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DR WILLIAM BOOTHEConcerns About LASIK
At Boothe Eye Care and Laser Center, we want you to be comfortable addressing our medical staff with Common Questions and Concerns about  LASIK Eye Surgery. Here are some concerns that have been brought to our attention from past patients:

Concerns From Past Patients

Conductive Keratoplasty- CK is performed using a probe about the size of a human strand of hair, which release radiofrequency (RF) energy, shrinking the tissue to increase the curvature of the cornea. LasikPlus will not perform CK.

 

DR WILLIAM BOOTHEDry Eyes After LASIK- Some patients may experience dry eyes after LASIK and PRK. Often it is a temporary side effect during the healing process. If a patient is prone to dry eyes, our medical teams may discuss options with the patient, or discuss non-candidacy if the patient's eyes are too dry to have laser vision correction.

 

LASEK- Or epi-LASIK, may be a Laser Eye Surgery option for patients with thinner corneal epithelia. A solution is used to raise the epithelium. A "bubble" forms through the center of the microkeratome, making it safe to create a flap. After the laser application, the flap is repositioned on the cornea and held in place by a soft, non-prescription contact lens.

 

DR WILLIAM BOOTHEHow Can Pupil Size Impact My LASIK Procedure?
The size of one’s pupil in dim light has long been discussed as a factor in the results of LASIK. As the practice of laser vision correction has evolved, physicians have learned that there are numerous factors in delivering a superb visual result for our patients. The effect that the size of one’s pupil has on vision is one of many factors in how we see after the procedure.

With the advent of Wavefront driven procedures, physicians are now able to analyze all the components of the optics of our eyes that cause blur in our vision. The major factors in our blurred vision are usually Nearsightedness, Farsightedness, and Astigmatism. These three factors can be corrected with glasses or contacts. However, everyone has some degree of other imperfections in the optics of their eyes. These other factors are called “higher order aberrations” and may contribute anywhere from 2% to 20% of the overall blur. The aberrations have names like “coma”, “secondary astigmatism”, “trefoil”, and “spherical aberration”.