With advanced LASIK technologies like Contoura® Vision, people can achieve better vision than they could with contact lenses or glasses.*1
CDVA and visual symptoms up to 12 months.
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of North Suburban Eye Specialists
Clinical Associate Professor of
Ophthalmology, UNC
: LASIK surgery is a painless, rapid-healing, life-changing
procedure that improves vision and provides freedom from glasses
and contact lenses. This simple procedure involves two lasers. First, a
an excimer laser reshapes the deeper cornea, making it the correct shape
for that eye. The treatment is designed to allow light entering the eye to
be perfectly focused on the retina for excellent vision without the need for
glasses and contact lenses.
Even higher levels of precision and personalization can be achieved with
the latest technology. One such treatment is called Contoura® Vision,
which uses a topography-guided correction. This treatment has the
can give better vision than even contact lenses or glasses.*1,2
Dr. Stonecipher: With nearly hundreds of thousands LASIK procedures
performed annually, it is extremely safe and predictable.3 Personally, I
have performed over 79000 laser vision correction procedures and I have
had LASIK myself. LASIK surgery can help our nation’s servicemen and
women to be less encumbered by glasses and contacts during their duties
in all conditions.
exam and other highly advanced diagnostic tests might last a few hours to
create your personalized plan.
LASIK is typically not painful with minimal postoperative discomfort and
recovery is rapid with little downtime. In fact, many patients return to
work the next day.
: LASIK in the civilian world is approximately $2000 to $3000
per eye depending on the amount of tests needed to determine your
candidacy and to create your surgical plan.
this treatment for active duty with command authorization free of charge.
Dr. Stonecipher: Patients 18 years of age and older can receive LASIK
surgery. The best candidates for treatment are those with healthy
eyes and bodies, free from eye disease and free from systemic bodily
diseases that can slow proper healing. Patients with signs of cataracts
or other ocular conditions are often provided other alternatives for
: Your eye surgeon and medical professionals can provide
great guidance in this area. Those with glaucoma, rare corneal dystrophies
and other eye conditions can be assessed by the surgeon for best options
of vision correction. Diseases such as autoimmune disorders and other
condition prior to undergoing consideration for a LASIK treatment.
Fortunately, most patients are good candidates for the surgery.
Dr. Stonecipher: When speaking with veterans, I hear positive reports
and stories from their LASIK experience that range from being free from
contact lenses in dusty training to the freedom they experience while
using night-vision goggles. Pilots feel that LASIK vision has been life
changing. I have operated on many of our special forces with comments
: One of the most amazing things about LASIK is that you see
instant results. After surgery, when a patient looks around and can see
without their glasses, they know their vision has improved. A majority of
patient can typically drive, work, and can go back to regular daily routines.
If they have been treated with the latest technology, Contoura® Vision,
studies show that the eyes will continue to improve for up to a year after
the surgery.5
For more information please visit www.YourLASIKSolution.com. With any
surgical procedure, there may be risks involved. As your doctor about the
Patient Information on the opposite page.
/LASIK-patient-guide
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