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What is the difference between Surface LASIK and regular LASIK?

April 26, 2017difference Lasik regular

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What is the difference between Surface LASIK and regular LASIK?

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The difference is what layer of the cornea the laser is applied to. With Surface LASIK the laser is applied to the surface of the permanent layers of the cornea. With regular LASIK the laser is applied to the deeper permanent layers of the cornea. They have the same WaveScan/CustomVue pre-op measuring technique. Both procedures have the same precision in the application of the laser treatment with Iris Registration and 3-D active eye tracking.