Harvey Carter

Do wear dark sunglasses when outdoors. You may need to wear glasses immediately after surgery as you step outside, but will need to shield those eyes from harmful UV damage at any time of day. Your eyes may be especially sensitive to sunlight and some types of bright light indoors, so keeping a pair of dark glasses by your side can help prevent retinal damage.

Kleiman Evangelista

Traditional LASIK uses a hand held microkeratome to create the corneal flap. A microkeratome is a precise cutting tool with a metal blade. In most cases, using a microkeratome to create the flap is perfectly fine and your results will be exceptional. With the IntraLase, however, the surgeon creates the flap with infrared laser energy, in pulses of one quadrillionth of a second. A few of the advantages of using the IntraLase to create the LASIK flap include:

* Prevents the formation of “buttonhole” flaps which can create scars that affect vision
* Prevents uneven flap edges which can create problems such as irregular astigmatism
* Creates a flap with vertical edges, reducing the risk of epithelial ingrowth
* Creates a flap with thicker edges which are less likely to tear
* Creates a flap which is tailored to your individual eye
* Creates a flap that seals into place much better and faster than a flap created by a microkeratome
* Decreases the risk of infection or contamination
* Increases the chance of achieving 20/20 vision or better
* Reduces the risk of dry eye
* Reduces the likelihood of a need for touch-up procedures

David Kleiman

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Cost
However, adding iris registration to an existing laser can cost a doctor several thousand dollars. As this option is added by more and more doctors, some may choose to charge a little bit more for LASIK with iris registration. However, the enhancement rate (that is the number of patients that require a touch up after surgery) is greatly reduced by iris registration. This can cost an additional $200 or more, so a small increase in price initially may pay off in terms of comfort, quality, and follow up care.

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