FAQ

Advanced all laser lasik means healing is very fast. Most people see better immediately and return to work the next day.

Your follow-up care is as important as the actual procedure. In order to allow your eyes to heal and maintain your new vision, you'll be asked to protect your eyes from the sun and from other elements. Make-up and mascara should be avoided around the eyes as well for a short period of time.

You are required to come to our office within the first 24 hours after your LASIK procedure for your first post-operative appointment.

You'll want to wear your eye shield at bedtime for one week (two weeks if you sleep on your stomach) to keep from rubbing your eyes while asleep. Light exercise is okay, but you'll want to avoid excessive workouts for five days.

You may fly two days after surgery.

Monovision is a strategy for eliminating the need for bifocals or reading glasses. The goal of the treatment is to achieve spectacle freedom while performing everyday visual tasks. Monovision can be achieved through the use of contact lenses or LASIK.

For this to be successful, careful pre-operative planning must be done which includes:

• Determination of eye dominance and working distance
• Simulation of monovision with loose lens test and/or soft contact lens
• Planning for treatment of any corneal astigmatism that may be present

No. Many of the discount LASIK centers want you to believe that LASIK should be purchased like a "commodity." In fact, the following aspects of LASIK matter just as much as the surgery itself:

• A surgeon's experience
• Lasers used during the procedure
• Diagnostic technology
• Follow-up care

Our team is happy to answer any questions. Call us at 310.275.5533, or schedule a visit to learn more about our financing specials and cost breakdown.

The FDA recognizes LASIK surgery to be a safe and effective method of vision correction. Certain health conditions can increase your risk of developing complications with LASIK surgery.

LASIK is so low risk that even a failed procedure doesn't mean blindness, it just means that you might be a point off on the eyesight chart.

It's so safe that Dr. Benjamin has performed the surgery on many of his family members and has undergone the procedure himself.

The goal of any refractive procedure is to reduce dependence on glasses or contact lenses. However, it is impossible to guarantee a 20/20 result. At the same time, it is possible that we will be able to achieve even better vision than 20/20.

We have our own LASIK suite, unlike most centers that share suites with many doctors. This allows us to provide customizations and features that provide outstanding results and ensure our patients achieve their best vision.

At Benjamin Eye Institute, we have a unique, autonomous climate-control system in our laser suite. The air passes through a series of HEPA filters, which prevent bacteria from contaminating the surgical environment.

LASIK eye surgery is a safe, effective, and stable procedure. At Benjamin Eye Institute, patients will be thoroughly screened for conditions that may affect their LASIK candidacy.

VISIAN IMPLANTABLE CONTACT LENS (ICL)

ICLs are also known as permanent contact lenses. This surgery option is very different from LASIK, which involves laser removal of microscopic pieces of corneal tissue.

PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY (PRK)

PRK is similar to LASIK in that the same type of excimer laser is used. However, instead of creating a corneal flap like LASIK, a laser beam is applied directly to the surface of the eye.

CLEAR LENS REPLACEMENT (CLR)

Clear Lens Replacement surgery is typically suggested for individuals experiencing presbyopia or extreme farsightedness (hyperopia) for whom LASIK or PRK are not suitable.

The cornea is full of tiny irregularities that make it impossible for you to see better than with glasses. With topographic LASIK, we make thousands of measurements over the entire surface of the cornea to see higher-order aberrations.

Having a detailed map, we are able to smooth out your refractive errors. Therefore, the possibility of such side effects as glare, halos and poor night vision is almost fully eliminated.

No. Prior to surgery, numbing eye drops are applied to numb up the eye during the procedure. Many patients report no discomfort or just very mild discomfort following LASIK in the 24 to 48 hours following surgery.

While LASIK or PRK are safe, precise, stable and effective procedures not everyone is a great candidate. Patients may be ineligible for LASIK if they suffer from any of the following conditions:

• Thin corneas
• Corneal scarring
• A history of dry eye
• A high degree of refractive errors
• Large pupils

For patients who are not ideal candidates for traditional LASIK methods, Dr. Benjamin offers alternatives. Schedule a consultation today.

Conventional LASIK uses a mechanical blade (microkeratome). 99% of all flap complications are caused by the blade. That is why we use a femtosecond laser instead of a knife; the laser creates a perfect flap under full computer control. This purely laser procedure is called ALL-LASER LASIK.

Numbing eye drops are applied to the eye to alleviate any discomfort during the procedure. LASIK is performed on each eye separately, with each procedure taking only about five minutes.

First, Dr. Benjamin uses a femtosecond laser to create a thin, circular flap in the cornea. The flap is then folded back to access the underlying cornea and Dr. Benjamin eliminates some corneal tissue using an excimer laser.

After the laser reshapes the cornea, the flap is then laid back in place, covering the area where the corneal tissue was removed. The cornea is then allowed to heal naturally.

LASIK is an acronym that stands for Laser Assisted in Situ Keratomileusis. Simply put, Dr. Benjamin utilizes a laser to reshape the inner cornea of the eye. It is the most common eye surgery performed in the country.

LASIK is an FDA-approved procedure that is painless, fast, and effective. Modern All-Laser Wavefront Optimized LASIK may even help patients achieve better vision than is possible with glasses or contacts, and even better than 20/20.