Procedures

Dr. Bosem specializes in vision correction surgery including: PRK, LASIK, ALK, AK, and RK.

PRK

PRK which stands for Photo Refractive Keratectomy is the process which is achieved by the sculpting of a myopic or hyperopic lens for refractive reasons on the front surface of the eye with the use of a "cold" laser light.

LASIK

LASIK is an acronym for "Laser in Situ Keratomileusis."This is a surgical operation where a flap of surface cornea is cut and rolled aside in order that a laser beam can remove internal tissue from the inside (stroma or body) of the cornea. Following removal of tissue the surface layer is reattached. The amount and shape of the removed tissue is determined by the preoperative refractive error i.e. myopia, hyperopia or astigmatism.

ALK

ALK is an abbreviation for Automated Lamellar Keratectomy. It is a surgical procedure that is mainly used for hyperopia (farsightedness) and severe cases of myopia (nearsightedness). A person with hyperopia has shorter-than-normal eyes, causing objects up close to look blurry. Although each procedure varies slightly, in general, ALK surgery for myopia involves the surgeon cutting a flap across the front of the cornea with a microkeratome (surgical instrument). The flap is folded to the side and a thin slice of tissue is removed from the surface of the cornea. The removal of tissue flattens the central cornea, or optical zone, reducing refraction.

RK

Radial keratotomy surgery, or RK, is a procedure used to correct myopia (nearsightedness). The procedure involves making microscopic, radial incisions (keratotomies) in the cornea to alter the curvature of the cornea, thus, correcting light refraction. Hundreds of thousands of people who qualified for this type of surgery have undergone the procedure successfully since its introduction to the US in 1978.

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