Myopia (Nearsightedness)
The cornea is steeply curved causing light to focuses in front of the retina, resulting in blurry distance vision requiring glasses to see object far away.
No two eyes are alike, and neither are our treatments. Whether you’re nearsighted, farsighted, or have astigmatism, we offer a full suite of vision correction options to match your lifestyle and goals. From all-laser LASIK and SMILE to ICL and advanced lens implants, our team will guide you to the ideal solution, using the most advanced technology available.
Schedule ConsultationUnderstanding how we see is crucial to understanding how vision correction works. When we look at an image, light first passes through the cornea, the outermost part of the eye. It then travels through the lens, which focuses on objects both near and far. As we age, the lens loses its ability to focus, often resulting in the need for reading glasses. Finally, the image is projected onto the retina, which sends the visual information to the brain via the optic nerve. Imperfections in vision can occur in any of these three areas: the cornea, lens, or retina.
Most vision correction procedures aim to improve the image entering the eye by reshaping the cornea’s surface. These imperfections, known as refractive errors, include nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism.
The cornea is steeply curved causing light to focuses in front of the retina, resulting in blurry distance vision requiring glasses to see object far away.
The cornea is very flat causing light to focus behind the retina, resulting in blurry near vision, requiring glasses to objects up-close.
The cornea is irregular shaped causing light to focus on multiple points on the retina, resulting in overall blurry vision. A common myth, people with astigmatism think they can not have vision correction – is false.
LASIK is a well-known term, but it’s just one of many Laser Vision Correction (LVC) options. Often, when people say they’ve had LASIK, they might actually have a different procedure.
There’s no one-size-fits-all solution in vision correction; each option has its own advantages and disadvantages. With our expertise in vision correction, we can create a personalized treatment plan tailored to your unique vision, medical history, and lifestyle needs, ensuring outstanding results every time.
SMILE Pro is a minimally invasive gentler type of laser vision correction. SMILE offers improved results and faster recovery.
LASIK is a popular laser vision correction procedure that reshapes the cornea to improve vision. It offers quick recovery and minimal discomfort.
PRK is a laser vision correction procedure that reshapes the cornea to improve vision. It is an alternative to LASIK for patients with thinner corneas.
SMILE | LASIK | PRK | |
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Corrects | |||
Distance Vision | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Near Vision | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ |
Astigmatism | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Treatment | |||
Lasers Used | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Incision Size | ~4 mm | ~20 mm | None |
Time | <10 Seconds | ~ 60 Seconds | ~ 60 Seconds |
Recovery | |||
Vision | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | ●●●●● |
Recovery Time | ●●●●● | ●●●●⚬ | ●⚬⚬⚬⚬ |
Resume All Activities | Next Day | 1-2 Weeks | 2-4 Weeks |
Discomfort | ●⚬⚬⚬⚬ | ●●⚬⚬⚬ | ●●●●● |
While laser vision correction reshapes the cornea at the front of your eye, lens-based procedures work inside your eye to correct vision as light travels through. These advanced treatments can address vision problems that laser procedures cannot, including presbyopia (need for reading glasses) and cataracts. Lens replacement options are ideal for patients over 40, those with very high prescriptions, or when the natural lens has become cloudy.
These procedures involve replacing or supplementing your eye’s natural lens with advanced artificial lenses that can provide clear vision at all distances, often eliminating the need for glasses or contacts entirely.
Advanced cataract surgery removes cloudy natural lenses and replaces them with artificial lenses for clear vision at all distances.
EVO ICL is an implantable lens placed in-front of your natural lens to correct nearsightedness and astigmatism. The EVO ICL is ideal for patients with high prescriptions or thin corneas who may not be candidates for laser vision correction.
Refractive Lens Exchange replaces your natural lens with an artificial lens improving both near and distance vision while preventing future cataracts.
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Laser vision correction is the most widely performed medical procedure in the united states. The experience of your surgeon along with the laser technology used directly impacts the safety of treatment. 98% of our patients result in best personal vision and we have never had a patient lose vision.
This depends on the type of treatment. With SMILE, our most popular treatment, most patients achieve their best personal vision the next day.
No, you are able to see during treatment, your vision will be blurry.
Our advanced lasers constantly track your eye, the laser will not pulse unless your eye is aligned perfectly. Additionally, time under the laser is very short ranging between eight to thirty seconds.
This depends on the type of treatment. With SMILE and LASIK there is no pain during or after treatment. With PRK you may experience a moderate amount of discomfort during the healing process.
This depends on the type of treatment. With SMILE recovery is instant with no restrictions. With LASIK recovery is one day with some restrictions that may injure your eyes for two weeks. With PRK recovery is one to three weeks with restrictions that may injure your eyes.
Results depend on your unique eyes. The majority of patients achieve their personal best vision and over 99% of patients are able to pass a drivers test without glasses.
It depends. If you only use over-the-counter reading glasses you may have Presbyopia, in this case No, LASIK is unable to treat presbyopia. If you use bifocal or progressive glasses – Yes LASIK may be an option.
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