Additional Sources

Selected for Balance & Relevance


 

 Mass Media

Consumer Reports: Your Health: Zap your Myopic Eyes? June 1999 p.56-57. Balanced treatment of the relative pros and  cons of  excimer procedures.  Overall well done and informative.

 

Internet resources

 

1. PRK & LASIK Today Eye Site.                                              
 

www.prk.com    

   

 

PRK &LASIK Today is a nonprofit organization providing information on laser eye surgery. This site features an extensive menu on photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) and laser assisted in-situ keratomileusis (LASIK) procedures, including a worldwide direct

   

2. Fourteen Steps of LASIK    
  www.patient.isrs.org/library/graphics/index.htm

   

 

This site by the International Society of Refractive Surgery offers an interesting 14-page photographic essay on the laser assisted in-situ keratomileusis(LASIK) surgical procedure.

   

3. One Year LASIK Results  
  www.visx.com/eyecare/whitepapers.htm 

   

 

The creators of the VISX excimer laser system offer a library of research papers on laser assisted in-situ keratomileusis (LASIK), photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) and other laser surgeries.

   

4. Refractive eye surgery: What's the latest? 
  www.mayohealth.org/mayo 

   

 

Replete with diagrams and helpful reference links, this informative page on refractive eye surgeries is part of the Mayo Clinic's Health Oasis site, a comprehensive and easy-to-use health source for novices and experts alike.

   

5. EXCIMER Lasers for Refractive Corneal Surgery                
 

www.rli.com/rk.html 

   

 

This site provides a historical perspective on laser eye surgery and offers information on the early research performed by physicians and physicists in the U.S. and Europe. It is sponsored by Rockwell Laser Industries.

   

6. American Academy of Ophthalmology
 

www.eyenet.org

   

 

Policy statement on Refractive Surgery.  Balanced and well-referenced presentation, which   represents a solid mainstream. 

   

7. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
 

www.ascrs.org

   

 

Excellent source of information of a somewhat less conservative nature than the above site.

   

8. SeeWithLasik.com
  http://www.seewithlasik.com

   

 

Comprehensive Information on LASIK & other types of Laser Eye Surgery, Physicians, Procedures, Patient Selection and a Self Assessment Quiz.
 

   

9. Custom LASIK Laser Eye Surgery
  http://www.custom-cornea-lasik.com

   

 

Information and Education on wavefront guided laser eye surgery and custom lasik eye surgery including locations providing complimentary consultation and wavefront measurements.

   

10. LASIK Laser Eye Surgery
  http://www.eyecaresource.com/procedures/lasik-laser-eye-surgery/