It's not brain surgery. Dr. Richard S. Koplin, medical director of LaserOne in Manhattan. The specialists who measure vision and prescribe eye glasses and contact lenses are called optometrists. The eye surgeons with medical degrees who perform surgery are called ophthalmologists. These observers are watching Lasik surgery, or laser in-situ keratomileusis, being performed.
Lasik surgery is used to correct a number of common focusing problems that cause blurry vision.
Originally intended to correct nearsightedness, the procedure can now treat farsightedness and astigmatisms as well. Lasik surgery is performed on the cornea of a person's eye. After a protective flap is lifted, a laser reshapes the cornea, the transparent layer of tissue in the front of the eye. Answers will vary. Answers will vary.