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The cost of vision correction varies among practices, based on technology, surgeon experience and what the clinic includes in the fee. We are not the least expensive providers because we never sacrifice safety to save you money. We have invested heavily in advanced laser technology and our diagnostic technology is second to none. This investment is extremely important to surgical results and our patients tell us they can see the difference, literally! We encourage you to visit other laser clinics and compare.

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It's only natural to want to get the best price, but remember quality and service are extremely important when it comes to medical care. After all, your vision is one of your most important assets. The best way to find out exactly what your price will be is to come in for an exam. After a comprehensive evaluation to determine what procedures you're a candidate for and what degree of correction you need, we will be able to give you a specific price.

The goal of any refractive surgical procedure is to reduce your dependence on corrective lenses. However, we cannot guarantee you will have 20/20 vision as a result, although that is almost always the outcome. Our commitment to you is that we will not perform laser vision correction on you or anyone we feel does not have an excellent possibility of achieving independence from glasses and contacts. The vast majority of our patients are extremely happy with their results and can do most activities without dependence on corrective lenses after laser vision correction. For short sight, 98% of patients can see 20/20 following their laser vision correction, and the remainder are at the driving standard or better. A free enhancement is easy to perform to get these latter patients to 20/20 or even greater.

Laser eye procedures are actually some the safest surgical treatments around. There are possible risks with any technique and we encourage you to discuss these with us. Please note that treatments are available for any complications that affect your vision. Serious complications with LASIK, PRK or CK are extremely rare. The chance of having a complication, including various minor ones, from LASIK has been documented in previous clinical studies to be less than one percent, and based on procedures which used less sophisticated technology than we have available today. In fact, it has been recently proven that there is a higher risk of infection from just wearing contact lenses!!

Many of the risks and complications associated with this procedure can be reduced or eliminated through careful patient selection and thorough pre-operative testing using the latest diagnostic technology. That is why FOCUS Laser Vision has invested so heavily in having the very latest and most sophisticated technology available anywhere in the world.

After laser eye treatment, you may experience some visual side effects. These are usually mild and most often diminish over a few days to a few weeks. But there is a slight chance that some of these side effects won't go away completely, such as feelings of dryness, glare and haloes. If after a thorough examination we decide you are a good candidate for laser vision correction, you will be given additional information about the procedure that will allow you to make an informed decision about whether to proceed. Be sure you have all your questions answered to your satisfaction.

In the millions of LASIK cases performed worldwide, we know of no recorded incidence of anyone losing their eyesight due to this procedure.

You may have seen news stories about people having difficulty driving at night after refractive surgery. Nighttime side-effects may include halos, starbursts, glare around lights and blurry vision. Some of these can be caused by overcorrection, undercorrection, or residual astigmatism. These effects usually diminish as the eye heals in the first three to six months. Sometimes additional touch-up (enhancement) procedures can be recommended.

Another possible cause of nighttime side-effects is pupil size. At night, the pupil expands to let in more light. Light coming through the peripheral cornea may be out of focus if the pupil opens beyond the laser treatment area. This is why some patients are not good candidates for LASIK if they have very large pupils. However, our advanced laser technology has expanded treatment zones and patients that were at one time not candidates for LASIK because they had large pupils, can now be treated. PRK and LASEK may also be better procedures for patients with wide pupils.

Following a LASIK procedure, every patient has temporary dry eye, which can be treated most often with artificial tears. This dry eye sensation usually clears up in 8 to 12 weeks except in rare cases, where it may take longer.

Patients with pre-existing dry eye may have slower recovery from LASIK and may be better candidates for PRK or LASEK. If you have dry eye, you should discuss it with our optometrist at your pre-op examination. Tests can often diagnose dry eye but it is still somewhat difficult to predict who will experience significant dry eye following LASIK. A thorough evaluation of your current medications, medical history and work environment should all be taken into account.

Following your procedure, the flap stays in position without the need for stitches. Initially, there is a vacuum effect created by the cells lining the inner surface of the cornea. As the eye heals over the first few hours, the epithelium (the outer surface of the cornea) seals the edges of the flap.

There is no pain during any of the laser vision procedures since anesthetic eye drops numb your eyes, although some patients may experience mild discomfort or a pressure sensation during their procedure. After LASIK you might experience mild irritation for the first 12 hours or so after your procedure. An over-the-counter pain reliever or use of artificial tears will generally take care of this discomfort.

PRK and LASEK patients experience more post-operative discomfort for three to five days while the epithelium heals.

For most procedures, both eyes can be corrected on the same day. In some cases either the surgeon or patient may decide to delay surgery on the second eye. Also, some patients with small corrections may only need surgery on one eye. This will be discussed at your pre-op examination.

Since both eyes are usually treated during the same appointment, you will be in the laser suite for approximately 20 minutes. Once in the laser room your eyes will be cleaned and prepared for surgery. The surgery itself usually only takes five minutes per eye. Your will have tests performed both before and after surgery so the total time at the surgery center will be 2 to 3 hours.

Following All-Laser LASIK most patients return to work 24-48 hours after their procedure. With PRK or LASEK, the recovery time may be a little longer.

If you are wearing hard or gas permeable contacts, it's important that you remove them at least three weeks prior to your exam. Soft lenses should be out for at least 5 days before your exam. Soft toric lenses may need to be out longer. We can advise you how long you need to be out of your contacts prior to your exam and prior to your surgery. It's important to follow the recommended schedule for non-wear of your contact lenses. The wearing of contacts, even soft ones, causes subtle changes in your cornea that can affect the results of your exam.

Generally, you need to be 21 years of age or over, and your glasses or contact lens prescription should not have changed in the last year. If your eye is still changing from year to year, you should not have the procedure until the cornea is stable.

Pregnancy can affect your vision, therefore if you are pregnant or trying to conceive, you should not have laser vision correction. You should wait several months after your pregnancy or after you finish nursing before having laser vision correction.

Laser vision correction is considered to be permanent. However, your eyes can still change as you age which may cause a need for glasses or contacts or additional vision correction procedures in the future. As people reach their early forties, they develop presbyopia and begin to need reading glasses. If you're over 40, you may want to consider blended vision.

In many cases yes! However, the effects of presbyopia continue to worsen as you get older, whether or not you have blended vision. At some point in time, reading glasses or another vision correction procedure may become necessary. The benefit to having blended vision is that there won\'t be a complete dependence on glasses for close vision. Many who have?blended vision?are able to see well enough both at distance and near to do things at any age without corrective lenses.