LASEK: Laser subepithelial keratomileusus

LASEK is similar to PRK because the treatment is performed on the cornea's surface.

After numbing your eye with anesthetic drops, your surgeon loosens the epithelium (outer surface) with a diluted alcohol solution and pushes it aside. The surgeon then uses a laser to treat the cornea surface, similar to the PRK and LASIK procedures. The epithelial flap is returned to its original position, and a bandage contact lens is placed during the healing process.

Refractive Surgery Service
Dept. of Ophthalmology, 200 Hawkins Dr., Iowa City, Iowa 52242
Contact us directly at 866-309-0840 (toll free) or 353-7625 (locally).
Email us at lasik@uiowa.edu

Univeristy of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Ophthalmology Department