Ophthalmology Blog

The first few weeks after LASIK are an exciting time. Your vision is back! Now, help keep it intact by following our “Life After LASIK” guidelines and aftercare instructions.

LASIK is a great way for people to see life without the demands of glasses or the annoyance of contact lenses. Now with the advancement of all-laser LASIK, the procedure is even more precise and customizable. However, not everyone is a great LASIK candidate.

In order to determine your LASIK candidacy it is important to have a thorough evaluation by our LASIK surgeon, Dr. Arthur Benjamin. During your initial visit with us, you will be personally evaluated and counseled by our LASIK team which includes our knowledgeable technicians and Dr. Benjamin himself.

Flapless LASIK is a term used for any laser vision correction procedure that does not involve the creation of a corneal flap. The flap has been found to be the root cause of most LASIK-related complications, so removing it increases the safety of the procedure and eliminates many risks. This procedure is also commonly known as PRK.

The first few weeks after LASIK are an exciting time. Your vision is back! Now, help keep it intact by following our “Life After LASIK” guidelines and aftercare instructions.

Factors such as technology, surgeon's skill and experience greatly influence the cost of LASIK. Benjamin Eye Institute has the latest, most advanced equipment on the market as well as outstanding experience in ophthalmology.

Choosing a LASIK surgeon is not an easy task. You only have one pair of eyes after all. At Benjamin Eye Institute, we pride ourselves on offering the state-of-the-art technology and exceptional surgical skills of Dr. Benjamin. Read more to see what makes our practice stand out!

Don't trust those advertisements that are offering you a LASIK surgery at unreasonably low prices. This is just an old bait that works wonders to catch your attention and make you come to an office for a consultation. Once you are there, the price will double up for all the "extras," trust us. Anyways, you always get what you pay for. Invest in LASIK surgery, since you are worth it!

If a patient is not satisfied with the outcome of the cataract surgery he/she used to have two options: to get used to it or to replace the artificial lens one more time. Replacing an artificial lens, though, is much more risky than an initial cataract operation. However, Refractive Index Shaping is changing the game. It allows to change the refractive index of the IOL (intraocular lens) that were implanted during the cataract surgery.

Contact lenses are much more dangerous than LASIK due to potential risk of eye infections, dryness and possible outcome of long-term use of contacts - loss of vision. New technology makes LASIK safe, and just like any other operation complications might happen, but with an experienced surgeon chances are no more that 1-2%. As age-related farsightedness or cataract comes later in life, people who have LASIK need to keep all their medical data. But for those who lost their medical records, we can make special measurements with a machine that gives you data, on the basis of which you know how the lens sits.