Our LASIK Surgery Process

Our process is designed to help you make the best possible decision for your vision. From consultation through post-procedure follow up, our doctors and specialists are with you every step of the way.

What Vision Problems Can LASIK Correct?

LASIK is a quick, painless, reliable surgical option for correcting a number of vision-related issues. They include:

NEARSIGHTEDNESS

Nearsighted people have trouble seeing at a distance but tend to have better vision up close - hence ``nearsighed.`` With this condition, the cornea is curved too steeply, and sometimes the eye itself is irregularly-shaped. Either way, the end result is that images get focused in FRONT of the retina, rather than ON the retina itself. When treating nearsightedness, the LASIK procedure evens out the curvature of the cornea which returns the focusing of images to the retina, where it belongs.

FARSIGHTEDNESS

Farsighted people, naturally, have the reverse issue - objects at a distance are seen clearly but near vision is difficult to impossible. With farsightedness, again as opposed to nearsightedness, the shape of the cornea is too flat (rather than too steeply-curved) or the eye is misshapen. As a result, light rays get focused behind the retina. LASIK eye surgery corrects this condition by shaping the cornea, restoring the correct curvature so that it focuses on images directly on the retina.

ASTIGMATISM

Astigmatism is the inability to focus clearly at ANY distance, due to an irregular or misshapen cornea. With astigmatism, light rays focus at different points on the retina causing images to overlap and blur vision. Just like with nearsightedness or farsightedness, LASIK can correct these issues by reshaping the cornea and forcing light to focus on the retina, thus restoring perfect vision.