Are there any recent advances in laser refractive surgery?
When the FDA first approved LASIK, the ideal candidate had to fit into a very narrow qualification process. Only people with low and moderate levels of myopia were eligible. Gradually, the eligibility of a patient broadened, starting with high myopes, followed by patients with astigmatism, then people who were farsighted. Now a patient who is farsighted and has astigmatism is eligible. This means that the number of qualified candidates has probably increased fourfold.
