LASIK Surgery
The ideal LASIK candidate will:
- Have a nearsighted refractive error of -1.00 or greater
- Have a farsighted refractive error of +1.00 to +4.00
- Be over 18 years of age
- Have a prescription that has not changed significantly in the past year
- Have healthy corneas
- Be in general good health
- Have realistic expectations
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LASIK is a popular and commonly performed method of vision correction that is relatively painless and provides almost immediate results after surgery. "Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis" surgery - abbreviated LASIK - uses a laser beam to physically reshape the cornea to correct the imperfections that cause blurred vision. Additionally, for those patients who qualify, wave-front guided LASIK, or CustomVue, brings a whole new level of precision and accuracy to LASIK surgery. Often, this surgical reshaping can reduce or even eliminate the need for glasses or contact lenses. Nearsighted, farsighted and astigmatic patients may potentially benefit from LASIK surgery.
Wilmington, Scott W. Tunis, M.D., currently offers this procedure at our Wilmington 17th Street office. Dr. Tunis has been performing refractive procedures for over 18 years. He was involved in the FDA studies for myopic LASIK and began performing LASIK procedures in June 1995. Dr. Tunis has performed more than 10,000 laser and refractive procedures.
Raleigh, Kerry E. Hunt, M.D., earned his Bachelor of Science degree at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan and went on to medical school at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. He completed his internship in general medicine at Naval Medical Center in San Diego, California, and completed his ophthalmology residency at the same institution. His broad range of experience includes that of Flight Surgeon with the Marine Air Corps, Staff Physician specializing in ophthalmology at National Naval Medical Center, and Specialty Leader for Ophthalmology with the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, US. Navy. Dr. Hunt is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
In other locations, your Doctors Vision Center Doctor can refer you to a qualified laser surgeon near you.
DoctorsVisionCenter® utilizes a state of the art VISX S4 IR Wavefront laser. VISX pioneered the development of excimer laser systems and remains the industry leader in quality and innovation.
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