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In the past, you had no choice but to wear glasses or contact lenses if you suffered from less than perfect vision. Laser vision correction has advanced significantly over time with a variety of safe, effective, and long-lasting solutions. The three most popular types of laser vision correction procedures are LASIK, PRK, and SMILE. Depending… Read More

The original LASIK procedure was called PRK, or Photorefractive Keratectomy. It differs from modern LASIK in that PRK would try to preserve the epithelium of the eye. PRK was the first surgical procedure developed to reshape the cornea, by sculpting, using a laser. Later, modern LASIK was developed, but the same type of laser is… Read More

  Laser vision correction goes back centuries, as humans have always looked for ways to correct vision. The first eyeglasses appeared in Italy in the 13th century.The first contacts lenses (made from hand-blown glass!) were made in 1888 in Switzerland. Laser vision correction would not come around for roughly another 100 years. Back in the… Read More