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Prior to the operation, Pearson's vision was 20/600; her corrected vision now is now 20/15, better than “normal” vision.

Advances in lasers open eyes New procedures go beyond Lasik to give patients improved vision REGISTER STAFF WRITER April 25, 2007 Add comment AmyAnn Pearson had made up her mind.After relying on glasses and The procedure improves vision by using a laser to permanently change the shape of the cornea - the clear, front part of the eye that helps to focus light onto the retina.But when she visited Des Moines ophthalmologist Dr.

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Ejaz Husain in September, he suggested a procedure called "advanced surface ablation" instead.The technique - which, unlike Lasik, does not require a "flap" to be made in the cornea - is just one of two major developments in the field of laser vision correction, said Husain, with Associated Ophthalmologists PC in Des Moines.The other involves giving patients more customized treatments, which in some cases, physicians say, may give patients better vision than they had with glasses or contacts.Husain and other physicians are giving patients more individualized care with what's called "wavefront-guided" surgery.This giv...

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