Howerton Eye Center
Lasik - Austin Texas

Dr. Howerton has been performing LASIK since it was first available in the US. He was one of the first LASIK surgeons in Austin and Central Texas.

LASIK (Laser Assisted in-Situ Keratomileusis) is a procedure that combines two previously approved refractive surgery procedures - automated lamellarkeratoplasty (ALK) and photo refractive keratectomy (PRK).

LASIK is an outpatient surgical procedure that uses a cool laser beam of light that gently reshapes the surface of the cornea with no discomfort to improve vision. The beam gently pulses to remove a microscopic amount of tissue, allowing images to be more sharply focused on the retina.

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The excimer laser is a highly precise instrument that produces and controls a powerful beam of cool laser light. The computerized excimer laser removes a microscopically small layer of tissue, sculpting the cornea to alter its curvature, improving the way light is focused through the cornea onto the retina, resulting in improved vision. By combining a mixture of Argon and Fluoride gases, the excimer laser works by exciting these gases electrically to produce a beam of cool light. The light is then emitted in pulses that last only a few billionths of a second. Each pulse determines how much tissue is removed.