Park Avenue LASEK

You have to add up all the hours you use your eyes for near, like reading, computer, phone Then compare that to all the hours per week you drive a car at night for 99% of New Yorkers, the former VASTLY outnumbers the latter Another way of thinking about this is as follows: would you rather do both eyes for distance and then need to use readers 10 hours/day or do 1 eye for near, and then need to use night drivers for a few hours per WEEK? You can also call my office and ask to do a CONTACT LENS TRIAL FOR MONOVISION 85% of patients accept monovision, including myself and my Patient Coordinator the other 15% do not have an eye that is very dominant, is the problem hope this helps, and thanks for asking here, not by email, so other people see my answer, you are a VERY SMART patient, and i LOVE those as they do BETTER because they follow my directions TO THE LETTER :)

Hi Cindy, I'm the new Practice Manager. It's possible to get LASEK as soon as the day after your initial consult, but you would need to call the office to prepare for that. It is preferrable to schedule your surgery within a couple months of your consult, as additional testing may be needed if you delay longer than that. But best to review those questions and timing with the Doctor during the consult to provide you with the best and safest plan for your eyes based on your current prescription and eye health. We look forward to talking to you and giving you the safest, no-cut, perfect vision!

Good answer by one of my patients!:) LASEK is non-cutting, unlike LASIK, which I had myself in 1999. LASIK involves cutting a flap in your cornea, which causes 3 things: 1) some dry eyes as this kills most of your corneal nerves, so your blink rate is abnormal (prolonged), 2) some night glare bc your cornea afterwards is in 2 pieces that don't ever fully heal, and 3) increased risk of trauma for the rest of your life, so if you get poked in the eye at area where these 2 pieces meet, your flap can come back up, and sometimes get torn off By skipping the flap-cutting step of LASIK, LASEK prevents dry eyes, night glare, and is much safer during the procedure and also afterwards, and virtually eliminates the chance of ectasia or iatrogenic keratoconus postop (the worst complication after LASIK, for which you might need a corneal transplant) LASEK can also safely treat much higher prescriptions than LASIK can, again because by not cutting a flap the MD has much more tissue to work with