Lasik Cost - How Much Does Lasik Cost

1. Lasik Cost - How Much Does Lasik Cost? Wearing contact lenses and glasses is a cumbersome task for most people and they have an impact on the active lifestyles. Hence people starting thinking to take permanent charge to correct their vision in a better way. In recent years, researchers and specialists have made incredible advancements in correcting the vision based on individual conditions. While there are many types of vision correction procedures, the success and the results are better for surgeries that involve the work to reshape the cornea of the eye allowing the light to pass through to focus on the retina. Among all the surgery types, the LASIK procedure is the most popular and renowned laser vision correction technology. The procedure is done to fully correct nearsightedness, farsightedness, or astigmatism conditions thereby greatly reduce or perhaps eliminate the hassle of wearing contact lenses and glasses. Before deciding on the LASIK surgery to correct your vision, it is essential to know about the types of LASIK procedure available and their cost. Depending on the eye condition of an individual, different technology is used to correct the vision or to make the vision better. Types of LASIK procedure available Wavefront optimized LASIK The most advanced LASIK and PRK procedures followed by the doctors today are wavefront-optimized LASIK procedures. In this procedure, the laser is developed to maintain the natural shape of the cornea once after the treatment. The laser ablation improves the shape of the cornea accounting its curvature and thereby increases the number of peripheral pulses. The procedure minimizes the higher-order induction aberrations thus results in better visual quality and less or rare complaints. Like in conventional procedures, the patient's refractive index alone is taken into

2. consideration for programming the procedure for the wave-front optimized laser ablation and thus do not address preexisting higher-order aberrations. The procedure might not be right if you have the following conditions: Large pupils Corneal scarring During pregnancy or nursing conditions Eye conditions such as glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy or cataracts Other health issues Cost The cost of the procedure varies based on the geographical location as the larger cities have higher rates due to the cost of living and rents, and the extra wavelength technology that is required to correct your vision also adds up to the overall cost. Overall, for the single eye surgery, wavefront LASIK usually costs around $1,449 which gives a better outcome with 20/20 vision accuracy. Wavefront-guided LASIK The procedure is a completely personalized treatment for your eye anatomy and vision and thus uses detailed measurements of light waves that are necessary to travel through the eye to perform the procedure. Here the wavefront sensing aberrometer is electronically transferred to program the ablation. The subjective refraction is measured to program the procedure unlike the conventional excimer laser and optimized laser treatments. The main advantage in guided LASIK is it attempts to treat lower and higher-order aberrations by applying complex wavelength deviation patterns based on the individual eye condition to treat their vision. The higher-order aberrations require a non-radially symmetric pattern of ablation and thus require accurate registration to deliver the right procedure. Further, the guided laser uses pupil – tracking system to

3. maintain the centration during the procedure and thereby delivers accurate ablation profile. Cost The price again varies based on the location and as the procedure involves deep measurements and wavelength requirement, the procedure cost around usually $1000-$4000 and the cost might reduce 50-75% outside the US. Again the cost varies based on the personalized eye condition of an individual which might goes slightly up or down the above-mentioned cost. Topography guided LASIK The procedure also known as Contoura LASIK or Topography linked LASIK uses detailed and accurate measurements of the cornea surface to program the laser to address the vision problems that are caused due to the corneal irregularities including scars along with the refractive errors. This is not a type of wavefront procedure, but rather provides more personalized vision correction compared to that of conventional LASIK. The patients reported better experience in vision quality as the topography- guided LASIK treats both eye shape of the patient along with the surface texture of the cornea simultaneously unlike normal conventional LASIK treatment which corrects only the eye shape. This treats specs removal along with corneal irregularities by treating visual axis thereby providing sharpest vision. Additionally, the procedure is blade-less, pain-less, stitch- less, with no injection procedures, no bandages, and no hospitalizations and just walk in and out protocols. Cost This bladeless surgery procedure varies based on the location across the globe, and the cost approximately $1,749 per eye, and many institutes achieve over 65% 20/15 vision correction.

4. All-Laser LASIK The procedure is also called PRK – (Photo-Refractive Keratectomy) is the type of LASIK procedure typically used where there are fewer chances for flap creation especially in people with too thin corneas, too large pupils or eye conditions where high safety is required to create a flap. In this procedure, the ophthalmologists use a femtosecond laser to create a corneal flap thus eliminates the need for a bladed surgical option for the treatment. The procedure allows a wider application of maintaining the excellent outcomes along with the safety of a microkeratome. Many feel comfortable undergoing the procedure as it doesn't involve the use of the blade. With PKR, corneal tissue is saved without creating a flap. Cost The cost of the PKR varies depending on your location, experience of the surgeon, and your eye condition. On average, the cost of the procedure might vary anywhere around $1800-$4000. While few institutions reported their cost was $1695 per eye which includes procedure fees, facility fees, and preoperative and follow-up fees. Other institutions reported their cost as $1500 per eye and few charges up to $3000 per eye. Other types of LASIK procedures: Advanced surface ablations Epi-LASIK ReLEx SmILE Topo link PRK LASIK Xtra