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LASEK Laser Eye Surgery Center - Tallahassee, FL

Tallahassee 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 Tallahassee *

Joel H Kramer MD
Joel H Kramer
1401 Centerville Rd
STE STE 404
Tallahassee, FL 32308
(850) 877-5139

Neuro-Ophthalmology & The Balance Disorders Clinic Inc
Charles G Maitland
1401 Centerville Rd
STE 510
Tallahassee, FL 32308
(850) 878-3592

Brian G Sherman MD
Brian G Sherman
1401 Centerville Rd
Tallahassee, FL 32308
(850) 671-5558

Southern Vitreoretinal Associates
H Logan Brooks
2439 Care Dr
Tallahassee, FL 32308
(850) 942-6700

Southern Vitreoretinal Associates
Charles Newell
2439 Care Dr
Tallahassee, FL 32308
(850) 942-6700

Southern Vitreoretinal Associates
Robert Steinmetz
2439 Care Dr
Tallahassee, FL 32308
(850) 942-6700

Capital Eye Consultants PA
Aaron P Appiah
2280 Wednesday St
Tallahassee, FL 32308
(850) 201-4733

Capital Eye Consultants PA
Karen A Young
2280 Wednesday St
Tallahassee, FL 32308
(850) 201-4733

Isaac Moore MD
Isaac Moore
2160 Capital Cir NE
STE 200
Tallahassee, FL 32308
(850) 385-0033

Thomas L Lawrence MD PA
Thomas L Lawrence
3401 Capital Medical Blvd
Tallahassee, FL 32308
(850) 942-3937

Southeast Eye Specialists
Richard Palmer
2535 Capital Medical Blvd
Tallahassee, FL 32308
(850) 877-7337

Eye Associates of Tallahassee PA
Jerry G Ford
2020 Fleischmann Rd
Tallahassee, FL 32308
(850) 878-6161

Eye Associates of Tallahassee PA
Kenneth Kato
2020 Fleischmann Rd
Tallahassee, FL 32308
(850) 878-6161

Eye Associates of Tallahassee PA
Francis Skilling
2020 Fleischmann Rd
Tallahassee, FL 32308
(850) 878-6161

Eye Associates of Tallahassee PA
Tony Weaver
2020 Fleischmann Rd
Tallahassee, FL 32308
(850) 878-6161

Abbey Eye Institute
Abbas A Abbey
23 N Madison St
Quincy, FL 32351
(850) 627-3600

Eye Center South
Michael Minnix
555 N Byron Bulter Pkwy
Perry, FL 32347
(850) 584-2778

North Florida Eye Institute
Seymour R Rosen
3009 Fourth St
Marianna, FL 32446
(850) 526-3937

Eye Center of North Florida
Brett L Fisher
2500 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Panama City, FL 32405
(850) 784-3937

Eye Center of North Florida
Paul E Garland
2500 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Panama City, FL 32405
(850) 784-3937

Eye Center of North Florida
John J Mallary
2500 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Panama City, FL 32405
(850) 784-3937

Eye Center of North Florida
Jeffrey R Pyne
2500 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Panama City, FL 32405
(850) 784-3937

Eye Center South
Zsolt C Bansagi
210 Forest Park Cir
Panama City, FL 32405
(850) 763-9550

Mullis Eye Institute
Oscar L Mullis
1600 Jenks Ave
Panama City, FL 32405
(850) 763-6666

Mullis Eye Institute
Darren Payne
1600 Jenks Ave
Panama City, FL 32405
(850) 763-6666

Mullis Eye Institute
Todd W Robinson
1600 Jenks Ave
Panama City, FL 32405
(850) 763-6666

Advanced Eye Care
Steven Hadley
2500 W 23rd St
Panama City, FL 32405
(850) 784-3936

Advanced Eye Care
Ben R Hasty
2500 W 23rd St
Panama City, FL 32405
(850) 784-3936

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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 Tallahassee

  • In case of Emergency, call 911

Nearby Tallahassee Hospitals *

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare
1300 Miccosukee Rd
Tallahassee, FL 32308
(850)431-1155

HEALTHSOUTH Tallahassee Rehabilitation Hospital
1675 Riggins Rd
Tallahassee, FL 32308
(850)656-4800

Capital Regional Medical Center
2626 Capital Medical Blvd
Tallahassee, FL 32308
(850)325-5000

Eastside Psychiatric Hospital of Apalachee Center
2634 Capital Cir NE
Tallahassee, FL 32308
(850)523-3300

Grady General Hospital
1155 5th St SE
Cairo, GA 39828
(229)377-1150

Southwestern State Hospital
400 S Pinetree Blvd
Thomasville, GA 31792
(229)227-2700

John D Archbold Memorial Hospital
915 Gordon Ave
Thomasville, GA 31792
(229)228-2000

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