Lasek New York

Either Surgery Costs The Army

Either surgery costs the Army about $1,000 per patient, much lower than the approximately $1,700 per eye average paid by the civilian shopper, and could potentially benefit about one-third of the Army’s employees.  Priority for surgery is determined on a case-by-case basis, but soldiers who will be involved in combat are usually favored.

The most well known name in refractive eye surgery, LASIK (laser in situ keratomileusis) provides vision correction through the use of a laser by reshaping the cornea and changing its focusing power.

Since 1993, LASIK has been performed in the United States on millions of patients with the use of a wide variety of different lasers.  This procedure can be used to correct myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness), and astigmatism (misshapen cornea).

Before you undergo LASIK surgery, or any refractive surgery, you will be instructed to discontinue the use of contacts for 1 to 4 weeks prior to surgery to allow the cornea to return to its original shape.  The day of surgery, you will go to your ophthalmologist’s office or surgical center where the procedure will be performed.  A mild anesthetic will be given, usually orally, before surgery, and numbing eye drops will be administered, which eliminate the element of pain, although some patients do experience some discomfort.