Ectasia
A rare progressive corneal weakening that can occur after LASIK. Modern corneal screening has reduced ectasia risk to under 0.04 percent.
Which Procedures Involve Ectasia?
Ectasia appears in the following procedure guides on ProcedureFinder:
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Ectasia? +
A rare progressive corneal weakening that can occur after LASIK. Modern corneal screening has reduced ectasia risk to under 0.04 percent. On ProcedureFinder, Ectasia appears in the LASIK Eye Surgery cost guide. LASIK has been FDA-approved since 1999 with extensive long-term outcome data.
How much does lasik eye surgery cost? +
LASIK Eye Surgery costs $2,200 to $3,200 per eye nationally, with a median of $2,600 in ProcedureFinder's cash-pay benchmarks. Outpatient laser correction of nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism by reshaping the cornea. A major price driver is technology platform (custom wavefront, topography-guided): Custom platforms cost more but improve outcomes for patients with higher-order aberrations.