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PRK is performed with an extremely precise computer-assisted laser, making this refractive procedure fully automated as well as the most technically advanced. Before its approval, ophthalmologists thoroughly researched and tested this procedure from 1989-1995, meeting the strict guidelines of the federal Food & Drug Administration.
Our surgeons utilize the excimer laser to reduce or alter the shape of the cornea so light rays can focus sharply on the retina. The laser sculpts the cornea’s surface by using a cold light beam to remove cell tissue from the cornea’s surface-one molecular layer at a time. These molecular layers are less than 1/10th the width of a human hair. This process of cell removal is termed ablation, and the amount of ablation needed in each laser procedure is dependent on the type of refractive error being corrected. |
