman hated putting in contact lenses. Laser eye surgery was just as unappealing. Not only did he shudder at the thought of an instrument touching his eyes, he was afraid something would go ...

LASIK corrects refractive errors, such as nearsightedness (seeing things better up close) or farsightedness (seeing things ...

Lasik surgery is one method of correcting focusing problems of the eye called refractive errors. The most common refractive errors are nearsightedness or myopia (difficulty seeing distant objects as ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . For refractive surgery practices, wavefront-guided, or WFG, LASIK is the mainstay of treatment, thanks to its ...

LASIK has been a successful procedure now for many years. The basic steps of the procedure, including a femtosecond lamellar flap and excimer laser ablation, are well understood. However, there is ...

LASIK surgery, or laser eye surgery, is a procedure that aims to improve vision. Nearsighted or farsighted individuals, as well as those with astigmatism, can undergo LASIK surgery as an alternative ...

Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. (AMO) (NYSE: EYE), a global leader in ophthalmic surgical devices and eye care products, today announced that the National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) has ...

Johnson & Johnson Vision has secured FDA approval for a new laser eye surgery indication for its iDesign Refractive Studio system. In addition, the company unveiled plans for the U.S. rollout of a ...