Thank you for looking to our web site for information about LASIK and Laser Vision Correction. You’ve taken the first step toward eliminating glasses or contacts from your life and improving your vision forever. And like you, the number one reason our patients want to have this procedure is the freedom to be and do more - all without contact lenses or glasses and the hassles that go with them. At The Eye Center, we are proud to be the premier ophthalmology and Laser Vision Correction Specialty practice - serving all of your medical eye care needs.

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This exciting, life-changing procedure can open up your world with the amazing power to see. If you are a good candidate, and have determined that Laser Vision Correction is the right choice for you, then don't let your glasses or contacts define your lifestyle.

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Doctors have been routinely treating refractive vision errors with incisions for over 25 years. In the early 1980's researchers found that IBM's new Excimer laser (used initially for etching computer chips) had medical applications as well. Today's technologically advanced Excimer laser is now in its 2nd decade of use for treating nearsightedness (myopia), farsightedness (hyperopia) and astigmatism. LASIK is the most advanced vision correction procedure available today. To date, medical doctors around the world have performed over 5 million procedures. Dr. Rende’s own statistics show that 100% of his patients achieve "driving vision" or better without glasses.

Dr. Rende uses the state-of-the-art VISX Star S4 excimer laser to perform vision correction

It's "cool" or non-thermal light beam corrects vision by reshaping the cornea (outer window of the eye) so that light rays focus more precisely on the retina, thereby eliminating or reducing refractive errors and the need for glasses or contacts. Ever since their introduction in ophthalmology, lasers have been effective tools for correcting nearsightedness and astigmatism. As laser technology has improved, a variety of laser vision correction techniques have been developed that are safe and accurate.

Today's most advanced laser vision correction procedure has raised this technology to new levels. The newest laser vision correction procedure reshapes the cornea to more accurately focus light onto the back of the eye. While the laser works on the cornea, it also protects the integrity of this tissue, which is one of the most delicate parts of the eye. The technique does not require any sutures, and the healing process begins immediately after the procedure.

Here are a few facts about Laser Vision Correction:

•	Laser Vision Correction is a procedure that uses a beam of cool light to reshape the top layer of the cornea, so that images focus correctly on the retina.
•	Laser Vision Correction is entirely different from Radial Keratotomy; RK is a surgical procedure that involves a series of freehand incisions on the cornea.
•	Laser Vision Correction has been performed worldwide on over 5 million eyes since 1987.
•	The FDA approved Laser Vision Correction in the United States in November 1995.
•	Laser Vision Correction procedures require the patient to spend less than one hour at the laser center.
•	Laser Vision Correction is affordable for everyone through our patient financing program.

Perform better, naturally in ways that matter most to YOU.

With Laser Vision Correction you can enjoy the freedom, ease and safety benefits better vision offers. Imagine driving, swimming, traveling - even just reading the alarm clock in the morning - all without groping for glasses or fussing with contacts. Our patients tell us that LASIK allows them to perform better, naturally - in ways that matter most to them.

Thank you again for seeking our expertise. Please feel free to call our attentive office staff, toll-free: 1-(877) 442-EYES, or call us directly, at: (619) 442-3937. We’ll be happy to answer any additional questions you may have and when you are ready, schedule your free consultation personally with Dr. Rende.

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