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 (laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy) cuts only the outside surface of the cornea.
This avoids some of the flap problems that can come with the deeper cut made during LASIK (laser in situ keratomileusis). But LASEK recovery is a bit longer, and there may be more pain after surgery.
Some doctors say LASEK is better. Others swear by LASIK.
Which is better? To find out, University of Illinois at Chicago researcher Dimitri Azar, MD, and colleagues compared 122 eyes treated with LASIK to 122 eyes treated with LASEK.
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