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LASEK Laser Eye Surgery Center - Biloxi, MS

Biloxi Eye Doctor Doctors for LASEK Laser Eye Surgery

Type of Physician: Eye Doctor

What is a Eye Doctor?

A certification by the Board of Ophthalmology; practitioners provide comprehensive eye and vision care. They are trained to diagnose, monitor and medically or surgically treat all eyelid and orbital problems affecting the eye and visual pathways, and to diagnose, monitor and treat all eye and visual disorders. They often prescribe vision services (glasses and contact lenses) as well as serve as a consultant to physicians and other professionals.

Specialty: Ophthalmology

Common Name: Eye Doctor

Eye Doctor Doctors in Biloxi *

Tri County Eye Clinic
Gregory Bertucci
431 Bertucci Blvd
Biloxi, MS 39531
(228) 385-2033

Tri County Eye Clinic
Charles Curtus Gipson
431 Bertucci Blvd
Biloxi, MS 39531
(228) 385-2033

Hogan Eye Clinic & Surgical Center
Christopher D Hogan
351 Cowan Rd
Gulfport, MS 39507
(228) 896-1120

Edgar M Dapremont MD
Edgar M Dapremont
428 Courthouse Rd
Tri County Eye Clinic
Gulfport, MS 39507
(228) 896-8050

Southern Eye Center PA
Milam S Cotten
779 Jackson St
Biloxi, MS 39530
(228) 374-4180

Southern Eye Center PA
Jaime Jiminez
779 Jackson St
Biloxi, MS 39530
(228) 374-4180

Southern Eye Center PA
Lynn B Mcmahan
779 Jackson St
Biloxi, MS 39530
(228) 374-4180

Eye Associates of the South
Rainna Bahadur
1720A Medical Park Dr
STE 330
Biloxi, MS 39532
(228) 396-5185

Eye Associates of the South
Mark Brown
1720A Medical Park Dr
STE 330
Biloxi, MS 39532
(228) 396-5185

Eye Associates of the South
H Sprague Eustis
1720A Medical Park Dr
STE 330
Biloxi, MS 39532
(228) 396-5185

Eye Associates of the South
Joel Knight
1720A Medical Park Dr
STE 330
Biloxi, MS 39532
(228) 396-5185

Center for Eye Care
George M Thurber
1720-A Medical Park Dr
STE 330A
Biloxi, MS 39532
(228) 396-3937

Eye Clinic PA
William Sams
1900 23rd Ave
Gulfport, MS 39501
(228) 864-2633

Benefield Eye Care PC
Donald Benefield
11240 Hwy 49 N
STE 300
Gulfport, MS 39503
(228) 328-0972

Gulf Coast Eye Center
E Franklin Rawlings
3430 Bienville Blvd
Ocean Springs, MS 39564
(228) 875-6658

Mississippi Eye Associates
James D Sutton
3631 Bienville Blvd
STE 90
Ocean Springs, MS 39564
(228) 875-2020

Southern Eye Center PA
Cameron Griffith
1420 S 28th Ave
Hattiesburg, MS 39402
(601) 264-3937

Southern Eye Center PA
Kiper C Nelson
1420 S 28th Ave
Hattiesburg, MS 39402
(601) 264-3937

Southern Eye Center PA
Cecil B Smith
1420 S 28th Ave
Hattiesburg, MS 39402
(601) 264-3937

Southern Eye Center PA
Francis Soans
1420 S 28th Ave
Hattiesburg, MS 39402
(601) 264-3937

Hattiesburg Clinic Ophthalmology
Christopher L Cooley
415 S 28th Ave
STE 1A
Hattiesburg, MS 39401
(601) 579-5300

Hattiesburg Clinic Ophthalmology
Jane K Kersh
415 S 28th Ave
STE 1A
Hattiesburg, MS 39401
(601) 579-5300

Hattiesburg Clinic Ophthalmology
Julie J Lynn
415 S 28th Ave
STE 1A
Hattiesburg, MS 39401
(601) 579-5300

Green Eye Institute
Michael Atkinson
102 E Hospital Dr
Hattiesburg, MS 39402
(601) 268-5144

Green Eye Institute
Diana L Burton
102 E Hospital Dr
Hattiesburg, MS 39402
(601) 268-5144

Green Eye Institute
John L Pendergrass
102 E Hospital Dr
Hattiesburg, MS 39402
(601) 268-5144

Green Eye Institute
John V Petro
102 E Hospital Dr
Hattiesburg, MS 39402
(601) 268-5144

