What Are Good Lasik Eye Surgery Alternatives?

Glasses and contacts work well. Advanced Surface Ablation (ASA) is a form of laser treatment that can be used in place of LASIK for medical reasons or if the cornea is too thin or if other conditions preclude using LASIK. This procedure typically produces the same visual results that LASIK does, and uses the same wavefront guided excimer laser
For patients that may not qualify for LASIK of ASA, refractive lens exchanges can be an option. This is where the surgeon takes out the natural lens and will replace it with a lens that will allow the patient to see well in the distance ( and with some lenses near as well). This option becomes more appropriate for older patients who are approaching the age when cataracts appear.

When people come into my detroit lasik practice looking for the best vision correction possible, I dont give them Lasik. I give them a Contact Lens Implant, more specifically a ClearLens Exchange. This surgery is truly the diamond standard of vision correction and if you are looking for something a but more powerful than Lasik I recommend looking for someone in your city who performs this procedure. It will also prevent you from developing cataracts in the future as you will have a synthetic lens implanted which does not age.

I stopped cutting LASIK flaps in 2005

Now only do noncutting ASAs or LASEK and epiLASEK

my incidence of better than 20/20 doubled after I went noncutting btw

It's an obvious answer but glasses and contacts are the main alternatives to LASIK. Orthokeratology doesn't really work well. Lens replacement surgery involves additional risks but it is an option for some patients.

There are other good options besides LASIK. The options are  dependent upon your particular refractive error (glasses prescription) and other measurements of your particular eyes (shape and corneal thickness to name a few).  While glasses and contacts are the most common, Advanced Surface Ablation (PRK) is the second most common laser vision correction procedure after LASIK.  PRK is frequently performed on those who are deemed not great candidates for LASIK due to too thin of corneas, irregular shape of one's cornea, or dry eyes and also provides excellent results.  There are also other procedures including various lens and corneal implants that require a thorough evaluation of your eyes to determine if that is your optimal option.  It is very important to do your homework and meet with the surgeon to get your questions answered to your satisfaction before proceeding with any procedure.

There are several good laser vision correction alternatives to LASIK. Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) is the most popular alternative to LASIK. LASEK and Epi-LASIK are other alternatives. Unlike LASIK, PRK, LASEK and Epi-LASIK (cummulatively known as Advanced Surface Ablation or ASA) do not require any cuts or flaps to be made within the cornea. For people who are very highly nearsighted and who are not good candidates for LASIK or ASA, implantable contact lenses or phakic IOL's may be an alternate vision correcting procedure.