Category: Refractive Surgery

Your Self-Care Regimen Follow these recommended guidelines to promote safe and rapid healing. Rest or sleep for the first four hours after surgery with your eyes closed. This helps the flap remain smooth while it develops a tight adherence to the underlying tissue. Keep your eyes well lubricated for rapid recovery and enhanced comfort. Particularly… Read the full article

Within hours of your surgery, constantly regenerating cells will already be growing over the edge of the corneal flap, helping to “glue” it down. This process takes a few days. Over the next several months, the internal healing process will totally seal the flap. In the interim, however, it’s improtant that you do all you can… Read the full article

On the day of your LASIK procedure, it is natural to experience both excitement and nervousness. Patients who feel most at ease on that day are those who have asked questions, read about the LASIK procedure, and perhaps talked with former patients. Understanding LASIK and trusting your surgeon are important to helping you feel confident, calm,… Read the full article

Cost for Wavefont Wavefront-guided laser surgery is more expensive that conventional LASIK. The price varies among geographical locations and among surgeons. As with conventional LASIK, the fact that insurance companies consider this type of surgery “cosmetic” means they often will not cover the cost. Many surgeons offer financing options, however.\ Therapeutic Wavefront-Guided Retreatment Wavefront technology… Read the full article

Better Results with Wavefront Patients who undergo wavefront-guided LASIK have a faster recovery, sharper vision, and fewer side effects. A study at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego compared the results of Navy patients who had had conventional LASIK with the results of those who had had wavefront-guided LASIK. The results of the study indicated… Read the full article

Could the Surgery Cause Problems Years from Now? The chance of problems years down the road is very unlikely. LASIK is a form of lamellar refractive surgery, a type of surgery that has been performed since 1949. It’s important to know that patients who have undergone earlier types of lamellar refractive surgery-much less accurate and… Read the full article

If I Have Dry Eyes, Will It Affect My LASIK Surgery? Many patients consider LASIK because they have dry eyes and cannot wear contact lenses. If you have significant dryness, your doctor may recommend treatment before surgery. Tear supplements and punctum plugs (tiny silicone plugs placed in the tear drainage opening of your eyelid) should keep your… Read the full article