Optometry Clinics locations near Brookline, MA

A Boston LASIK / Corneal specialist, Ernest Kornmehl, MD, is internationally recognized for his expertise in vision correction surgery (LASIK, PRK, LASEK CK Surgery) and the management of Dry Eye and External Disease. He performs custom wavefront laser vision correction at his Boston Massachusetts Area offices. Boston LASIK is performed by Dr Ernest Kornmehl, a laser vision correction specialist. Dr Kornmehl has extensive training and experience in LASIK laser eye surgery. He has spearheaded new developments in LASIK surgery, including the Kornmehl LASIK System. This webpage provides information about LASIK surgery and how it has improved the vision of many of his patients from Boston and around the United States. A thin layer of cornea is folded back with a microkeratome LASIK or Laser in-Situ Keratornileusis treats refractive errors by removing corneal tissue beneath the surface of the cornea. This procedure combines the accuracy of the excimer laser with the benefits of Lamellar Keratoplasty (LK). LK has been performed on a limited basis since 1949 to correct higher levels of nearsightedness and moderate amounts of farsightedness. More recently, LK was refined by technological advancements of an instrument called a microkeratome or more recently a laser (IntraLase) that allows the surgeon to fold back a thin corneal layer of cornea (figure 1). A second pass of the microkeratome was required to remove tissue from the inner cornea. However, the quality and accuracy of this second pass could not always be achieved. 'Cool' light from the excimer laser reshapes the internal cornea With LASIK instead of making a second pass with the microkeratome (as in LK), the excimer laser removes the proper amount of corneal tissue with much greater accuracy. How much tissue removed is controlled by the number of pulses and the size and shape of the laser beam. The thin flap of corneal tissue is then folded back into its original position where it bonds a