Laser eye surgery can help treat a variety of eye conditions and improve vision quality. Treatments such as LASIK have become increasingly popular, but not everyone is a candidate for this surgery. In ...

In 1987, Dr. Steven Trokel and his colleges performed the first photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) laser eye surgery in Berlin. Since then, other laser eye surgeries developed. Laser-assisted in situ ...

Laser eye surgeries can help treat glaucoma by improving the outflow of fluid in the eye. Types of surgeries include trabeculoplasty, iridotomy, and cyclophotocoagulation. Doctors may suggest a ...

Laser eye surgery makes this dream possible. LASIK is performed by ophthalmologists to correct nearsighted and farsighted patients as well as those with astigmatism. When light enters your eye, it ...

New England Vision and Vermont Eye Laser is now showing patients how their eyesight would change after surgery, and the ...

I walked into Dr. Joseph A. Rudick's Manhattan offices almost entirely unaware of what Lasik eye surgery was, save for the countless rave reviews I heard from friends and family. "It's totally ...

Eye doctors are in a big fight at the New Hampshire State House over who can perform certain laser procedures to treat ...

A young Pennsylvania man recently took his own life, months after he underwent corrective laser eye surgery. His parents blame their son's suicide on the "debilitating" side effects he experienced, ...

Singer Taylor Swift recently appeared in a video, but not the kind that might win an MTV Video Music Award. (Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images) After you get laser eye surgery, you can’t just ...

Laser eye surgery, which some people call LASIK surgery, can correct several eyesight conditions. However, there are potential risks or side effects, and not everyone can have the procedure. The eye ...