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Gary Kawesch, MD answers: What are good Lasik eye surgery alternatives?

What are good Lasik eye surgery alternatives?


Gary Kawesch, MD
4 months ago
By Gary Kawesch, MD - San Jose Ophthalmologist

There are surgical and nonsurgical alternatives.  Nonsurgical would include glasses, and contact lenses. There are many types of contacts:  soft, toric, gas permeable, bifocal.

Surgical alternatives include surface ablation (also known as PRK, LASEK, or epi-LASIK), the ICL (Implantable Collamer Lens), RLE (Refractive Lens Exchange), Intacs, and CK (Conductive Keratoplasty). 

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