LASIK (Laser-Assisted In-Situ Keratomileusis) is a refractive procedure that permanently reshapes the cornea. It is designed to eliminate your dependency on glasses & contacts, correcting refractive errors like nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism.
At Prairie Eye and LASIK Center, we offer bladeless all-laser LASIK, an advanced form of the procedure that uses specialized lasers to improve the safety and precision of the procedure. We also use Wavescan mapping to make a 3-D map of your eye, making never-before possible customization and precision available for your surgery.
The ideal candidate for LASIK has a stable refractive error within the correctable range, is free of eye disease, is at least 18 years old, and is willing to accept the potential risks, complications, and side effects of LASIK. You must also:
Your LASIK surgeon at Prairie Eye and LASIK Center will conduct a comprehensive eye exam and consider these factors to determine whether you are a good candidate for LASIK.
Before beginning the procedure, your LASIK surgeon will numb your eyes with anesthetic drops, ensuring you are completely comfortable. Then, they will use a femtosecond laser to create a tiny flap on the surface of your cornea.
The laser is capable of creating extremely precise flaps by producing tiny bubbles inside the cornea that are 1/10,000 of an inch in diameter. Next, the flap is lifted, and your LASIK surgeon uses an excimer laser with information from your Wavescan mapping to produce the desired customized changes in the shape of your cornea.
As the only clinic performing All-Laser LASIK in Springfield, we offer the most advanced technology coupled with leading-edge techniques to ensure the highest quality eye care in the region: an excellence recognized when our LASIK services were voted number one in a consumer survey.
Our team commits to regular self-evaluation of our practice and continuous quality improvement to assure patient safety, the best possible clinical outcomes, and the optimal use of medical resources. We also believe our patients' positive experience includes every member of our team, from our doctors to our support staff, and we strive to ensure that everyone provides the highest level of care and kindness.
At Prairie Eye and LASIK Center, the patient always comes first. We invite you to join our patient family and experience the difference of truly personalized eye care.
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Alex Willis, M.D., is an ophthalmologist specializing in refractive surgeries like LASIK, cataract surgeries, and plastic surgery and cosmetics. He served as chief resident at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore and is an active member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons.
He takes great pride in using the latest in LASIK technology to provide patients with customized care and collaborating to help them reduce their dependence on glasses and contacts.
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