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LASEK Laser Eye Surgery Center - Boise, ID

Boise 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 Boise *

Northwest Eye & Laser Center PLLC
Mark J Boerner
111 W Main St
STE STE 200
Boise, ID 83702
(208) 344-3220

James R Swartley MD
James R Swartley
222 N 2nd St
STE 215
Boise, ID 83702
(208) 342-2706

Idaho Retina
Francois Trotta
128 E Mallard Dr
Boise, ID 83706
(208) 323-8660

Vision Quest Medical Center PA
John R Sonntag
5680 Gage St
Boise, ID 83706
(208) 377-3937

Intermountain Eye Clinic
Mark Borup
999 N Curtis Rd
STE 205
Boise, ID 83706
(208) 373-1200

Intermountain Eye Clinic
Kathryn Fethke
999 N Curtis Rd
STE 205
Boise, ID 83706
(208) 373-1200

Intermountain Eye Clinic
Jon Fishburn
999 N Curtis Rd
STE 205
Boise, ID 83706
(208) 373-1200

Intermountain Eye Clinic
Molly Mannschreck
999 N Curtis Rd
STE 205
Boise, ID 83706
(208) 373-1200

Intermountain Eye Clinic
James P Tweeten
999 N Curtis Rd
STE 205
Boise, ID 83706
(208) 373-1200

Maple Grove Eye Clinic
Lawrence D Anderson
8955 W Hackamore Dr
Boise, ID 83709
(208) 344-7944

Retina Consultants of Idaho
Scott C Simpson
3715 E Overland Rd
STE STE 250
Meridian, ID 83642
(208) 855-5950

Intermountain Eye Clinic
Leo S Harf
4400 E Flamingo Ave
STE 300
Nampa, ID 83687
(208) 466-2222

Intermountain Eye Clinic
Adam C Reynolds
4400 E Flamingo Ave
STE 300
Nampa, ID 83687
(208) 466-2222

Saltzer Medical Group
Kenneth M Hainsworth
215 E Hawaii Ave
Nampa, ID 83686
(208) 463-3000

Saltzer Medical Group
Ryan S McKinnon
215 E Hawaii Ave
Nampa, ID 83686
(208) 463-3000

Jensen Eye Associates
Peter E Jensen
1615 12th Ave Rd
STE A
Nampa, ID 83686
(208) 467-3271

Jensen Eye Associates
Johanna Jensen
1615 12th Ave Rd
STE A
Nampa, ID 83686
(208) 467-3271

The Eye Associates
Gregory J Kent
1602 Arlington Ave
Caldwell, ID 83605
(208) 459-0717

The Eye Associates
Katherine Whitfield
1602 Arlington Ave
Caldwell, ID 83605
(208) 459-0717

Boise, Idaho

Boise is a city located in the Northwestern United States in the state of Idaho. Boise is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho as well as the county seat of Ada County. Located on the Boise River, this is the principal city of the Boise City-Nampa metropolitan area and the largest city between Salt Lake City, Utah and Portland, Oregon. Boise serves as the primary government, economic, cultural, and transportation center for the area.
(Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boise,_Idaho)

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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?

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Emergency Contact for Boise

  • In case of Emergency, call 911
  • Police (918) 596-9222
  • Fire (918) 596-9444

Nearby Boise Hospitals *

St Luke's Regional Medical Center
190 E Bannock St
Boise, ID 83712
(208)381-2222

Idaho Elks Rehabilitation Hospital
600 N Robbins Rd
Boise, ID 83702
(208)489-4444

Boise VA Medical Center
500 W Fort St
Boise, ID 83702
(208)422-1000

Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center
1055 N Curtis Rd
Boise, ID 83706
(208)367-2121

Intermountain Hospital
303 N Allumbaugh St
Boise, ID 83704
(208)377-8400

Sunhealth Behavioral Health System for Boise
8050 Northview St
Boise, ID 83704
(208)327-0504

Treasure Valley Hospital
8800 W Emerald St
Boise, ID 83704
(208)373-5000

St Luke's Meridian Medical Center
520 S Eagle Rd
Meridian, ID 83642
(208)706-5000

Mercy Medical Center
1512 12th Ave Rd
Nampa, ID 83686
(208)467-1171

Walter Knox Memorial Hospital
1202 E Locust St
Emmett, ID 83617
(208)365-3561

West Valley Medical Center
1717 Arlington Ave
Caldwell, ID 83605
(208)459-4641

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