Excimer laser
A type of ultraviolet laser used in refractive surgery to reshape the cornea by precisely removing tissue.
Which Procedures Involve Excimer laser?
Excimer laser appears in the following procedure guides on ProcedureFinder:
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Excimer laser? +
A type of ultraviolet laser used in refractive surgery to reshape the cornea by precisely removing tissue. On ProcedureFinder, Excimer laser 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.