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LASEK Laser Eye Surgery Center - Wilmington, NC

Wilmington 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 Wilmington *

Doctors Vision Center
Scott W Tunis
1994 S 17th St
Wilmington, NC 28401
(910) 762-4440

Eye Association of Wilmington & Lasik Center
Richard Hawkins
1729 New Hanover Medical Park Dr
Wilmington, NC 28403
(910) 763-3601

Eye Association of Wilmington & Lasik Center
Darrell Hester
1729 New Hanover Medical Park Dr
Wilmington, NC 28403
(910) 763-3601

Eye Association of Wilmington & Lasik Center
Thomas Maloy
1729 New Hanover Medical Park Dr
Wilmington, NC 28403
(910) 763-3601

Eye Association of Wilmington & Lasik Center
Katherine Ochsner
1729 New Hanover Medical Park Dr
Wilmington, NC 28403
(910) 763-3601

Eye Association of Wilmington & Lasik Center
Byron Stratas
1729 New Hanover Medical Park Dr
Wilmington, NC 28403
(910) 763-3601

Retina of Coastal Carolina
Erik VanRens
1801 New Hanover Medical Park Dr
Wilmington, NC 28403
(910) 254-2023

Retina of Coastal Carolina
Igor Westra
1801 New Hanover Medical Park Dr
Wilmington, NC 28403
(910) 254-2023

Coastal Carolina Eye Clinic
Molly V Allen
1120 Medical Center Dr
Wilmington, NC 28401
(910) 763-7316

Brown Surgical Eye Care PA
Alan W Brown
1717 Shipyard Blvd
STE 140
Wilmington, NC 28403
(910) 796-8600

Timothy G Kelly MD
Timothy G Kelly
8821 E Oak Island Dr
STE 3
Oak Island, NC 28465
(910) 278-6400

Nobes Eye Associates
Rossie D Nobles
810 Spivey Rd
Whiteville, NC 28472
(910) 642-9850

Price Eye Clinic
Clyde Kent Price
264 Memorial Dr
Jacksonville, NC 28546
(910) 353-1030

Office Park Eye Center
Carol A Johnston
6 Office Park Dr
Jacksonville, NC 28546
(910) 355-3937

Office Park Eye Center
Dianna L Seldomridge
6 Office Park Dr
Jacksonville, NC 28546
(910) 355-3937

Office Park Eye Center
Larry Brent Wilshire
6 Office Park Dr
Jacksonville, NC 28546
(910) 355-3937

Shelby A Stephenson MD
Shelby A Stephenson
300-D McKay St
Elizabethtown, NC 28337
(910) 862-6200

Woods Optical
Thomas Woods
603 Beaman St
STE 503
Clinton, NC 28328
(910) 592-7860

Prime Vision Kinston
Walter L Wright
Doctors Dr
STE B
Kinston, NC 28501
(252) 522-1611

Carolina Eye Care Professionals
R Thomas Barowsky
4311 Ludgate St
STE C
Lumberton, NC 28358
(910) 739-0606

Donald R Whaley MD
Donald R Whaley
760 Oakridge Blvd
Lumberton, NC 28358
(910) 738-7857

Southeastern Eye Care
Timothy Mouser
106 Farm Brook Dr
STE B
Lumberton, NC 28358
(910) 738-4856

Goldsboro Eye Clinic
Charles S Zwerling
2709 Medical Office Pl
Goldsboro, NC 27534
(919) 736-3937

Davidson Eye Clinic PA
Andrew Davidson
3515 Trent Rd
Village Sq
New Bern, NC 28562
(252) 514-2155

Davidson Eye Clinic PA
Jeffrey S Taylor
3515 Trent Rd
Village Sq
New Bern, NC 28562
(252) 514-2155

Coastal Eye Clinic
Harold H Cameron
802 McCarthy Blvd
New Bern, NC 28562
(252) 633-4183

Coastal Eye Clinic
James K Chance
802 McCarthy Blvd
New Bern, NC 28562
(252) 633-4183

Coastal Eye Clinic
Cooper D Kunkel
802 McCarthy Blvd
New Bern, NC 28562
(252) 633-4183

Coastal Eye Clinic
Bettina B Meekins
802 McCarthy Blvd
New Bern, NC 28562
(252) 633-4183

Coastal Eye Clinic
Dean P Ouano
802 McCarthy Blvd
New Bern, NC 28562
(252) 633-4183

Valley Eye Clinic
George L Cooper
2139 Valleygate Dr
STE STE 101-A
Fayetteville, NC 28304
(910) 323-2002

Valley Eye Clinic
Mary B Kansora
2139 Valleygate Dr
STE STE 101-A
Fayetteville, NC 28304
(910) 323-2002

Cape Fear Eye Associates
Wayne J Riggins
1726 Metromedical Dr
Fayetteville, NC 28304
(910) 484-2284

Cape Fear Eye Associates
S Scott Stapleton
1726 Metromedical Dr
Fayetteville, NC 28304
(910) 484-2284

Cape Fear Eye Associates
Miles W Whitaker
1726 Metromedical Dr
Fayetteville, NC 28304
(910) 484-2284

Joseph Majstoravich Jr. MD
Joseph Majstoravich
300 Medical Park Ct
Bldg 18
Morehead City, NC 28557
(252) 726-0411

New Horizon Surgical Eye Center
James M Geiger
810 Elm St
Fayetteville, NC 28303
(910) 321-0356

New Horizon Surgical Eye Center
John P Ritchey
810 Elm St
Fayetteville, NC 28303
(910) 321-0356

Madan Lal MD
Madan Lal
925 N Brightleaf Blvd
Smithfield, NC 27577
(919) 934-3108

Laser Eye Center of Carolina
Demetrian I Dornic
1609 E Booker Dairy Rd
Smithfield, NC 27577
(919) 938-1445

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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 Wilmington

  • In case of Emergency, call 911

Nearby Wilmington Hospitals *

New Hanover Regional Medical Center
2131 S 17th St
Wilmington, NC 28401
(910)343-7000

Cape Fear Hospital
5301 Wrightsville Ave
Wilmington, NC 28403
(910)452-8100

Dosher Memorial Hospital
924 N Howe St
Southport, NC 28461
(910)457-3800

Pender Memorial Hospital
507 E Freemont St
Burgaw, NC 28425
(910)259-5451

Brunswick Community Hospital
1 Medical Center Dr
Supply, NC 28462
(910)755-8121

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