Tennessee Valley Laser Center

About Tennessee Valley Laser Center

LASIK (laser assisted in situ keratomileusis) is a kind of eye surgery that reshapes the cornea to reduce or eliminate the need for glasses or contact lenses. It is the most common laser procedure used to correct myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness) and astigmatism. The procedure takes less than 10 minutes per eye and has been performed on more than 3 million Americans and millions more worldwide since 1995. LASIK is a very precise, effective, and accurate procedure that is suitable not only for high degrees of nearsightedness but also for patients with low to moderate prescriptions. It can also be used to treat the small percentage of patients with very severe prescriptions. Nearly 32 million LASIK procedures have been performed to date, making this the most common elective procedure in the U.S. In fact, all branches of the U.S. military and NASA recently approved LASIK for their servicemen and women thanks to studies using iLASIK technology. iLASIK technology is a cul

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