Lasik and Surgery Comanagement
Laser eye surgery can help you correct vision problems and reduce your need for glasses or contact lenses. The convenience and high long-term success rates offered by laser eye surgeries make them popular and common elective procedures.
If you are thinking of vision correction with LASIK, our doctors at
Eye Society Optometry can tell you if your prescription and ocular health status qualifies you for surgery. We partner with experienced surgeons in the area that are experts in vision correction surgery. The doctors at Eye Society Optometry
will care for all of your pre-and post-operative needs.
Call us to schedule a LASIK consultation if you are interested in knowing whether LASIK is recommended for you.
Types of LASIK Surgery
LASIK
LASIK is the most popular kind of laser eye surgery. During the procedure, your ophthalmologist will cut a small flap in the surface of your eye, getting access to your corneal tissue. Then they’ll use a laser to alter the shape of the tissue underneath before placing the flap back in its original position to heal.
Most people who get LASIK experience clear vision in under 24 hours, with full recovery taking less than a month. LASIK offers a 98.5% patient satisfaction rate when used to correct myopia and myopic astigmatism.
PRK
People with thin corneas may not heal properly after LASIK, but PRK can be a viable alternative. Your ophthalmologist will remove the outermost layer of your cornea, then reshape the corneal tissue underneath with a laser. The corneal layer of the eye grows back afterward.
PRK has even higher satisfaction rates than LASIK, but with longer recovery times. You’ll probably have to wait for 1 to 3 weeks before you can perform everyday activities like driving.
ICL
ICL (Implantable Collamer Lens) - Implantable Collamer Lens surgery (ICL), as the name itself suggests, is a procedure, wherein a pair of lens is implanted into the eyes which do not require to be removed like normal contact lenses. These lenses are similar to contact lenses but are inserted within the eyes for long-term vision correction. These lenses, therefore, work with the natural lens of your eyes to improve your vision. During the procedure, the lens is inserted between your iris and your natural lens thru a tiny incision near the cornea.