Lasik Surgery

LASIK is a surgical procedure intended to reduce a person's dependency on glasses or contact lenses. LASIK stands for Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis and is a procedure that permanently changes the shape of the cornea, the clear covering of the front of the eye, using an excimer laser. A knife, called a microkeratome, is used to cut a flap in the cornea. A hinge is left at one end of this flap. The flap is folded back revealing the stroma, the middlesection of the cornea. Pulses from a computer-controlled laser vaporize a portion of the stroma and the flap is replaced.

What factor of adaptabilty makes Lasik an option in Pakistan?
How many surgeons in Pakistan intend to adapt and be certified?


Shadaab Kanwal
Director Technology & Practice Management
Phoenix Physician Services
AZ, USA

[Edited by skanwal on 05-22-2005 at 07:07 AM GMT]

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