Free of Glasses and Contacts

The decision to be free of glasses and contacts must be based on facts, not on a dream of being free of glasses or contacts.

As the LASIK eye surgery technique improves, more people are choosing refractive eye surgery. When you’re not a candidate for LASIK (laser in-situ keratomileusis), no worry. LASEK or PRK (Photo-refractive keratectomy) will correct your vision. LASEK or PRK is performed on one eye at a time with a longer recovery time. But the alternative eye surgery have the same results as LASIK.

When eye surgery makes your nervous, you can opt for a non-surgical vision correction. One eye surgery alternative is called Orthokeratology (Ortho-K). This technology came from the idea of retainers that straighten teeth. Rigid contact lenses mold your cornea in order to improve your astigmatism or are myopia (near sightedness). The eye retainers are worn at night. Eventually, your vision is improved. The retainers are comfortable to wear and easy to care for. To keep the new corneal shape, you wear a contact lens for a short time during the day. The cost is from $800 to $1500 plus the fitting and the lenses. This procedure isn’t permanent so you may have to pay for lenses the next year. Orthokeratology, The Gentle Vision Shaping System™ (GVSS), and Corneal Refractive Therapy (CRT) are different names for the same procedure.

Another new technology is called Laser Vision Glasses. Precise laser beams drill tiny openings into a pair of non-prescription sunglasses. Your near-sightedness, far-sightedness, or astigmatism will improve after only thirty minutes of wearing the sunglasses! Some patients can even see colors better.