What is LASIK?

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In the past 25 years more than 10,000,000 people around the world have chosen LASIK or a related laser correction procedure to eliminate their need for contacts and glasses. LASIK is one of many available options for reducing or eliminating your dependence on glasses or contacts.

In addition to LASIK surgery, the 5th Avenue Eye Center offers the latest laser correction options including flap-less LASEK and PRK.

The terms IntraLASIK, Bladeless LASIK, non-cutting laser procedures, and flap-less LASIK are all different names or variations of these three primary Laser Vision Correction procedures. With so many terms and misconceptions about laser vision procedure, you might wonder “Am I even a LASIK candidate?”. Dr. Ilan Cohen and the staff at the 5th Avenue are experts in vision correction will help you navigate the options. As our expert surgeon, Dr. Cohen personally determines which procedure is best suited to your individual needs and unique prescription.

Of the three procedures recommended by the 5th Avenue Eye Center, LASIK is most popular with patients. LASIK involves the formation of a flap, whether with a fine automated instrument or with a Laser (Bladeless LASIK). Some surgeons believe that Bladeless LASIK is safer as the flap is being cut using a laser. Others believe that it is much safer to do away with the flap altogether (Non-cutting or Flap-less procedure). At the 5th Avenue Eye Center, we believe that there is no one procedure that is the best for everyone. While limiting patients to one procedure may be most profitable, it is not a medically sound practice. The type of the procedure you receive needs to be chosen individually, based on your individual eyes after detailed examination.

The success of each of these procedures depends largely on the suitability of the specific procedure to your eyes, based on factors such as corneal thickness and prescription. For patients who are not candidates for laser vision correction, there is a safe surgical alternative that does away with the laser altogether. VisianICL, also known as the Implantable Contact Lens or Implantable Collimer Lens. Since there is no use of a laser to reshape the cornea, this procedure offers advanced lens technology, safety, reversibility, and perfect vision after just 15 minutes.

Unfortunately, many “commercial” LASIK and LASEK centers have lost sight of the patient in the pursuit of financial gains. By promoting only one procedure, they have lost the surgical skills necessary to do the right procedure for the right patient. So before you commit to one procedure, get a second opinion and stay away from the commercially savvy, heavily advertised “assembly line LASIK” centers.

Make sure that your surgeon is fellowship trained in both Cornea and Refractive surgery, which means they have the expertise to do more than just LASIK, LASEK and PRK.

The cornea is the outermost layer of the eye. By correcting the steepness of the cornea with a laser we can change the way light is focused in the eye and hence, eliminate the need for contacts and glasses.

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