Laser eye surgeries can help treat glaucoma by improving the outflow of fluid in the eye. Types of surgeries include trabeculoplasty, iridotomy, and cyclophotocoagulation. Doctors may suggest a ...

Laser eye surgery, which some people call LASIK surgery, can correct several eyesight conditions. However, there are potential risks or side effects, and not everyone can have the procedure. The eye ...

In 1987, Dr. Steven Trokel and his colleges performed the first photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) laser eye surgery in Berlin. Since then, other laser eye surgeries developed. Laser-assisted in situ ...

Surgery isn’t usually the first step to treat glaucoma, but it may save your vision if other treatments don’t work. Glaucoma is a condition in which there is optic nerve damage or the threat of damage ...

THE FUMC’s Refractive Laser Center houses the Zeiss Visumax 800 femtosecond laser. THE popular eye surgery Lasik, which stands for Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis, forever changed how the ...

Laser treatments are used to slow and stop the progression of diabetic retinopathy. These procedures aren’t painful, but they do require numbing drops beforehand ...

Researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory have devised a new way to build powerful lasers that are more efficient and safer for your eyes by using nano-particles. The particles are used to ...