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Q: How many follow-up appointments
will I need to attend?
A: You will have follow-up appointments at 1 day after
surgery, 1 week after surgery, 3 months after surgery,
and occasionally 6 months after surgery. The cost of
these visits is included in your surgical fee.
Q: How long does the surgery
actually take?
A: The actual procedure takes less than 20 minutes.
Depending on your prescription and the amount of correction
your eyes require, the laser itself is only on each
eye for less than a minute.
Q: Which laser does
the Cole Eye Institute use and why?
A: We use the LADARVision excimer laser, manufactured
by Alcon Laboratories. It is the most advanced laser
system that optimizes laser vision correction for each
individual patient. It combines the first laser radar
eye tracker with a unique, small spot shaping laser
pulse delivery. The result is "precision vision."
The active eye tracking mechanism detects and compensates
for voluntary and involuntary eye movement 4,000 times
per second and helps ensure that each laser pulse is
accurately placed on the eye.
Q: Can I fly on an airplane
after LASIK?
A: Yes, it is safe to fly after surgery but your eyes
may be more dry and require frequent use of artificial
tears.
Q: Does the procedure hurt?
A: Most people have mild irritation for a few hours
after LASIK. Many people compare it to wearing dirty
contact lenses. Tylenol is helpful for many people.
Also, the eyedrops your surgeon will recommend will
be helpful too. We recommend patients go home and relax
with their eyes closed for a few hours after surgery.
A nap is a good way to accomplish this. Do not rub your
eyes. If you experience excessive redness or severe
pain, call our office.
Q: Will I have to have the procedure
repeated later in life?
A: It is unlikely that you will need to have any additional
laser vision correction once your vision is stable several
months after your procedure.
Q: I have an astigmatism. Can
you treat me?
A: We can correct nearsightedness, farsightedness and
astigmatism in most patients.
Q: Do you usually treat both
eyes at once?
A: Yes. When laser vision correction was new, many surgeons
chose to perform the surgeries on different days as
a precaution. However, now the technology is so advanced
that most patients prefer to minimize the time off work
and reduce the amount of healing time they experience.
Also, many patients reported headaches, disorientation
and other discomforts from having one eye corrected
and the other one not. So, if there are no problems
when we treat the first eye, we feel comfortable treating
the second one right away.
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