Can LASIK Fix Astigmatism? The short answer: Yes, LASIK can fix astigmatism, and we have been doing so since the previous millennium. OK yes, that sounds like a lot, but it has been nearly 25 […]

Recovering from LASIK Surgery Many of our patients are concerned about their recovery process after LASIK and don’t want to do anything that might jeopardize their outcome of clear uncorrected vision after vision correction surgery. […]

Many of you may wonder what exactly happens during a LASIK consultation. This blog post will hopefully answer any and all questions regarding this first step to getting out of your glasses and contact lenses. […]

I often get the question from my patients at their free comprehensive LASIK exam preoperatively asking, “Can I wear contacts after LASIK?“ This is an interesting question because contact lenses after LASIK?? Why would you […]

Intralase is the brand name for a Femtosecond laser used in LASIK eye surgery to create the flap that is required to perform LASIK. Intralase has been around since 2001 in the United States and […]

People often will ask about the LASIK astigmatism “success rate.” The LASIK success rate is difficult to put into a single number because different people have different ideas about what LASIK statistics they are talking […]

The term “bladeless LASIK” is a bit of a blast from the past. As a high-volume LASIK surgeon over the past 24 years, I performed probably over 30,000 procedures using a microkeratome from 1998 to […]

Boy, this is an easy one! If you want the short version: I would choose LASIK every time given an option of LASIK vs. contacts vs. glasses. In fact, I did choose LASIK in 1998, […]

Sunglasses after LASIK, or sunglasses after cataract surgery, or sunglasses after eye surgery are generally used to minimize the light sensitivity that often happens after any eye procedure. Post LASIK goggles or post LASIK sunglasses […]