San Francisco LASIK
LASIK, short for Laser Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis, is a
15-minute laser vision correction procedure, which reduces
dependence on corrective lenses or eliminates the need for
corrective lenses altogether, depending on patient-specific
variables. In the procedure, the LASIK surgeon lifts a tiny flap of
tissue on the surface of the eye in order to reshape the underlying
cornea through use of a computer-guided excimer laser. The surgeon
then repositions the flap of tissue over the reshaped cornea. LASIK
is a surgical procedure that is capable of correcting a wide range
of nearsightedness (myopia), farsightedness (hyperopia) and
astigmatism.
The goal of any refractive surgical procedure is to reduce or
eliminate your dependence on corrective lenses – so that you may
freely enjoy activities without the
encumbrance of glasses or contacts. Our commitment to you is that we
will not perform laser vision correction on you or anyone we feel
does not have a good possibility of achieving independence from
glasses and contacts. There are three main variables that will
influence vision results: a thorough pre-operative evaluation to
determine whether you are a good candidate for LASIK, the experience
of your LASIK surgeon/team, and the equipment utilized. To ensure
the best outcomes, it is critical that you select your surgical team
wisely. Honest evaluation, surgical experience, and state-of-the-art
technology are crucial to the end result.
In laser vision correction, complications rarely occur. But, when
they do, they are usually related to the surgeon's experience and
technique. Complications appear to be greatly reduced by the
surgeon's experience, training, and meticulous attention to detail.
Error rates that are less than one percent with a skilled LASIK
surgeon can rise
rapidly in less experienced hands. LaserVue surgeons have helped
train many LASIK surgeons and co-managing doctors through
proctoring, lectures and seminars.
Additionally, LaserVue surgeons have designed several innovative
LASIK instruments and a popular LASIK surgical nomogram. Because of
our vast experience, hundreds of
doctors, surgeons and other health care workers have trusted their
eyes to Drs. Bansal and Singh. We routinely are asked to provide
second opinions for LASIK
complications experienced by patients from other providers. Both Dr. Bansal and Dr. Singh have performed many thousands of LASIK
procedures.
www.laservue.com
3540 Mendocino Avenue, #200
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
Kaiser Permanente Laser Vision Correction
Laser vision correction (also known as "refractive surgery")
improves eyesight by using an excimer laser to change the way light
is focused or refracted by the eyes. The
most common type of refractive surgery is Laser-Assisted In-Situ
Keratomileusis (LASIK).
In the first step of the LASIK procedure, surgeons mechanically
create a corneal flap, a mirco-thin flap of tissue on the outer
layer of the eye. Traditionally, surgeons create
the flap using a mechanical device called a microkeratome. However,
IntraLase allows the surgeon to use a femtosecond laser to create
the corneal flap. IntraLase replaces
the microkeratome with a computer-guided laser.
With the IntraLase Femtosecond (FS) Laser, the surgeon can now use
tiny beams of laser light which for appropriate candidates can
enhance the safety and accuracy of
your procedure. This allows the surgeon to perform "all laser LASIK,"
using 2 different lasers for the 2 steps of the procedure: the
femtosecond laser to make the flap, and
the excimer laser to contour the cornea's curvature, adjusting its
focusing power. The process can be up to 100 times more accurate,
results in fewer complications and
allows patients a higher degree of comfort.
The most common laser vision correction procedures are done with an
excimer laser. The excimer laser is a computer-guided cool laser
that corrects vision by reshaping the cornea to improve the way
light is focused or refracted by the eye. Two major procedure types
are available for treating low to moderate levels of
nearsightedness,
farsightedness, and astigmatism: Laser Assisted In-Situ
Keratomileusis (LASIK) and surface ablation, including
Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK) or LASEK (a variation on PRK). In
all of these procedures, the laser sculpts the cornea in about 30 to
60 seconds and the entire procedure takes approximately 15 minutes
from start to finish.
www.kplaservisioncorrection.com
3925 Old Redwood Highway
Stein Building
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
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