About The LASIK Directory
The LASIK Directory is a resource for anybody interested in learning more about vision correction and eye health. The articles and pages on this site are written by various people, all of whom are well-informed on their topics. Please see our Writer Profiles for more information.
In addition, The LASIK Directory includes a directory of ophthalmologists and laser centers who specialize in LASIK, laser eye surgery and other vision correction procedures.
This is an ever-evolving site and new content is added periodically and we regularly update the older articles and pages about all aspects of ophthalmology. We invite you to return and see what is new.
You might like to start by reading about How the Eyes Work.
You can read the fascinating history of ophthalmology, starting in ancient Babylon and tracing the problems, inventions and progress right up to the latest wavefront-guided laser vision correction.
There are articles on cataracts and glaucoma, two sight-threatening diseases that should be treated as promptly as possible. Diabetes also affects the eyes and you can read about many of the eye conditions that affect people worldwide by checking out our Articles overview page.
If any of the vocabulary seems obscure, please use the Glossary to get clear word definitions.
We are in touch with numerous ophthalmologists nationwide. If you are looking for an eye doctor near you, please click on the link to your state and then your city. If we don’t have an ophthalmologist listed in your area, please contact us, and we will try to forward your contact information to someone who can help you.
You can be confident that these eye doctors are fully qualified to evaluate your eye health and vision, to perform LASIK and other vision correction procedures, and to perform a variety of other ophthalmological procedures. They are all very experienced doctors, highly ethical, and very interested in helping to educate their patients about eye health and vision.
