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Type of “cold” laser that produces ultraviolet light. Used in refractive surgery to eliminate corneal tissue and reshape the corneal surface.

Scattering generated from the bright light that reduces the vision.

Corneal clouding that produces the sensation of looking through smoke or fog.

A refractive inaccuracy in the cornea, which results in the incapability to see nearby, objects as clearly as far objects.

An device that measures the curving of the eye’s clear, front surface (cornea).

A laser device used to create a corneal flap.

The abbreviation for laser assisted in situ keratomileusis which refers to creating a flap in the cornea with a microkeratome

These are refractive errors, which include myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism. These are commonly corrected by LASIK surgery.

This is a thickening, or swelling, of the macula of the eye. It occurs when fluid and/or protein deposits gather on or under the macula and causes alteration of the central vision.

Precision surgical instrument used to form the corneal flap in the topmost layer of the cornea during LASIK.