What is the history of LASIK procedure?
Historically, there have been many attempts to alter a person’s need for glasses without removing the human lens. The first to achieve popularity was radial keratotomy or RK. This procedure was somewhat limited by the “depth” in which incisions could safely be made to the eye’s surface. As a result, patients who needed refractive eye surgery most often could not undergo RK procedure. Modern laser vision correction started to become a reality in 1994. At that time, the excimer laser was being used with reasonable success in many countries around the world. However, at this time it was not yet FDA-approved and was not available in the USA.
