It was from this point he began researching how much of the cornea had to be left alone to provide stable results over the long-term.
The technique was later developed further by Svyatoslav Fyodorov in the 1970s. During this time developments were also made such as Radial keratotomy.
In the late 1960s the carbon-dioxide laser was being developed by scientists. The excimer laser was then borne. This laser was of great importance and in May 1973 Dr. Bhaumik publicised his team’s discovery and was later on given the legal right to sell this invention.
Eye surgery (known as refractive surgery) is carried out to improve the refractive state of the eye and the eye’s focusing ability.
LASIK was granted in 1989 for the first patient and was treated using a VISX laser by Dr. Marguerite B. MacDonald. The LASIK technique was successfully applied in other countries before it was practised in the USA.
Initial use of laser was to alter the shape of the cornea. The company Summit Technology,
first company to get FDA approval for an excimer laser to carry out photorefractive keratectomy in the United States. Subsequently the bending of the flap and photorefractive keratectomy became known as LASIK (an acronym for Laser-Assisted In-Situ Keratomileusis) As LASIK provided immediate results (such as improved vision) it grew in popularity.
It has been said at some point in the future LASIK may be replaced by FLIVC (an acronym for Femtosecond laser intrastromal vision correction) to prevent and avoid permanently weakening the cornea with incisions.
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