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www.PreOp.com Medical Malpractice and Patient Education Company Patient ED @ 617-379-1582 INFO When the operative field is numb, the doctor will carefully remove the epithelium, or top layer of cells, exposing the stroma – the non-cellular portion of the cornea. Medical Malpractice Next, your doctor will use a computer to control pulses of cool laser light. These pulses will delicately remove microscopically thin layers of cells from the stroma. By removing tissue in this manner, your doctor will tailor the new shape of your cornea according to the exact nature of your vision problem. Medical Malpractice The entire procedure usually takes about 5 minutes and is painless. Following surgery, you’ll be given protective contact lenses to wear for a few days while the outer layer of cells grows back. Medical Malpractice and Patient Education Company

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www.preop.com Medical Malpractice and Patient Education Company Patient ED @ 617-379-1582 INFO When the operative field is numb, the doctor will use an automated microsurgical instrument called a microkeratome.Malpractice Medical This tiny instrument will carefully create a thin corneal flap … which remains hinged to the eye. Underneath this flap the inner layer of the cornea, called the stroma, is exposed. Next, your doctor will use a computer to control pulses of cool laser light. These pulses will delicately remove microscopically thin layers of cells from the stroma, Malpractice Medical By removing tissue in this manner, your doctor will tailor the new shape of your cornea according to the exact nature of your vision problem. The entire procedure usually takes about 5 minutes and is painless. The corneal flap is then closed and the surface is rinsed. Following surgery, you’ll be given protective contact lenses to wear for a few days while the corneal flap heals. Medical Malpractice and Patient Education Company

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http://www.nucleusinc.com This medical animation depicts a LASIK procedure to correct near sightedness (myopia) of the eye. LASIK stands for laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis and is a procedure that permanently changes the shape of the cornea, the clear covering over the front of the eye. ANCE00185

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This is the Science Friday (National Public Radio) video about lasik eye surgery. The funny thing about this video is that the narrator, who is probably also the producer, is a lot more nervous about LASIK laser vision correction than the patient himself. He is cool as a cucumber, I had LASIK myself, didn’t think it was a big deal and now I see fantastic. The video features Steven Vale, M.D., medical director of Acuity Laser Eye & Vision Center in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Dr. Vale is one of the most well-respected and experienced Lasik surgeons in the world. Dr. Vale has performed over 21,000 laser vision correction surgeries. Dr. Vale’s ability and experience really comes out in this otherwise realistic and detailed glimpse at the world of laser vision correction surgery.

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Acuity Laser Eye & Vision Center provides Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey with the most advanced LASIK and other laser vision correction technologies at affordable prices. Dr. Steven Vale, Medical Director of Acuity has performed over 21,000 laser vision correction procedures since 1994. lasik prices start at an incredible $499 per eye!

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