Hattiesburg Eye Clinic
Stoney Williamson
100 W Hospital Dr
Hattiesburg, MS 39402
(601) 268-5910

Hattiesburg Eye Clinic
David Richardson
1010 Hwy 13
Columbia, MS 39429
(601) 736-1715

Lindstrom Eye Clinic PA
Judith L Bradley
1020 Adams St
Laurel, MS 39441
(601) 426-9454

Lindstrom Eye Clinic PA
Eric E Lindstrom
1020 Adams St
Laurel, MS 39441
(601) 426-9454

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LASEK Laser Eye Surgery

Introduction

LASEK laser eye surgery is a newer surgery that combines many of the benefits of older vision correction surgeries, explain doctors at The Cleveland Clinic.

Laser epithelial keratomileusis, or LASEK, combines benefits of the two most commonly performed procedures -- LASIK and PRK. LASEK laser eye surgery is used to treat astigmatism, nearsightedness or farsightedness.

In LASEK laser eye surgery, the epithelium, or outer layer of the cornea, is cut not with the microkeratome cutting tool used in LASIK, but with a finer blade called a trephine and a 20% alcohol solution.

What Are the Advantages of LASEK Laser Eye Surgery?

  • Complications associated with cutting and reattaching the flap in the cornea are avoided.
  • LASEK laser eye surgery causes dry eye less frequently than LASIK laser eye surgery.

What Are the Disadvantages of LASEK Laser Eye Surgery?

  • Longer visual recovery time compared to LASIK laser eye surgery. Many LASEK patients will not fully recover functional vision for 1 to 2 weeks while their eye heals, which is similar to the healing time experienced in PRK laser eye surgery. LASIK laser eye surgery patients often have good vision by the day after surgery.
  • LASEK laser eye surgery may cause more pain and discomfort than LASIK , but less pain than PRK laser eye surgery. Most LASEK laser eye surgery patients say the discomfort lasts about 2 days or less.
  • Patients need to wear a "bandage contact lens" for about 3 or 4 days after LASEK laser eye surgery to serve as a protective layer between your blinking eyelids and the treated eye surface, which is not necessary after LASIK.
  • Patients must use topical steroid drops for several weeks longer than that used after LASIK laser eye surgery.

What Are the Side Effects of LASEK Laser Eye Surgery?...

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Questions To Ask Before Surgery »

What is the operation (procedure) that is recommended?

Ask your surgeon for a simplified explanation of the type of operation, technique used, and reasons it should be performed. (Pictures and drawings can tell patients and family a great deal.) Why was this specific procedure chosen over possible alternatives?

What is the surgeon's experience with this procedure?

Ask the surgeon about his/her experience with this procedure, its outcome, and the hospital or setting in which the operation will be performed. Is the nursing staff accustomed to caring for patients who have had this procedure?

What is the reason that this procedure is necessary at this time?

Is the procedure being done to relieve pain, diagnose a condition, correct deformity, for cosmetic reasons, or what exact purposes? Must the procedure be performed immediately?

What are the options if this pro...

Emergency Contact for Biloxi

  • In case of Emergency, call 911

Nearby Biloxi Hospitals *

Gulf Coast Medical Center
180-A Debuys Rd
Biloxi, MS 39531
(228)388-6711

Gulf Oaks Hospital
180-C DeBuys Rd
Biloxi, MS 39531
(228)388-0600

VA Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System
400 Veterans Ave
Biloxi, MS 39531
(228)523-5000

Biloxi Regional Medical Center
150 Reynoir St
Biloxi, MS 39530
(228)432-1571

Select Specialty Hospital Biloxi
648 Beach Blvd
Biloxi, MS 39530
(228)374-7474

Garden Park Community Hospital
15200 Community Rd
Gulfport, MS 39501
(228)575-7000

Memorial Behavioral Health Gulfport
1150 Hwy 49 N
Gulfport, MS 39501
(228)831-1700

Memorial Hospital at Gulfport
4500 13th St
Gulfport, MS 39502
(228)867-4000

Ocean Springs Hospital
3109 Bienville Blvd
Ocean Springs, MS 39564
(228)818-1111

Hancock Medical Center
149 Drinkwater Blvd
Bay Saint Louis, MS 39521
(228)467-8600

Singing River Hospital
2809 Denny Ave
Pascagoula, MS 39581
(228)809-5000

Stone County Hospital
1434 E Central Ave
Wiggins, MS 39577
(601)928-6600

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