Santa Monica Lasik Eye Surgeons

For vision-deficient patients in Santa Monica, a LASIK eye surgeon may hold the key to lifelong independence from eyeglasses and contact lenses. A vision correction technique that uses laser technology to reshape the cornea, LASIK eye surgery can help patients achieve 20/20 vision without the need to make incisions or sutures. Patients generally recover from the procedure very rapidly, with many reporting functional vision within hours of the operation. It is common for patients not to miss a single day of work or school.

IntraLase is a trademarked all laser LASIK eye surgery procedure that uses no blades at all. Here's how it works in Santa Monica sight correction clinics:

1. The doctor determines the depth to which the cornea must be penetrated by the laser light.
2. Using the laser, the doctor creates a collection of tiny bubbles at the predetermined depth.
3. Passing the laser through the patient's cornea, the doctor places more bubbles beneath the cornea itself.
4. The diameter of the patient's cornea is accessed via a third set of bubble stacks. This creates a flap.
5. During the final step, the doctor uses the laser to lift the flap and reshape the cornea. The flap seals itself when the last phase of the procedure is complete, and no stitches are necessary.

Find a Santa Monica LASIK Eye Surgeon

Patients in Santa Monica who qualify have astigmatism, nearsightedness or farsightedness, stable vision and are at least 18 years of age. The highly skilled and world-renowned sight correction experts at the Maloney Vision Institute in Los Angeles service all of Southern California.