print email comment close MedlinePlus: Laser Eye Surgery URL: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/lasereyesurgery.html Description: Collection of links to documents about laser eye surgery (also called keratectomy, LASIK, LTK, and PRK), which "reshapes the cornea, the clear front part of the eye. This changes its focusing power." Provides overviews, news, photos, tutorials, glossaries, and links about specific topics such as costs, expectations and complications, and clinical trials. From the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Publisher: National Library of Medicine(NLM); National Institutes of Health (NIH) Extra Keywords laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis vision medline plus LII Database Information: Record 25998 created by Jennifer English on 04/28/2008 Last modification on 05/08/2008 Published: 05/08/2008   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/25998