Editing Myopia (section)

====LASIK====
In a [[LASIK]] pre-procedure, a corneal flap is cut into the cornea and lifted to allow the excimer laser beam access to the exposed corneal tissue. After that, the excimer laser ablates the tissue according to the required correction. When the flap again covers the cornea, the change in curvature generated by the laser ablation proceeds to the corneal surface. Though LASIK is usually painless and involves a short rehabilitation period post-surgery, it can potentially result in flap complications and loss of corneal stability (post-LASIK [[keratectasia]]).<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Pallikaris IG, Siganos DS | title = Laser in situ keratomileusis to treat myopia: early experience | journal = Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery | volume = 23 | issue = 1 | pages = 39–49 | year = 1997 | pmid = 9100106 | doi = 10.1016/s0886-3350(97)80149-6 | s2cid = 38655546 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Pallikaris IG, Kymionis GD, Astyrakakis NI | title = Corneal ectasia induced by laser in situ keratomileusis | journal = Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery | volume = 27 | issue = 11 | pages = 1796–802 | date = November 2001 | pmid = 11709254 | doi = 10.1016/s0886-3350(01)01090-2 | s2cid = 2333450 }}</ref>