Laser Vision Correction

Why Vision Correction?

Join the over 8.1 million Americans who have had their lives revolutionized through laser eye surgery. Wake up in the morning and clearly see the world around you without first reaching to the nightstand for your glasses. Continue to savor this freedom at home, at work, or in your leisure. Save time and money without the burden of contacts or glasses.

It is important for you to know that laser eye treatment is one of the most common and successful elective surgeries in the United States. Since the first FDA approval of LASIK surgery in 1998, there have been amazing advances in technology that have made the treatment an extremely precise, safe, and dependable solution to the overwhelming majority of vision problems, whether you are near-sighted, far-sighted or have astigmatism. There are a range of treatment options, including LASIK and other refractive surgeries that are personalized to your specific needs.

The treatment usually takes from five to ten minutes, and you’ll be seeing clearly that same day. Recovery time is limited. And finally, the correction is permanent, liberating you from contacts or glasses and benefiting your life in innumerable ways.

What is Your Vision Problem?

Typical Vision Problems

With LASIK or other refractive surgeries, nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism can be a thing of the past:

Nearsightedness (Myopia)

People usually see up close clearly, but distant objects appear blurry. With myopia, the eye is longer than usual, causing light to focus in front of the retina instead on its surface.

Farsightedness (Hyperopia)

With Hyperopia, the eye is typically shorter than usual, causing light rays to focus behind the retina. People see objects far away clear while those up close are blurry.

Astigmatism

A common problem occurring in people whose cornea is oval or football-shaped, rather than perfectly round. People with astigmatism experience distortion with objects seen both distant and near. Those with Myopia or Hyperopia often have astigmatism as well.

Presbyopia

Greek for “aging eye,” presbyopia is part of the natural aging process and affects most people sometime in their 40s. The condition causes the lens of the eye to lose flexibility, gradually diminishing its ability to focus on objects up-close. This makes focusing on close objects, like when reading, difficult. An estimated 90 million people in the United States have presbyopia.

Your Prescription

Your vision problem—no matter whether myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, or presbyopia—is measured in increments known as diopters. The higher number of diopters, the more impairment in your vision. You have probably seen your diopter measurement on your eyeglass or contract lens prescription.

This type of measurement helps your LASIK surgeon determine the right treatment for you. And more specifically, how much tissue the laser removes and in what specific orientation to reshape your eye.

Here’s a typical prescription to further clarify: -2.50 -1.50 X 45

*The -2.50 represents the sphere power, or rather your degree of nearsightedness or farsightedness. Negative (-) number identifies nearsighted; Positive (+) identifies farsightedness. Again, the further away from zero (say -7.50 versus -2.50), the greater the impairment.

*The -1.50 represents your degree of astigmatism in a patient’s vision. This can be noted in either be (+) or (-).

*The 45 represents the axis where the astigmatism is located. A 90 degree orientation denotes a vertical position.