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LASEK Laser Eye Surgery Center - Spokane, WA

Spokane 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 Spokane *

Spokane Eye Clinic
Nicole K Brandt
427 S Bernard St
Spokane Eye Clinic
Spokane, WA 99204
(509) 456-0107

Spokane Eye Clinic
Steven E Day
427 S Bernard St
Spokane Eye Clinic
Spokane, WA 99204
(509) 456-0107

Spokane Eye Clinic
F Jane Durcan
427 S Bernard St
Spokane Eye Clinic
Spokane, WA 99204
(509) 456-0107

Spokane Eye Clinic
Randall K Jacobson
427 S Bernard St
Spokane Eye Clinic
Spokane, WA 99204
(509) 456-0107

Spokane Eye Clinic
Jason H Jones
427 S Bernard St
Spokane Eye Clinic
Spokane, WA 99204
(509) 456-0107

Spokane Eye Clinic
Jerry E LeClaire
427 S Bernard St
Spokane Eye Clinic
Spokane, WA 99204
(509) 456-0107

Spokane Eye Clinic
Stephen C Maher
427 S Bernard St
Spokane Eye Clinic
Spokane, WA 99204
(509) 456-0107

Spokane Eye Clinic
Nicholas T Ranson
427 S Bernard St
Spokane Eye Clinic
Spokane, WA 99204
(509) 456-0107

Spokane Eye Clinic
Eric D Skoog
427 S Bernard St
Spokane Eye Clinic
Spokane, WA 99204
(509) 456-0107

Spokane Eye Clinic
Barbara A Smit
427 S Bernard St
Spokane Eye Clinic
Spokane, WA 99204
(509) 456-0107

Spokane Eye Clinic
Robert S Wirthlin
427 S Bernard St
Spokane Eye Clinic
Spokane, WA 99204
(509) 456-0107

Berg & Sorensen MDs
Michael P Berg
421 W Riverside Ave
Paulsen Bldg STE 280
Spokane, WA 99201
(509) 838-2757

Rockwood Clinic Eye Center
William Bray
510 S Cowley St
Spokane, WA 99202
(509) 838-2531

Rockwood Clinic Eye Center
Cynthia L Cilyo
510 S Cowley St
Spokane, WA 99202
(509) 838-2531

Larry Milsow MD
Larry Milsow
520 S Cowley St
Spokane, WA 99202
(509) 747-3131

Rockwood Clinic Eye Center
Kenneth K Mondal
510 S Cowley St
Spokane, WA 99202
(509) 838-2531

Rockwood Clinic Eye Center
Neal Peterson
510 S Cowley St
Spokane, WA 99202
(509) 838-2531

Berg & Sorensen MDs
Eric Sorensen
421 W Riverside Ave
Paulsen Bldg STE 280
Spokane, WA 99201
(509) 838-2757

Northwest Pediatric Ophthalmology
Christina Nye
105 W 8th Ave
Sacred Heart Medical Bldg STE 512
Spokane, WA 99204
(509) 838-6686

Northwest Pediatric Ophthalmology
Caroline J Shea
105 W 8th Ave
Sacred Heart Medical Bldg STE 512
Spokane, WA 99204
(509) 838-6686

Northwest Pediatric Ophthalmology
Quinn Smith
105 W 8th Ave
Sacred Heart Medical Bldg STE 512
Spokane, WA 99204
(509) 838-6686

Inland Eye Center
Michael H Cunningham
842 S Cowley St
STE 1
Spokane, WA 99202
(509) 624-5300

Spokane Eye Clinic
Jeffery M Snow
31 E Central Ave
Spokane, WA 99208
(509) 489-1270

N W Eye Care and Laser Center PS
Robert W Hander
12120 E Mission
STE 2
Spokane, WA 99206
(509) 927-0700

Empire Eye Physicians
Mark Kontos
1414 N Houk Rd
STE 103
Spokane, WA 99216
(509) 928-8040

Empire Eye Physicians
Christopher W Sturbaum
1414 N Houk Rd
STE 103
Spokane, WA 99216
(509) 928-8040

Karl H Holling MD
Karl H Holling
164 North Main St
Colville, WA 99114
(509) 684-3738

Mark Eggleston MD
Mark Eggleston
500 Port Dr
Clarkston, WA 99403
(509) 758-8811

W Richard Herbert MD
W Richard Herbert
617 Diagonal
Clarkston, WA 99403
(509) 758-5527

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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 Spokane

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Nearby Spokane Hospitals *

Sacred Heart Medical Center
101 W 8th Ave
Spokane, WA 99204
(509)474-3131

St Lukes Rehabilitation Institute
711 S Cowley St
Spokane, WA 99202
(509)838-4771

Deaconess Medical Center
800 W Fifth Ave
Spokane, WA 99204
(509)458-5800

Shriners Hospital Spokane
911 W 5th Ave
Spokane, WA 99204
(509)455-7844

Holy Family Hospital
5633 N Lidgerwood St
Spokane, WA 99208
(509)482-0111

Spokane VA Medical Center
4815 N Assembly St
Spokane, WA 99205
(509)434-7000

Valley Hospital & Medical Center
12606 E Mission Ave
Spokane Valley, WA 99216
(509)924-6650

Eastern State Hospital
850 Maple St
Medical Lake, WA 99022
(509)299-3121

Kootenai Medical Center
2003 Lincoln Way
Coeur D Alene, ID 83814
(208)666-2000

Lincoln Hospital
10 Nichols St
Davenport, WA 99122
(509)725-7101

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