Services: Refractive Surgery

LASIK

Laser assisted in situ keratomileusis, or LASIK, is an outpatient surgical procedure used to treat nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism. An ophthalmologist uses a microsurgical instrument and a laser to reshape the cornea to improve the way the eye focuses light rays onto the retina.

LASIK may decrease your dependence on glasses and contacts or, in some cases, allow you to do without them entirely. According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology, seven out of 10 LASIK patients achieve 20/20 vision, but 20/20 does not always mean perfect vision. If you have LASIK done to correct your distance vision, you may need reading glasses by around the age of 45.

To be a candidate for LASIK, you must be over 18 years of age, not pregnant or nursing, and be free of any eye disease. Also, you should not have had a change in your eye prescription in the last year and should have a refractive error within the range of correction for LASIK.

Advanced Technology: Acrysof® Toric

The Acrysof® Toric lens is a custom ordered lens that is specifically designed for those patients who have significant amount of astigmatism. In years past, cataract surgery removed the cataract but a patient still required usually expensive glasses for near and distance vision. The design of the Acrysof® Toric IOL makes it possible to reduce or eliminate corneal astigmatism and significantly improve distance vision, independent of eyeglasses and contact lenses. There is an additional cost for this lens, but again Medicare and most insurances will cover a significant portion of the overall surgery costs.

Advanced Technology: Acrysof® ReSTOR®

The Acrysof ® ReSTOR® diffractive implant is designed to improve your vision to see near, far and everything in between. The goal of the ReSTOR® lens surgery is to allow you to read the newspaper, prescription bottles, your wristwatch, cell phone and to see many other things near and far without glasses or at your convenience. There is an additional cost for having this advanced technology lens implanted. Previously, Medicare and most insurance companies did not cover this at all, now both Medicare and most insurances will cover a significant portion of the overall surgery costs.