Stout LASIK
LASIK (Laser in-Situ Keratomileusis), a procedure for patients who
want to reduce their dependency on glasses and contact lenses, can
correct visual problems due to
nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism. LASIK does not
correct presbyopia, an aging process of the eye that decreases the
ability to read small print after the age of 40.
LASIK is the most commonly performed refractive eye surgery. Dr.
Stout, co-founder of the Laser Vision Correction Center at the
Doheny Eye Institute at the University of
Southern California (USC), started performing LASIK during clinical
trials and continued offering the procedure once it was approved by
the FDA in 1995. Dr. Stout has helped thousands of patients to
achieve clear, crisp vision, and he can help you too. After LASIK,
patients generally notice an immediate improvement in vision, with a
more gradual refinement occurring over days or weeks. Patients
usually achieve at least 20/40 vision, which is acceptable vision
for driving according to the Department of Motor Vehicles. However,
most patients may achieve 20/20 vision or better.
LASIK offers numerous benefits over other forms of Laser Vision
Correction. The procedure is completed in minutes. There is less
risk of scarring, less surface area to heal, decreased risk of
corneal haze, less postoperative discomfort, and a more rapid return
of vision. Most patients can drive and return to work the day after
their surgery.
Using new technologies and techniques physicians are generally able
to correct refractive errors and restore clear, crisp vision.
Procedures like LASIK allow people to
decrease their dependence on glasses and contacts and to notice an
immediate and dramatic improvement in their vision.
www.stoutlasik.com
Pasadena Towers
800 East Colorado Blvd. Suite 450
Pasadena, CA 91101
Toll free: (888) 737-8732
Tel: (626) 449-6494
Fax: (626) 449-0813
Phillips Eye Center
LASIK or "Laser assisted in situ keratomileusis" is a procedure
which uses an excimer laser system to reshape the central corneal
tissues underneath the outer epithelial layer. During LASIK, a thin
layer of the cornea is folded back from the outer surface of the
cornea. An automated microsurgical device called a microkeratome is
used to create a thin flap on the surface of the cornea.
Alternatively, the Intralase laser can be used to create a flap. The
use of the Intralase laser is commonly referred to as an "all-laser"
LASIK procedure.
As with PRK, an alternative FDA-approved method of laser vision
correction, the excimer laser then reshapes the cornea. The flap is
then gently folded back into its original position where natural
suction forces in the cornea hold it in place. Unlike PRK, the LASIK
procedure preserves the outer epithelial layer of the cornea which
is removed during the PRK procedure. Preservation of this surface
epithelial layer avoids most of the discomfort associated with PRK.
In addition, replacement of the smooth epithelial surface allows for
rapid recovery of vision. Healing after LASIK is fast and vision can
improve within hours of the procedure. Most patients are able to
drive and return to work the next day.
Depending upon your individual exam, the amount of each condition
that can be treated varies, but in general the advanced VISX laser
we employ can treat up to 10 diopters of nearsightedness, 5 diopters
of farsightedness, and 4 diopters of astigmatism. The laser can also
be used to add focusing power onto the surface of the cornea to
restore near vision and reading. This condition is called presbyopia
and is particularly troublesome for patients as they enter their
forties and fifties. To undergo laser vision correction patients
should be at least 20 years of age and have healthy corneas and
stable vision over the past year.
phillipseyecenter.com
Santa Anita Medical Plaza
301 W. Huntington Drive, Suite 605
Arcadia, CA 91007
Los Angeles Lasik Surgeons Berg & Feinfield
LASIK is "hybrid" procedure, combining the ALK technique with the
accuracy of the Excimer Laser. First the doctor will use an
instrument called a Hansatome
Microkeratome or the Intralase laser to create a thin surface-flap
under a microscope; this will only take a few seconds. Then the
Excimer Laser, which has been
pre-programmed with your exact correction, applies a rapid, cool
ultraviolet light that precisely sculpts a very small amount of the
sub-surface of the cornea. These short
laser pulses correct the curvature of the cornea, allowing images to
be focused clearly on the retina. The flap is then smoothed back
down where it quickly bonds back in
place, usually in three to five minutes, restoring a smooth, intact
surface.
The FDA does not approve procedures; they approve the technology.
They consider LASIK to be a "Practice of medicine issue," meaning
that it is up to the doctor to decide what procedure is best suited
for the patient. We use a laser that has been fully approved by the
FDA, along with the Hansatome Microkeratome or Intralase laser. The
laser used by our doctor represents the most advanced laser vision
technology approved by the FDA.
The actual procedure usually takes less than 15 minutes. Depending
on your prescription, and the amount of correction needed, the laser
itself only takes 20 - 50 seconds to correct your vision. However,
you should plan to be in the office for approximately an hour and a
half.
The treatment itself is painless. You will be given plenty of
numbing (anesthetic) drops to completely numb the eye. You may feel
a light pressure sensation around your
eye, and after the procedure is finished you will feel a sensation
our patients describe as "wearing a poor-fitting contact lens" for a
few hours . . . but you shouldn't have any
pain. We rarely find the need to prescribe anything for pain after
the procedure - other than Tylenol.
www.bergfeinfield.com
Berg·Feinfield·TLC© Vision Correction
13320 Riverside Drive, Suite 114
Sherman Oaks, CA. 91423
Phone: 818-501-3937
Fax: 818-980-0651
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