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New York City Laser Eye Surgery Specialist – Dr. Niksarli
Procedures
LASIK Vision Correction has enabled millions of people who are nearsighted, farsighted — or who have astigmatism — to reduce or eliminate their dependency on glasses or contact lenses. LASIK is a procedure that reshapes the curvature of the cornea using a cool beam of light from the excimer laser.
Following LASIK, clear vision can be achieved as early as the next morning. Most of Dr. Niksarli’s NYC LASIK patients can return to work the very next day, with minor visual fluctuations within the first week or two. Sensation of some dryness on the eye can be expected during the recovery period.
During the LASIK procedure, anesthesia is achieved with numbing eye drops, and no stitches or needles are used. Most patients enjoy improved vision by the very next day. The procedure takes about 10 minutes for both eyes.
LASEK is a variant of LASIK, in that a very thin layer of tissue is separated from the surface of the cornea. This 50 micron layer is re-positioned following laser reshaping of the cornea. Same advanced laser is used in both procedures. LASEK is preferred in cases where the cornea is not thick enough to undergo LASIK. The recovery time is prolonged by 3 to 7 days. Some discomfort is common within the first 48 hours.
CUSTOM LASIK is a procedure that performs a unique correction for each individual. It employs the VISX Wavescan/Star S4 laser or Bausch & Lomb's Zyoptix laser system, to capture a “fingerprint” of the eye which is 25 times more precise than what was previously measurable by standard methods. Wavefront technology evaluates more than nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism; it captures other, more specific imperfections in each individual’s vision. The data is then used to generate an individualized treatment for a CustomVue procedure, with the potential to achieve better vision than contacts or glasses.
NO-BLADE LASIK – INTRALASIK is a fully computerized, all-laser technology with its unique INTRALASIK software that allows the surgeon with a minimally invasive approach to create the corneal flap during LASIK surgery. Unlike in traditional LASIK approach, no blades or mechanical devices are used. Instead the computer aligns the laser pulses in a plane where the LASIK flap is created with utmost precision and comfort. This reduces anxiety of our New York City LASIK patients as it eliminates the possibility of blade-related complications with the traditional LASIK approach. This translates into an unparalleled level of safety and accuracy during LASIK surgery.
CUSTOM-INTRALASIK combines the ultimate in safety, accuracy, and quality of vision. First a flap is created utilizing INTRALASIK technology. The second step is the reshaping of the cornea with the most advanced diagnostic and treatment technology available today: Custom Wavefront technology.
CK Conductive Keratoplasty (CK) is a surgical technique involving application of mild heat energy generated by radio frequencies to reshape the cornea. The Conductive Keratoplasty procedure takes just a few minutes and is done using only topical numbing drops. The treatment results in an increase in corneal curvature and focusing power. Most patients will notice some immediate improvement in their near range vision but it can take a few weeks for vision to totally stabilize. Not everyone will be free from their reading glasses after treatment, but most are less dependent. Because Conductive Keratoplasty is minimally invasive and extremely precise, the procedure has exhibited very minimal risk and almost no side effects.
A complete preoperative evaluation is necessary to determine if you are a good candidate for any of these procedures.
Nearsightedness,or myopia, is the condition in which patients see nearby objects clearly, but have difficulty focusing on distant objects. Myopia is normally caused when the eye is too long or the cornea is too steep. This condition causes light rays entering the eye to focus in front of the retina instead of directly on the retina.
Farsightedness, or hyperopia, is a condition that results in blurry close vision and, sometimes, blurry distance vision as well. Hyperopia is normally caused when the eye is too short or the cornea is too flat. In this case, light rays focus behind the retina instead of directly on it.
Most patients with astigmatism are also nearsighted or farsighted. Astigmatism is normally caused when the eye has an irregular curvature of the cornea. In other words, while most people have corneas that are round, or shaped like a basketball, many people with astigmatism have corneas which are shaped like a football. This causes light to focus in more than one point.