LASIK (Laser Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis) is the most advanced refractive surgery procedure currently available.

It is also a very successful technique: quick, painless, and most patients are completely delighted with the results. The treatment is carried out as an out patient procedure and both eyes are usually treated at the same time. You will be able to play sport and socialise without glasses a short time after the treatment – full visual recovery is usually just 2 – 7 days.

A precision surgical device is used which creates a small 'flap' in the surface of the cornea, and laser treatment is then applied underneath. The computer-guided excimer laser beam is then focussed on the corneal surface. It permanently reshapes the cornea by precise selective tissue removal.

When the laser treatment is finished, the flap is repositioned, where it heals back into place, and the procedure is complete. LASIK takes around ten minutes for each eye.

While LASIK is very safe, careful patient selection and an intimate knowledge of strategies for avoiding complications are essential. This is why Moorfields Private believes you should have the treatment performed in a hospital setting, by a consultant ophthalmic surgeon who is supported by a fully trained ophthalmic nurse at all times.

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Other treatments

• Wavefront
• EpiLASEK, LASEK and PRK
• Non-corneal refractive surgery