There are two forms of laser vision correction that are often used as an alternative to the most popular LASIK technique. These two methods have often been thought to have very similar effects on the patient as each other and a new study has confirmed this.
The LASIK technique has been the most common technique that it used for treating people who have things such as nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism. Although this is the most common, there are a number of patients that have to seek out different methods of treating these illnesses as LASIK cannot be good for everyone.
The two methods, one being LASEK and the other being PRK, are two of the most popular options for people that cannot have the LASIK technique due to certain factors of their health. Although LASIK is the most common, it has been thought that these two methods also have very similar results and a new study has confirmed this.
This latest study on these two alternative methods of treatment; LASEK and PRK, has found that although the results of both alternatives are almost identical, patients that have had PRK treatment could experience more Corneal haze in the first few months of surgery whereas LASEK does not cause this.
