Laser surgery

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Laser surgery may refer to:

  • The use of a laser scalpel in surgery
  • Laser resurfacing, a technique in which molecular bonds of a material are dissolved by a laser
  • LASIK, a form of refractive laser eye surgery procedure performed by ophthalmologists to correct near- and far-sightedness in vision
  • Photorefractive keratectomy, a procedure which permanently reshapes the cornea using an excimer laser to remove a small amount of tissue