Customized All-Laser LASIK

While every LASIK procedure is tailored to the patient’s needs, Customized All-Laser LASIK looks at the corneal topography, refraction (corrective lens prescription), your best visual acuity, and over-all health of your eye to determine the best laser treatment for you and your visual needs. The excimer laser reshapes your cornea to correct your nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism.

After having LASIK, recovery is a quick and simple procedure. Within a day or two following custom laser eye surgery, the majority of patients resume most of their normal activities. After LASIK, most individuals can see properly within 48 hours, but it takes three to six months for your improved vision to settle completely.

In the weeks after laser vision correction surgery, you may notice some glare during your healing phase, but you’ll continue to see benefits on a daily basis. You will also want to make sure that you do not participate in contact sports, wear eye makeup and swim for 24 hours to 1 week, depending on what procedure you have. Recovery after LASIK laser eye surgery is often a simple procedure as long as you adhere to the instructions given by your physician, use the medicated eye drops, and make sure to safeguard your eye. You will return to your eye doctor for an eye exam after surgery when directed by your LASIK surgeon.

The cornea of the eye is permanently reshaped during LASIK eye surgery for the rest of your life. However, as the body continues to age, the eye will also age and change, leading to some age-related eye conditions such as presbyopia or cataracts. On rare occasions, a LASIK enhancement or retreatment is needed due to the first procedure not achieving the full desired effect. Such enhancements are typically included in the cost of LASIK at ClearSight.

The LASIK procedure only takes around 15 minutes to complete. However, you should plan to be in the office for around 2-3 hours on the day of your vision correction procedure. This will allow time for any necessary paperwork, any additional testing needed before the procedure begins, the LASIK procedure, and time to recover afterward.

LASIK was first performed using a microkeratome or mechanically controlled blade. Patients were able to safely stop using their contacts and glasses as a result of this method’s high effectiveness, which resulted in clearer vision. However, there were many surgeons who believed there could be a more precise way to perform a LASIK procedure and also allow for the treatment of patients with thin corneas. The femtosecond laser utilized in SBK was created in response to this need for greater accuracy. This new laser offers greater comfort, precision, predictability, and accuracy. This has made it possible for many patients who were previously ineligible for LASIK laser surgery to now benefit from the independence and confidence that SBK LASIK offers.

The most recent LASIK technology is called Wavefront optimized LASIK. By giving the most accurate representation of the human eye while planning the entire procedure, Wavefront gives options to help map the eye and support laser eye surgery. Wavefront-optimized, wavefront-guided, and topography-guided LASIK treatments are used to achieve this, providing each patient with a totally individualized course of treatment. The comprehensive map of the cornea provided by wavefront-guided LASIK surgery is comparable to a topographical map for your surgeon. Your surgeon can see and plan for even the smallest variances or complexities thanks to this map.

LASIK with wavefront optimization makes it feasible to keep the natural shape of your cornea, remove the smallest amount of tissue possible, which was previously not possible.

We are glad to say that our procedures are virtually painless. You will probably feel a little pressure. We will also use a numbing eye drop to help keep you comfortable. We will provide you with a mild sedative to calm your nerves and keep you comfortable throughout your time with us. The good news is no anesthesia is needed!

Your treatment is based on your unique visual needs and your prescription (refractive error), so pricing varies. At your exam we will give you a custom quote for your recommended treatment. We will also explain our low monthly payment options, which we offer for all of our refractive procedures.

Most insurance does not cover LASIK, but may offer a possible savings as an incentive to help you become glasses free!

Our goal is to get you out of glasses completely. That is why we offer our 20/20 or it’s FREE guarantee – if you aren’t seeing 20/20 or better after your procedure, we will refund your entire procedure cost.

As technology continues to improve, so does ClearSight. We are dedicated to using the most advanced lasers to give you the best results. A common misconception is that LASIK will get cheaper, but as our technology improves our prices could increase.

We are able to help 95% of people who walk through our doors. We offer multiple refractive surgeries to make sure we can help almost everyone, including individuals who may have been told no in the past. The best way to find out if you are a candidate is to come in for your free exam.

Most LASIK patients see an improvement immediately after their procedure, and even better results the next morning. It depends on your procedure and your type of employment, but we expect most patients to be driving the very next day, and back at work a day or two later.

We usually recommend the All-Laser LASIK procedure for patients with nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism who are 18-42 years old, or as a part of the treatment plan for those age 43 and over.

Overwhelmed with research? Our Patient Care Coordinators are ready to help you navigate all your options. Give us a call at 405-722-2020. Prefer to research on your own? You can take a quick SELF TEST to find out which procedure might be the best for you.

While LASIK is a fantastic procedure that corrects your distance vision, it can not help with readers and bifocals. Don’t worry though, we can still help! Our sister practice 43Vision specializes in correction solutions for patients who want to get rid of readers and bifocals. Learn more at their website: 43VISION.COM.

All-Laser LASIK is widely considered to be very safe. This procedure has been performed over 40 million times worldwide and has a very low risk of complications.

However, nothing in life is risk free, and the same is true for all medical procedures. One of the possible risks is an infection of the eye, but as long as you use the medication (eye drops), follow the instructions from your eye surgeon, and safeguard your eyes, your chances will be very slight.

But studies have shown that vision correction procedures including LASIK, EVO ICL, SMILE, and PRK are actually safer than wearing contacts over time. Most of our staff, including every one of our surgeons, has had vision correction with great results and no major complications. Our procedures have all been approved by the Food and Drug Administration and all of the risks and benefits evaluated.

Of the more than 10,000,000 Americans who have had LASIK since the 90’s, experienced surgeons have reported a less than 3% complication rate. Those complications were mostly related to quality of vision issues such as dry eyes and reduced night vision, and even these side effects have significantly improved with advances in technology.

Studies show that there is more risk from prolonged use of contacts than something going wrong during the LASIK procedure.