Laser eye surgery frequently asked questions from eyecareFAQ | 合法醫療器材資訊網

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Laser surgery describes changing the shape of the front of your eye with the aim of improving your vision. While it aims to provide a ‘permanent’ solution, your eyes change with age, and someone who has laser surgery in their twenties or thirties may still need reading glasses or further surgery in later life. Any surgery has a small risk of side effects, so do seek medical advice before deciding that laser surgery is the solution for you.

Laser surgery to improve your vision has developed rapidly over the last fifty years. The first technique, radial keratotomy, made radial slits in the front surface of the eye to change its shape. This improved vision, but caused the side effect of glare. In the 1970s, 80s and 90s a new type of laser was developed that could shave a ...