What happens during the LASIK procedure?
Once the surgeon has conducted all pre-operative examinations, the eye is anesthetized with numbing eyedrops, the area around the eye is cleaned, and an instrument called a lid speculum is used to hold the eyelids open. Typically, the surgeon will then use a handheld blade called a microkeratome to cut a thin, circular flap—the outermost 20 percent of the thickness of the cornea—to expose the portion beneath. This part of the procedure is called keratectomy. At Precision Laser Eye Center, no blade is used. The IntraLase Laser is used to create the flap instead.
