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LASEK Laser Eye Surgery Center - Calexico, CA

Calexico 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 Calexico *

Narendra J Patel MD
Narendra J Patel
1461 W State St
El Centro, CA 92243
(760) 352-6234

Valley Eye Care Medical Group
George K Ching
116 North Plz
Brawley, CA 92227
(760) 344-4330

Gerald Schultz MD
Gerald R Schultz
81893 Doctor Carreon Blvd
STE STE 2
Indio, CA 92201
(760) 342-9991

Milauskas Eye Institute
Janet K Hartzler
78-560 Hwy 111
La Quinta, CA 92253
(877) 276-8219

Milauskas Eye Institute
Bart P Ketover
78-560 Hwy 111
La Quinta, CA 92253
(877) 276-8219

Milauskas Eye Institute
Larry G Leiske
78-560 Hwy 111
La Quinta, CA 92253
(877) 276-8219

Milauskas Eye Institute
Harry Marshak
78-560 Hwy 111
La Quinta, CA 92253
(877) 276-8219

Milauskas Eye Institute
Albert T Milauskas
78-560 Hwy 111
La Quinta, CA 92253
(877) 276-8219

Milauskas Eye Institute
Sean F Pieramici
78-560 Hwy 111
La Quinta, CA 92253
(877) 276-8219

Milauskas Eye Institute
Karin E Thomas
78-560 Hwy 111
La Quinta, CA 92253
(877) 276-8219

Milauskas Eye Institute
George E Waters
78-560 Hwy 111
La Quinta, CA 92253
(877) 276-8219

West Coast Eye Care Associates
Barry Katzman
1620 Alpine Blvd
STE STE 117
Alpine, CA 91901
(619) 445-2687

West Coast Eye Care Associates
Gitane Patel
1620 Alpine Blvd
STE STE 117
Alpine, CA 91901
(619) 445-2687

Erik J Williams
Erik J Williams
36921 Cook St
STE 103
Palm Desert, CA 92211
(760) 568-3111

Doheny Eye Institute
Rizwan Bhatti
40055 Bob Hope Dr
STE J
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
(760) 320-2133

Doheny Eye Institute
Michael A Burnstine
40055 Bob Hope Dr
STE J
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
(760) 320-2133

Doheny Eye Institute
Dean Eliott
40055 Bob Hope Dr
STE J
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
(760) 320-2133

Doheny Eye Institute
Brian Francis
40055 Bob Hope Dr
STE J
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
(760) 320-2133

Doheny Eye Institute
Bernard J Hodgkinson
40055 Bob Hope Dr
STE J
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
(760) 320-2133

Doheny Eye Institute
Farnaz Memarzadeh
40055 Bob Hope Dr
STE J
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
(760) 320-2133

Doheny Eye Institute
Peter Quiros
40055 Bob Hope Dr
STE J
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
(760) 320-2133

Retina Consultants of Southern California
Richard D Pesavento
39000 Bob Hope Dr
Wright Bldg STE 105
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
(760) 779-5850

Calexico, California

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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 Calexico

  • In case of Emergency, call 911

Nearby Calexico Hospitals *

El Centro Regional Medical Center
1415 Ross Ave
El Centro, CA 92243
(760)339-7100

Pioneers Memorial Hospital
207 W Legion Rd
Brawley, CA 92227
(760)351-3333

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