The medical profession, like any profession, has a language of its own. When talking or reading about LASIK eye surgery, even medical professionals may encounter terms with which thye are unfamiliar. Here are some terms that you will find over and over in the articles on these websites.
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Dry Eye Syndrome: tear ducts cannot produce [...]

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When trying to understand LASIK eye surgery, it helps to know its history. This is an outline of the development of refractive surgeries, including Radial Keratotomy, PRK, and LASIK. By knowing this, you will be informed and better able to ask questions of your surgeon.
Refractive surgery is done on the eye to diminish dependence on [...]

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Before you have LASIK eye surgery, you should ask questions of your surgeons, and be comfortable with the answers. Below are 20 questions you should ask, along with the answers you should expect. If your surgeon does not take the time to answer these questions to your satisfaction, change surgeons.
1… How long have [...]

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