Will LASIK surgery help me with my particular eye sight condition?

Here are a few reasons why Lasik surgery at Sunrise Lasik will work for you:

-You hate wearing glasses and being dependent on them to see

-You’re not a big fan of contact lenses either, and are sick of taking them in and out

-You like playing sports and corrective lenses are taking the fun out of it

-Aesthetically, glasses just don’t work for you.

-Worrying isn’t fun, and having another thing to keep track off doesn’t help.

-You’d be happier even if you only had to wear glasses less

-You have no problem adjusting to changes – such as not wearing glasses or contacts anymore

-Glasses are holding you back in your career

-You wish you just simply didn’t need corrective lenses.

What happens during LASIK surgery at Sunrise Lasik?

To begin, drops to numb the area are applied to the eye. Then a speculum is used to prevent you from blinking. The ophthalmologist at Sunrise Lasik will use a computer guided excimer laser when removing a layer of tissue off the cornea. Sunrise Lasik uses no needles in this process, which is one of the best things about LASIK surgery. An instrument called a microkeratome lifts up a layer of the corneal tissue. At Sunrise Lasik we then use a laser to sculpt the tissue from the cornel bed. Then we simply put the flap gently back in place –all reattached without using a single suture.

What does refractive surgery mean?

Refractive surgery involves an array of procedures that aim to reduce or get rid of the need for glasses or contacts to see things far away or close up. These are some of the procedures.

Laser assisted in-situ keratotomy (LASIK)

Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK)

Radial keratotomy and astigmatic keratotomy (RK/AK)

Laser Thermal Keratoplasty (LTK)

Conductive Keratoplasty (CK)

How much time does it take?

The real action that the procedure performs actually on takes anywhere between 15-20 seconds. However, because we at Sunrise Lasik like to take care in our job, you’ll be in the laser suite for about 20 minutes total. Coming into Sunrise Lasik is quick and efficient.

How was the excimer laser developed?

IBM developed the excimer laser, which Sunrise Lasik now uses, back in 1976. They initially used it in the process of making computer chips because of its unprecedented precision. This precision and efficiency allowed the technology to be used in many different areas. Stephen L. Trokel, M.D. and a physicist named R. Srinivasan brought the technology of the excimer laser over to the world of eye care. The first treatment using this laser was done at LSU in 1987. From the day on the battle to get the laser approved all over the U.S. began, and it changed the history of eye surgery.