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LASEK Laser Eye Surgery Center - Tyler, TX

Tyler 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 Tyler *

Harshivinderjit Singh Bains MD
Harshivinderjit Singh Bains
1519 E Front St
Tyler, TX 75702
(903) 597-4644

DeHaven Eye Clinic
Jeffrey Bohn
1424 E Front St
Tyler, TX 75702
(903) 595-4144

DeHaven Eye Clinic
Tom DeHaven
1424 E Front St
Tyler, TX 75702
(903) 595-4144

DeHaven Eye Clinic
Rebecca Jones
1424 E Front St
Tyler, TX 75702
(903) 595-4144

DeHaven Eye Clinic
Georgia Stephenson
1424 E Front St
Tyler, TX 75702
(903) 595-4144

Eye Care Associates
Virginia B Beall
2440 E 5th St
Tyler, TX 75701
(903) 595-0500

Eye Care Associates
Thomas W Bochow
2440 E 5th St
Tyler, TX 75701
(903) 595-0500

Eye Care Associates
Gregory D Kiblinger
2440 E 5th St
Tyler, TX 75701
(903) 595-0500

Eye Care Associates
Leo W Mack
2440 E 5th St
Tyler, TX 75701
(903) 595-0500

Eye Care Associates
Curtis J Pennell
2440 E 5th St
Tyler, TX 75701
(903) 595-0500

Eye Care Associates
Jon T Schreiber
2440 E 5th St
Tyler, TX 75701
(903) 595-0500

Eye Care Associates
Clayton E Whitney
2440 E 5th St
Tyler, TX 75701
(903) 595-0500

Eye Care Associates
Jeffrey P Wick
2440 E 5th St
Tyler, TX 75701
(903) 595-0500

Heaton Eye Associates
Adam Patrick Dossey
3415 Golden Rd
Tyler, TX 75701
(903) 526-0444

Heaton Eye Associates
Thad D Hardin
3415 Golden Rd
Tyler, TX 75701
(903) 526-0444

Heaton Eye Associates
Charles Lawson Heaton
3415 Golden Rd
Tyler, TX 75701
(903) 526-0444

Heaton Eye Associates
Jeffrey Scot Hunter
3415 Golden Rd
Tyler, TX 75701
(903) 526-0444

Heaton Eye Associates
Joel T Muirhead
3415 Golden Rd
Tyler, TX 75701
(903) 526-0444

Heaton Eye Associates
Todd Matthew Nickel
3415 Golden Rd
Tyler, TX 75701
(903) 526-0444

The Eye Center
Scott Sands
928 S Bolton St
Jacksonville, TX 75766
(903) 586-7900

Robert Joseph Nettune MD
Robert Joseph Nettune
1123 S Palestine St
STE 100
Athens, TX 75751
(903) 675-5300

Gary G Deckelboim MD
Gary G Deckelboim
330 E Loop 281
Longview, TX 75605
(903) 758-3800

Mary U Andrews MD
Mary U Andrews
804 Medical Dr
STE I
Longview, TX 75605
(903) 753-5700

Ark-LA Tex Retina Consultants
Wilson B Baber
806 Medical Circle Dr
STE 400
Longview, TX 75605
(903) 248-2300

Ark-LA Tex Retina Consultants
Jeffery M Gosslee
806 Medical Circle Dr
STE 400
Longview, TX 75605
(903) 248-2300

Oak Hill Medical Plaza
Michael B Guillory
3209 N 4th St
STE 100
Longview, TX 75605
(903) 757-4662

Oak Hill Medical Plaza
Craig King
3209 N 4th St
STE 100
Longview, TX 75605
(903) 757-4662

Eye Center Associates
Philip H White
109 Medical Cir
Sulphur Springs, TX 75482
(903) 885-6531

Minadeo Eye Center
Michael A Minadeo
2007 N Jefferson Ave
North Jefferson Professional Plz
Mount Pleasant, TX 75455
(903) 572-6655

Lehmann Eye Center
Jon Caster
5300 North St
Nacogdoches, TX 75961
(936) 569-8278

Lehmann Eye Center
Robert P Lehmann
5300 North St
Nacogdoches, TX 75961
(936) 569-8278

