South Texas Eye Institute – IntraLase® Custom LASIK in San Antonio, Texas
Numerous patients have seen astonishing vision improvements since refractive surgery was introduced. No procedures have seen more frequent success at South Texas Eye Institute than IntraLase® custom LASIK and PRK. Our San Antonio, Texas office will help determine the best refractive surgery option for you.
How LASIK works
In recent years, Laser Assisted in-Situ Keratomileusis (or LASIK), has found an even larger niche in modern refractive surgery. In lieu of scraping away the epithelium (the outermost layer of the cornea), LASIK involves creating a flap of corneal tissue, which is then folded to the side. An excimer laser is used to reshape the stromal tissue, the layer below the epithelium. Following treatment the flap is repositioned and the two cellular surfaces quickly heal. The hinged flap technique has become renowned for the speed and ease of visual recovery, and there is no pain.
Apart from traditional LASIK, South Texas Eye Institute offers IntraLase® custom LASIK. Visit our San Antonio office to determine which is best suited to fit your needs.
IntraLase®
IntraLase®, available at our San Antonio, Texas office, is a femtosecond laser used to cut a corneal tissue flap. This technological advance now allows LASIK surgeons to create the corneal flap with levels of safety and precision not previously available. This new technique provides the patient and the surgeon an alternative to the traditional microkeratome blade procedure for creating the tissue flap.
Not only have surgeons found the IntraLase® all-laser technique to offer unique safety advantages and greater precision, they have also found that the IntraLase® all-laser capability has broadened the range of patients to whom LASIK can be offered. Either Dr. Andrew J. Cottingham, Dr. James Eggers or Dr. Lisa Martén would be happy to personally discuss with you the exciting possibilities of treatment with IntraLase® at our San Antonio, Texas office.
Custom LASIK
We offer CustomVue™ custom LASIK at our San Antonio, Texas office, the newest, most advanced technology in custom laser vision correction. CustomVue™ is superior to conventional laser correction alone. Customized to your eyes' unique vision needs, this technology also makes it easy to correct for higher order vision aberrations affecting vision in low light situations.
The CustomVue™ procedure is performed in three steps. First, each of your eyes' unique aberrations are captured and mapped using a Wavefront™ technology device. Next, each eye's Wavefront™ map is fed into a computer to guide the laser during the vision correction process. Finally, the excimer laser reshapes each cornea.
Your vision is corrected more precisely and accurately using CustomVue™ custom LASIK technology. Because the Wavefront™ map is a direct reflection of your eyes' unique needs, the result is superior to other vision correction techniques. Using CustomVue™ technology during laser vision correction translates into fewer problems with glare and halos after the procedure. Contact South Texas Laser Institute to learn about custom LASIK in San Antonio.
At South Texas Eye Institute, both custom LASIK and IntraLase® have had amazing success. When performed by a qualified refractive surgeon, such procedures have been known to restore 20/40 vision to almost all patients - most achieve 20/20 vision. Incidents of complications are low and are still decreasing, which explains why more and more people are turning to refractive surgery to free themselves of their lifelong dependency on glasses and contacts. To speak with a staff member of South Texas Eye Institute about custom LASIK or IntraLase®, contact our San Antonio office today.
PRK
PRK - which stands for photorefractive keratectomy - was the first laser refractive surgery technique performed on a widespread basis. PRK entails the removal of the cells of the epithelium. This is done with the laser by mechanically scraping. This exposes the stromal tissue. The special excimer laser is then used to remove fine layers of the stroma in a pattern designed to make appropriate changes to an individual patient's vision. The epithelium regenerates naturally. The entire process is performed under topical anesthesia (eye drops).
To speak with a representative from South Texas Eye about IntraLase® custom LASIK, contact our San Antonio, Texas LASIK doctors today.
Refractive surgery prices
- Traditional LASIK: $995 per eye
- Traditional LASIK enhancement: $600 per eye
- CustomVue™ LASIK: $1350 per eye
- CustomVue™ LASIK enhancement: $750 per eye (performed to improve patients who have had traditional LASIK previously)
- IntraLase® LASIK (all laser lasik): $1350 per eye
- IntraLase® CustomVue™ LASIK: $1700 per eye
- PRK: $1200 per eye
- CK (Conductive Keratoplasty): $900
Please note that our prices do not change according to patient's optical prescription
All preoperative and postoperative care is included and personally provided by our surgeons, either Dr. Andrew J. Cottingham, Dr. James Eggers or Dr. Lisa Martén.
To schedule a consultation in San Antonio, Texas for refractive surgery, contact our LASIK and CK® doctors today.