In recent years, laser vision correction procedures, specifically LASIK, have increased in popularity. In fact, the Refractive Surgery Council has reported that the laser vision correction procedure volume for the fourth quarter of 2021 was 190,509, which is a year-to-date increase of 32 percent over 2020. The total procedure volume for 2021 topped 833,000 for the first time since the council began tracking laser vision correction procedures in 2015. According to John Vukich, MD, who is in practice in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, there are several reasons that LASIK rates increased starting in 2020, and the effects of the pandemic are at the top of the list. “During the pandemic, people were working from home. They were wearing masks, and if they had glasses, there was the potential for masks fogging the lenses,” he noted. Read More