LASEK Los Angeles, PRK Beverly Hills

PRK & No Cut LASEK

PRK and LASEK are laser vision correction procedures performed by Dr Brian Boxer Wachler in the Los Angeles area at his offices in Beverly Hills. These procedures involve gently moving the surface skin of the cornea and applying the laser to reshape the outer cornea. PRK differs in that the surface skin is removed after the laser is applied and new surface skin grows back in a few days.

PRK and No-Cut LASEK does not require the creation of a flap; a solution is applied to the eye and the laser is applied to the surface of the cornea after to reshape it. The surface skin is repositioned over the treated area and allowed to bond back in position. The visual results of PRK and No-Cut LASEK are similar to LASIK however, vision can be slower to recover. This 5-10 minute procedure is typically painless and can treat nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism.

10 year old PRK is very different than modern PRK. Specialized drops and contact lenses are used so they are not typically painful nowadays the way "old style" PRK was a decade ago.

EVALUATIONS	BENEFIT to PATIENT
Preferred for patients who are very apprehensive about LASIK	Less involved than LASIK
Preferred for patients with thin cornea thickness	Less depth of laser treatment than LASIK
Preferred for patients with previous RK (radial keratotomy)	Minimizes invasiveness for laser correction

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