This surgical method is similar to advanced all-laser LASIK in that it is simply a type of PRK surgery with the ability to be customized. Instead of cutting a flap from your cornea, a layer of the cornea is completely removed and the excimer laser then reshapes the cornea.

PRK surgery is more suitable for people with thinner than average corneas compared to LASIK surgery, as LASIK requires a “flap” being cut into your eye. The results and safety of both operations are the same.

Refractive lens exchange (RLE) surgery is a procedure that replaces the natural lens of the eye with an artificial intraocular lens for vision correction. This procedure is generally pursued to correct refractive errors, but it is also used to correct symptoms of cataracts.

RLE is similar to cataract surgery, but the reasons for performing each surgery differ in some critical ways. RLE is most beneficial for patients who are affected by presbyopia and high hyperopia.

Implantable collamer lenses (ICL) are involved in a minimally intrusive surgery that adds a lens made of collagen into the eye to correct certain types of vision—especially mild to severe cases of myopia.

One of the major benefits of the ICL procedure compared to other surgeries is that ICL are minimally intrusive and only require a small incision on your cornea. The ICL procedure also takes less time to perform and is less likely to contribute to developing dry eyes.

If there are other methods of laser eye surgery that you would like to discuss which are not listed here, please contact us for more information.