Eye Surgeons Debate Blade vs. Bladeless LASIK on AllAboutVision.com

A new AllAboutVision.com feature offers people interested in laser vision correction different eye surgeon viewpoints on the merits of blade or bladeless LASIK.

A thin, hinged flap is created on the eye's surface during LASIK, enabling the surgeon to reshape the underlying tissue with an excimer laser to improve vision. The flap is then returned to its original position.

But eye surgeons differ on whether the LASIK flap should be created with a bladed instrument called a microkeratome, or with the newer IntraLase laser method.

Two respected eye surgeons - Vance Thompson, M.D., and Brian Boxer Wachler, M.D. - debate the blade vs. bladeless LASIK approach to vision correction in this new feature:

http://www.allaboutvision.com/visionsurgery/blade-vs-bladeless.htm

AllAboutVision.com's LASIK & Vision Surgery section addresses additional topics such as how LASIK works, what to expect during and after the procedure, risks, cost, and how to choose an eye surgeon. Related procedures such as LASEK, Epi-LASIK, PRK and custom LASIK are described, along with procedures such as implants and conductive keratoplasty.

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