Ophthalmologists
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Fast Facts About Laser Vision Correction
Thank you for taking this step in order to learn more about laser vision correction. For most farsighted. nearsighted. and astigmatic people, laser vision correction can reduce dependence upon corrective lenses, allowing a degree of freedom and lifestyle enhancement unimaginable until recently.
There are several ways that your vision can be corrected. including glasses and contacts. Thousands of doctors and tens of thousands of patients have discovered laser vision correction is a safe and effective alternative to the other available methods.
- Laser vision correction is a non-invasive procedure that uses a beam of cool light to reshape the top layer (less than 10%) of your eye. so that images focus correctly on the retina.
- Laser vision correction is entirely different from Radial Keratotomy, as RK is a surgical procedure that involves a series of freehand incisions on the cornea.
- Laser vision correction has been performed worldwide on over 3 million eyes since 1987.
- ClearVision Laser Centers has performed over 140,000 procedures since January 1996.
- Recent studies show ninety-eight percent of patients no longer required glasses or contact lenses to pass a driver's license test without correction.
- When looked at over a 20-year period, the cost and care of contact lenses could be double that of the one-time laser vision correction treatment.
- Laser vision correction patients can return to work between 24 and 48 hours after the procedure.
- Side effects including vision fluctuations, haze, or glare are usually temporary and often diminish within 3-4 days.
- Laser vision correction is affordable for all through The vision Financing Plan TM: Patient Financing Program.
Call Hartzell Eye Doctors at: (717) 243-8606 for an appointment with one of our ophthalmologists.
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