The word LASIK has become a household name for laser vision correction. 15 years ago when we started offering this procedure as the first in Colorado, no one had heard of this funny word before. This post is to describe the meaning of the word and to help bring a discussion of laser vision correction to those who want to experience better vision in Denver Colorado, and throughout Kansas, Wyoming, Nebraska, and elsewhere.

Many of us have heard the term "dry eye" and most have experienced this condition at one point or another during our lives. We are now learning many new things about dry eye, how to prevent it, what causes it, and what we can do to treat it. When it comes to LASIK, dry eye is an especially important consideration since any surgery on the eye including LASIK and PRK can make dry eye conditions worse, at least temporarily. The most important thing is to recognize this condition and treat it early before it becomes symptomatic.

We receive many questions about correcting astigmatism. This is a difficult concept to understand because astigmatism is having an eye which is shaped more like a football than a soccer ball. What this means is that light is bent differently depending on how it enters the eye, and correcting this kind of eye is a complex problem. Fortunately, our modern lasers can treat astigmatism, and the laser we choose to use most, the Zeiss Mel 80, actually corrects the astigmatism before it corrects the near or far sightedness. This is a key advantage as is explained below. This post is my own thinking on this matter, and in no way reflects the opinion of any of the companies discussed. I hope you enjoy reading about why we are so satisfied with our experiences using this laser system.