The post-LASIK cornea: what's the damage?

Globally, LASIK is a very popular refractive procedure, which provides excellent visual acuity and quality of vision in low to moderate myopia and hyperopia.1 In the mid-nineties, however, LASIK was performed even in extreme myopic errors (up to 23D) or in corneas that were too thin with or without Forme Fruste Keratoconus (FFKC).