LASIK

noun

LA·​SIK ˈlā-sik How to pronounce LASIK (audio)
: a surgical operation to reshape the cornea for correction of myopia, farsightedness, or astigmatism in which the surface layer of the cornea is separated to create a hinged flap providing access to the inner cornea where varying amounts of tissue are removed by an excimer laser

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That includes research on ultrafast lasers in the 1990s that eventually resulted in bladeless LASIK eye surgery, or radar technology in the 1960s that revolutionized weather prediction three decades later. Aatish Bhatia, New York Times, 22 May 2025 To be clear, there is no clinical evidence linking suicide to LASIK eye surgery. Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 21 May 2025 But unlike scientists, business leaders and managers are reluctant to embrace... Post Buy Copies Since the late 1990s, more than 30 million people have benefited from a corrective eye surgery procedure called LASIK. Jerome Barthelemy, Harvard Business Review, 13 May 2025 Both can be corrected with classes, contacts, and more permanent procedures like LASIK. Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 6 May 2025 Some have speculated that a future consumer market for BCI would resemble LASIK eye surgery or cosmetic procedures: serious but routine, completed as an elective outpatient procedure and covered by insurance. Naveen Rao, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025 See Me Optometry’s services include comprehensive eye and contact lens exams, dry-eye treatment, LASIK evaluation, consultation on computer vision syndrome and more. Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025 Research funded by the NSF has helped develop 3D printing, AI, doppler radar, kidney matching, LASIK eye surgery, MRI, and countless other innovations. Kumar Mehta, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025 But the special is about a whole lot more, with Buress showing himself to be a wonderful plate-spinner, seamlessly jumping from one disparate topic to the next, from gambling and LASIK surgery, to child actors and deviled actors. Will Digravio, TIME, 21 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis

First Known Use

1994, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of LASIK was in 1994

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“LASIK.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/LASIK. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

Medical Definition

LASIK

noun
LA·​SIK ˈlā-sik How to pronounce LASIK (audio)
: a surgical operation to reshape the cornea for correction of nearsightedness, farsightedness, or astigmatism that involves the use of a microkeratome to separate the surface layer of the cornea creating a hinged flap providing access to the inner cornea where varying degrees of tissue are removed by an excimer laser followed by replacement of the corneal flap

called also laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis

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