LASIK

Sure, it’s a Laser, But LASIK Fears Are Unfounded

By Millennium Park Eye Center
August 15, 2020
LASIK

LASIK vision correction has become commonplace in American society. Since the FDA approved the first LASIK procedures in 1999, about 12 million Americans have had this laser refractive surgery. Each additional year, about 700,000 LASIK surgeries are performed. You probably know at least a couple people who have had the procedure. LASIK actually is an...  read more


Acronym Madness — The Difference Between PRK and LASIK

By Millennium Park Eye Center
October 15, 2018
LASIK Chicago, IL

Everyone knows about LASIK (laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis) eye surgery. With that name, it’s also easy to see why everyone uses the acronym rather than the actual name. LASIK at Millennium Park Eye Center is awesome because we can take a person who has lived his or her entire life dependent on glasses to see...  read more


Information on LASIK

By Millennium Park Eye Center
July 15, 2018
LASIK Chicago, IL

When LASIK first debuted in the U.S. back in the late 1990s, using a laser on your eyes seemed dangerous and people at first avoided the procedure. Twenty or so years later, LASIK is so common that everyone knows a person who has had this amazing surgery. But if you haven’t had it, there can...  read more


Commonplace, but Still Relatively New — the History of LASIK

By Millennium Park Eye Center
June 15, 2017
LASIK Chicago, IL

It’s easy to assume that LASIK surgery has been around for a long time. The laser eye surgery is so commonplace — most everyone knows a person who has had the surgery. But in reality, LASIK has only been common in the U.S. for just over 20 years. Since we’re one of Chicago’s leading LASIK...  read more