Marvin K Hall III MD
Marvin K Hall
405 E Pinecrest Dr
STE A
Marshall, TX 75670
(903) 938-8581

Glaucoma Consultants
Shannon L Smith
3302 NE Stallings Dr
Nacogdoches, TX 75965
(936) 564-3600

Shelby A Wyll MD
Shelby A Wyll
505 W Brin St
STE 101
Terrell, TX 75160
(972) 494-1451

East Texas Eye Associates
Thomas E Duncan
1306 W Frank Ave
Lufkin, TX 75904
(936) 634-8381

The Center For Sight
Richard J Ruckman
2 Medical Center Blvd
Lufkin, TX 75904
(936) 634-8434

Karen K Andre MD
Karen K Andre
3900 Joe Ramsey Blvd
Greenville, TX 75401
(903) 454-7979

First Eye Center
Edward Hurst
3900 Joe Ramsey Blvd
Greenville, TX 75401
(903) 455-4824

William Wagnon MD
William Wagnon
2801 S John Redditt Dr
STE B
Lufkin, TX 75904
(936) 632-6111

Matthew P Branch MD
Oswald S Binford
3201 W Hwy 22
STE 100
Corsicana, TX 75110
(903) 654-1171

Michelle L Brochner MD
Michelle L Brochner
6435 S FM-549
STE 100
Rockwall, TX 75032
(214) 483-6727

Richard Grossnickle MD
Richard Grossnickle
2615 NE Loop 286
Paris, TX 75460
(903) 785-0083

Paris Eye Physicians & Surgeons PA
M Steven Graves
1235 NE Loop 286
Paris, TX 75460
(903) 785-4166

Paris Eye Physicians & Surgeons PA
David K Linn
1235 NE Loop 286
Paris, TX 75460
(903) 785-4166

Paris Eye Physicians & Surgeons PA
Lawrence L Love
1235 NE Loop 286
Paris, TX 75460
(903) 785-4166

Frank Cundari DO
Frank Cundari
9709 Bruton Rd
STE 4
Dallas, TX 75215
(972) 285-7777

Southwest Eye Clinic
J Potasznik
4355 I-30 E
Mesquite, TX 75150
(214) 328-6000

Tyler, Texas

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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 Tyler

  • In case of Emergency, call 911

Nearby Tyler Hospitals *

Mother Frances Hospital Tyler
800 E Dawson St
Tyler, TX 75701
(903)593-8441

Tyler ContinueCare Hospital
800 E Dawson St
Tyler, TX 75701
(903)531-4080

East Texas Medical Center Specialty Hospital
1000 S Beckham Ave
Tyler, TX 75701
(903)596-3600

East Texas Medical Center Tyler
1000 S Beckham Ave
Tyler, TX 75701
(903)597-0351

East Texas Medical Center Rehabilitation
701 Olympic Plaza Cir
Tyler, TX 75701
(903)596-3000

Texas Spine & Joint Hospital
1814 Roseland Blvd
Tyler, TX 75701
(903)526-8754

HEALTHSOUTH Tyler Rehabilitation Hospital
3131 Troup Hwy
Tyler, TX 75701
(903)510-7000

University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler
11937 US Hwy 271
Tyler, TX 75708
(903)877-3451

Laird Memorial Hospital
1612 S Henderson Blvd
Kilgore, TX 75662
(903)984-3505

East Texas Medical Center Jacksonville
501 S Ragsdale St
Jacksonville, TX 75766
(903)541-5000

Mother Frances Hospital Jacksonville
2026 S Jackson St
Jacksonville, TX 75766
(903)541-4500

ETMC Henderson
300 Wilson St
Henderson, TX 75652
(903)657-7541

East Texas Medical Center Quitman
117 N Winnsboro St
Quitman, TX 75783
(903)763-6300

East Texas Medical Center Gilmer
712 N Wood St
Gilmer, TX 75644
(903)841-7100

Cozby Germany Hospital
707 N Waldrip St
Grand Saline, TX 75140
(903)962-4242

East Texas Medical Center Athens
2000 S Palestine St
Athens, TX 75751
(903)676-1000

Good Shepherd Medical Center Longview
700 E Marshall Ave
Longview, TX 75601
(903)315-2000

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