With the active lifestyles we lead today, people want to rid themselves of their glasses and contact lenses so many are turning to lasik surgery. Lasik is considered a surgical procedure with the objective of reducing your need for those glasses or contacts. Lasik actually stands for Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis and is a procedure using an excimer laser to change the shape of your eye's cornea, which is the clear covering in front. Basically, the surgery consists of cutting a flap in the cornea making sure to leave one end connected. With the use of a computer controlled, highly precise laser, a portion of the stroma is vaporized. The
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