Have some questions or concerns about LASIK surgery? Take a look at some of our frequently asked questions below, and if they don't answer your questions, feel free to contact us today at (800) 714-2020.
NO! One of the beautiful things about LASIK is that the procedure itself is painless, no injections are given and you can usually return to work the next day without pain. At times, eyes can be red or irritable but this is a short temporary problem and normally goes away in one or two days.
Most patients see well enough that they drive themselves to our office the next day. How well you will see will depend on your prescription. People that are not very nearsighted usually recover more quickly than people who are highly nearsighted. Remember, everyone heals differently, and while most people are near 20/20 the next morning, some of the higher prescriptions may take more time to stabilize. Most patients are able to drive themselves in the next day to a quick post-op visit, and then to work. It is rare to be unable to resume normal activities soon after surgery.
All surgeries have some risk involved. Very few patients develop complications. After a thorough pre-operative eye exam, the surgeon will discuss any risks that may apply to you.
Most likely! The vast majority of our patients don't need glasses or contacts following surgery. However, when people reach early to mid 40s, they will still need reading glasses. This is the natural aging process of the eye which cannot be corrected by LASIK.
Patients must be at least 18 and their prescription should have been stable for at least a year prior to LASIK. Most people stabilize in their late teens or early 20s. There are a few medical conditions which could exclude a patient from having surgery. Before having LASIK, all patients are examined by the surgeon to make sure they are a good candidate for vision correction.
Nearly all patients have both eyes corrected at the same time. However, there are no additional fees if a patient chooses to have each eye corrected on different days. Most of our patients feel very comfortable and prefer the convenience of having both eyes corrected at the same time.
Probably not! At this time, most insurance companies consider LASIK surgery as a cosmetic surgical procedure. There are a few employers who have put special riders on their company's insurance policy to cover this procedure. Our staff will be glad to investigate if your insurance policy will cover LASIK.
We have different financing companies that offer affordable monthly payments.
YES! Once your vision has been fully corrected the results are permanent. It is still possible to develop other medical conditions as you age that would change your vision.
We use an instrument called a lid speculum which gently holds the eyelids open. Once the eye is anesthetized the lid speculum is painlessly placed under both the upper and lower eye lids and prevents the eye from blinking during the surgery.
Laser surgery is extremely accurate and there are only a few cases where a patient has a remaining prescription; this is called undercorrection. In these few cases, an additional laser procedure can be performed to correct the remaining prescription. There is no additional charge if any additional correction is required.
EXPERIENCE! Our surgeons have been performing refractive surgeries since 1985. We were the first to use an FDA-approved excimer laser for vision correction in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.
We have performed all the above procedures at various times over the last decade when each was considered state-of-the-art. We believe that the title state-of-the-art belongs to LASIK. The LASIK procedure is by far the most advanced technology for the correction of refractive errors in practice today.
Yes, our Surgeons perform Blade Free HD IntraLASIKSM the safest procedure available in LASIK laser vision correction. LASIK, whether it's an all-laser procedure or simply a traditional procedure, is a two-step process. A flap must first be created so that the excimer laser can be used to correct your vision. For the latest information on the IntraLase Procedure, please feel free to visit our BladeFreeHDIntraLASIK.com website.
After FDA approval in October 1995, the Kleiman Evangelista Eye Center performed the first laser eye surgery in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. Today, LASIK is the focal point of our surgical practice.
Prior to 1995, our doctors performed several other refractive procedures such as RK, AK and ALK. Our doctors have performed over 20,000 refractive procedures.
Your eyes may become a little dry immediately following surgery. This should go away within a couple of days. But in some cases symptoms of dryness may last longer.
