LASIK is a refractive surgical procedure that reshapes the cornea to focus light on to the retina. While there are several possible deleterious side affects of the surgery, one of the most serious and potentially vision threatening is called DLK which stands for Diffuse Lamellar Keratitis.

Sand of the Sahara - A LASIK Complication

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