tlc laser eye centers

tlc laser eye center

1. The cornea is like a few layers of stacked paper. An instrument called a microkeratome gently glides across the top two of these layers creating a flap which has like a hinge.

2. The doctor then has access to the third layer or the stroma of your eye. The Excimer Laser then alters the shape of the cornea by the effect it has on the stroma.

3. The flap is then repositioned back over the newly contoured stroma without the need for stitches as eye tissue binds together very quickly and simply on its own.