Which Procedure Would Create Less Prominent Corneal Flap Scar? Intralase or Microkeratome?

Scarring with either a microkeratome or an Intralase is esentially zero with either technology. Scarring should not be a concern. There is a small chance of scarring with LASEK.

Both can cause corneal scarring, but over time the scar becomes less visible after becoming completely non discernible.

I have been performing Laser Vision Correction, in some fashion, since 1994. As a result, I have performed about 20,000 thousand of PRK procedures, which do not involve a corneal flap, a similar number of mechanical flap LASIK procedures, as well as approximately 30,000 blade free laser flaps using the Femtosecond laser known as the Intralase. In my opinion, I have not seen significant scaring with any of them. PRK has a very small risk of temporary corneal haze formation within the first... more