What is LASIK?
LASIK is a surgical process planned to decrease a person's dependency on glasses or contact lenses. The objective of this Website is to give objective information to the public about the popular LASIK surgery. See other sections of this site to learn about what you should know before surgery, what will occur throughout the surgery, and what you should be expecting after the surgery. There is a checklist of issues for you to think about, practices to go after, and questions to ask your doctor previous to undergoing LASIK surgery. 
LASIK stands for Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis and is a process that permanently changes the form and shape of the cornea, which is the clear covering of the front of the eye, using an excimer laser. A knife, called a microkeratome, is used to cut a flap in the cornea. A pivot is left at one end of this flap. The flap is folded back revealing the stroma, the middlesection of the cornea. Pulses from a computer-controlled laser vaporize a piece of the stroma and the flap is replaced. There are other techniques and many new terms related to LASIK that you may hear about.
This website contains all the information you will ever need about laser eye surgery.