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LASEK Laser Eye Surgery Center - Springdale, AR

Springdale 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 Springdale *

Brandon Eye Clinic
Richard E Brown
1600 W Sunset Ave
Springdale, AR 72762
(479) 756-1234

Jeffries Eye Clinic
Robert E Jeffries
3880 Willowood
STE B
Springdale, AR 72762
(479) 756-5500

The Eye Center
Craig Brown
594 E Millsap Rd
Fayetteville, AR 72703
(479) 442-2020

The Eye Center
Margaret Gibble
594 E Millsap Rd
Fayetteville, AR 72703
(479) 442-2020

The Eye Center
Andy Langston
594 E Millsap Rd
Fayetteville, AR 72703
(479) 442-2020

The Eye Center
Kellye A McElroy
594 E Millsap Rd
Fayetteville, AR 72703
(479) 442-2020

The Eye Center
James W Norbury
594 E Millsap Rd
Fayetteville, AR 72703
(479) 442-2020

The Eye Center
Jonathon Shaver
594 E Millsap Rd
Fayetteville, AR 72703
(479) 442-2020

McDonald Eye Associates
Chad Lee Betts
3318 N Hills Blvd
Fayetteville, AR 72703
(479) 521-2555

McDonald Eye Associates
James E McDonald
3318 N Hills Blvd
Fayetteville, AR 72703
(479) 521-2555

Jim Sharp MD
Jim Sharp
103 W Colt Square Dr
Fayetteville, AR 72703
(479) 521-4949

The Eye Group
Blake Norton Geren
3000 Rogers Ave
Fort Smith, AR 72901
(479) 782-8892

The Eye Group
Robert Knox
3000 Rogers Ave
Fort Smith, AR 72901
(479) 782-8892

Center For Sight
Everett C Moulton
5518 Ellsworth Rd
Fort Smith, AR 72903
(479) 646-3937

The Eye Group
Claire B Price
3000 Rogers Ave
Fort Smith, AR 72901
(479) 782-8892

Cooper Clinic Ophthalmology
Christopher A Greer
6801 Rogers Ave
Center for Better Vision FL 5
Fort Smith, AR 72903
(479) 478-4800

Ennen Eye Center
Randy M Ennen
3312 S 70th St
Fort Smith, AR 72903
(479) 452-7800

Gary L Bodiford MD
Gary L Bodiford
9001 Jenny Lind Ave
Fort Smith, AR 72908
(479) 649-7018

Kilgore Vision Center
Kenneth Kilgore
105 Sawgrass Pt
Harrison, AR 72601
(870) 741-1910

Kilgore Vision Center
Alice Laule
105 Sawgrass Pt
Harrison, AR 72601
(870) 741-1910

Russellville Eye Clinic PA
Frank Lawrence
1700 West B St
Russellville, AR 72801
(479) 968-7302

Russellville Eye Clinic PA
David Murphy
1700 West B St
Russellville, AR 72801
(479) 968-7302

Russellville Eye Clinic
David Murray
401 N Phoenix Ave
Russellville, AR 72801
(479) 890-0077

Ronald White MD
Ronald White
1611 W Main St
Russellville, AR 72801
(479) 890-5881

Springdale, Arkansas

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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 Springdale

  • In case of Emergency, call 911

Nearby Springdale Hospitals *

Northwest Medical Center
609 W Maple Ave
Springdale, AR 72764
(479)751-5711

Regency Hospital of Springdale
609 W Maple Ave
Springdale, AR 72764
(479)757-2600

Vista Health Fayetteville
4253 N Crossover Rd
Fayetteville, AR 72703
(479)521-5731

Willow Creek Women's Hospital
4301 Greathouse Springs Rd
Johnson, AR 72741
(479)684-3000

HEALTHSOUTH Rehabilitation Hospital Fayetteville
153 E Monte Painter Dr
Fayetteville, AR 72703
(479)444-2200

Washington Regional Medical Center
3215 N Northhills Blvd
Fayetteville, AR 72703
(479)463-1000

Fayetteville VA Medical Center
1100 N College Ave
Fayetteville, AR 72703
(479)443-4301

Regency Hospital of NW Arkansas
1125 N College Ave
Fayetteville, AR 72703
(479)713-7000

Mercy Medical Center
1200 W Walnut St
Rogers, AR 72756
(479)636-0200

Northwest Medical Center Bentonville
3000 Medical Center Pkwy
Bentonville, AR 72712
(479)553-1000

Siloam Springs Memorial Hospital
205 E Jefferson St
Siloam Springs, AR 72761
(479)524-4141

Fairfax Community Hospital
1101 Jackson St SW
Gravette, AR 72736
(479)787-5291

Eureka Springs Hospital
24 Norris St
Eureka Springs, AR 72632
(479)253-7400

St John's Hospital Berryville
214 Carter St
Berryville, AR 72616
(870)423-3355

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