lasik surgery Orange County Dr. Chebil

Orange County's Premier Lasik Eye Center

Dr. Alexandra Chebil, MD
(949) 251-0229

LASIK Self Test
($100 towards your procedure)

LASIK Surgery

Day of Surgery
Before you undergo your laser eye surgery, your prescription will be verified and you will meet with a surgical counselor.

Verification of Prescription
We will verify your eye prescription and measure your pupils to ensure the accuracy of results. If you wear contact lenses, please refer to our Contact Lens Policy about how long before the vision correction surgery you should remove your contact lenses.

Surgical Counseling
The surgical counselor will explain the different steps you are about to go through, and provide you with all of the necessary post-operative instructions, such as how to use the eye drops, etc. You will also be required to sign a consent form. We will also ensure that payment has been made and will schedule an appointment for your 24-hour post-operative assessment.

To help you relax before your surgery, you will also be given the option of taking a mild sedative, such as Xanax.

Laser vision correction is a quick and painless procedure.

Find out more about the procedure itself.
You will be escorted to the operating room where you and Dr. Alexandra will again discuss the procedure you are about to undergo. Feel free to ask Dr. Alexandra any additional questions.

The procedure generally requires ten minutes of operating room time, during which the laser is used for less than a minute on each eye. However, the actual duration of the procedure may vary according to the type and amount of correction needed.

LASIK PROCEDURE (STANDARD AND CUSTOM)
The LASIK procedure involves two steps; the creation of the corneal flap by a precision flap making instrument, and the reshaping of the cornea with an excimer laser. Essentially, the excimer laser is used to reshape the cornea by removing tissue from its middle layer.

Before the procedure begins, eye drops are used to numb your eyes.

While you relax on the treatment bed, your eyelids are gently held open and a precision flap-making instrument is carefully positioned.

You will be asked to focus on a special fixation light. Dr. Alexandra activates a precision instrument electronically and seconds later is able to fold away a corneal flap, revealing the middle layer of the cornea.

The cornea is then reshaped by an excimer laser.

More specifically: To treat myopia (nearsightedness) the cornea is flattened to reduce converging power of the eye. This is achieved by removing more tissue from the centre of the cornea than around.

To treat hyperopia (farsightedness) the central cornea is steepened to enhance the converging power of the eye. This is achieved by removing more tissue from the periphery than the center.

To treat astigmatism, the cornea must be made more spherical (uniformly curved). By changing the pattern of the beam, tissue is removed in one direction more than the other.

The corneal flap is then repositioned. Natural forces hold the flap in place until surface healing is complete.

Dr. Alexandra uses the latest excimer lasers from the world leaders in laser vision correction technology, including Bausch & Lomb, Visx and Wavelight.

The LASIK procedure offers extremely fast recovery: within hours of the surgery, the flap has usually begun to heal. Most patients are able to resume day-to-day activities just 24 hours after the surgery. You will receive a prescription for eye drops to use for five (5) days after surgery. You must also wear sunglasses at night to prevent rubbing your eyes for the first two nights after surgery.

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2192 Martin, Suite 135, Irvine, CA 92612

LASIK Center Medical Group - Irvine 2192 Martin Suite 135 Irvine, CA 92612 Phone: 949-251-0229 Fax: 949-251-8945