Dr. Pepose answers the question: 'How Do LASEK And LASIK Differ?' Aug. 24, 2009— -- Question: What is the difference between LASEK and LASIK, and is one procedure better than the other for vision ...

AMSTERDAM — Since it first appeared on the scene, laser epithelial keratomileusis has continued to attract interest and new adherents in Europe and the United States. The procedure is safe and ...

LASEK is an eye surgery that combines many of the benefits of other vision correction surgeries. Laser epithelial keratomileusis, or LASEK, combines benefits of the two most commonly performed ...

In PRK as originally performed, the epithelium was removed by mechanical debridement. In 1997, J.C. Abad and colleagues evaluated the use of 20% alcohol to loosen the epithelium as an alternative to ...

Vision correction surgery patients will get just as good results from LASIK as from LASEK, a new study shows. Both surgeries use lasers to cut flaps in the cornea to correct its shape. LASEK ...

May 2, 2006 (Fort Lauderale) -- Laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis (LASIK) and laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy (LASIK) have similar efficacy in correcting moderate myopia, according to ...

Jan. 13, 2004 -- There is no significant difference in outcomes between laser subepithelial keratomileusis (LASEK) and photorefractive keratotomy (PRK), according to the results of a randomized trial ...