The laser will precisely decrease the volume of the cornea and decrease the refractive power for the same effect. Problems with pain, prolonged visual recovery and corneal haze made this procedure less than popular. Also, the higher levels of correction tended to have regression or recurrence of the nearsightedness. A small microkeratome is used to create a protective cap under which the laser is applied. The comfort level of the patients is very good during and after the procedure.
Recovery takes a few hours to days as opposed to weeks.
Although most of us in the United States have just started performing this procedure in our practices, it has been around for a while. Now that we can obtain some of this advanced laser technology in the US, the quality of this procedure has reached our standards at Eyes of York. We can treat mild to moderate astigmatism and also farsightedness which is a recent development. The nice part is this procedure can be fine tuned. If there is over or under treatment, three months later you just lift the protective corneal cap and apply the necessary additional laser treatment.