{"id":38010,"date":"2025-08-19T13:34:23","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T13:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/?post_type=procedure&#038;p=38010"},"modified":"2025-12-09T21:22:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T21:22:15","slug":"lasik","status":"publish","type":"procedure","link":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/procedure\/lasik\/","title":{"rendered":"LASIK"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is LASIK?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>LASIK reshapes the cornea to correct myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism. A thin corneal flap is created with a femtosecond laser, lifted, and the underlying stroma is precisely ablated with an excimer laser. The flap is repositioned without sutures. Preoperative mapping and tearfilm assessment ensure candidacy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What to expect after LASIK?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rapid visual recovery\u2014often 20\/20 by the next day&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Temporary dryness, glare\/halos at night; frequent artificial tears&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Protective shields and activity restrictions for a few days (no eye rubbing, makeup, swimming)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":39233,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"specialty":[1130],"class_list":["post-38010","procedure","type-procedure","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","specialty-ophthalmology"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/procedure\/38010","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/procedure"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/procedure"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38010"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"specialty","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/specialty?post=38010"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}