LASIK Safety
We Are Dedicated to the Safety of Our LASIK and Laser Eye Surgery Patients
At LaserVue Eye Center, your safety is our first priority. Our team of dedicated laser eye surgeons and specialized staff are committed to both your safety and your results. At LaserVue, we offer a full range of vision correction procedures including LASIK, SMILE, PRK, EVO ICL, RLE (Refractive Lens Exchange), and CXL (Corneal Cross Linking).
Not just a “LASIK clinic”, LaserVue is fully equipped to optimally support the visual needs of our patients and recommend which procedure is best suited for your stage of life and lifestyle.
We believe that not everyone is a good candidate for LASIK eye surgery. When it comes to your eyes, being discriminating is appropriate. Only careful examination of your eyes and your individual needs will determine whether vision correction is right for you. We welcome your questions and concerns about laser vision correction.
“I had Wavefront LASIK and I couldn’t be more pleased with the results! Dr. Bansal and his staff are wonderful – very professional and friendly. My vision is better now than it was with contact lenses and glasses. I wish I would have had LASIK sooner.”
— Jeffrey Kuhn MD, Anesthesiologist
Wavefront LASIK Patient at LaserVue Eye Center
LaserVue Eye Center’s LASIK and Laser Eye Surgery Safety Precautions
- We use state-of-the art diagnostic equipment including Wavefront technology for custom vision correction.
- We take highly detailed corneal measurements, measuring your 3D corneal topography and corneal thickness, to identify irregularities that may eliminate patients as candidates for certain laser vision correction procedures and assess risk for glare and halos.
- We use Visx Star S4 IR & Allegretto Wave excimer lasers with eye tracking and auto-centering, versus manually in most other laser systems.
- We use the IntraLase® femtosecond laser for bladeless flap creation in performing step one of LASIK surgery. We believe this is the safest and most accurate technology for corneal flap creation available today.
- Our lasers are maintained and serviced exclusively by the original manufacturers to FDA-approved specifications.
- We check laser fluence, or total laser energy delivered per unit area, prior to each vision correction treatment.
- LaserVue facilities use an uninterruptible power backup to maintain consistent power connection to our devices and technologies.
- At LaserVue Eye Center, our staff is dedicated to laser vision correction procedures and specialized training in refractive surgery techniques. Our Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) ensures a high standard of sterile surgical protocol and safety throughout your surgery.
- Our patients are sterile-prepped prior to surgery. Patients are treated with antibiotic eye drops preoperatively, intraoperatively, and postoperatively (before, during, and after surgery) to reduce any potential risk of infection.
- When you visit us, we take the time to educate you on the risks and benefits of LASIK surgery, alternate treatment options, and to answer your questions with no commitment or pressure. LaserVue is committed to providing high quality vision health education and resources.
- At LaserVue, we are transparent when our exams determine a patient to be a poor candidate for LASIK surgery. We offer a wide suite of services that allow us to meet a diverse range of vision challenges, and we don't upsell or manipulate any information about your candidacy. Our top priority is giving you all of the information you need to make an informed decision about your care.
- We are very proud of our surgical protocol, surgical techniques, and state-of-the-art technology. Most importantly, we are proud of our surgical results and our patient satisfaction!
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Is LASIK Safer Than Contacts?
If you wear contacts and are considering LASIK, but have not yet joined over a million people who have LASIK every year, you may be interested to learn that contacts might not be the safest choice for correcting your vision.
One study by expert ophthalmologists investigated the safety of contact lenses when compared to LASIK and the findings were astounding. One of the authors, William Mathers, MD, who specializes in treating serious eye infection, estimates that the risk of significant vision loss is five times higher with contact lenses (due to infection) than with laser vision correction over time. According to the study author, the risk of vision loss with contact lenses “remain(s) even when the wearer does everything right.”
Although both contacts and vision correction are safe ways to and risks are very small, we invite you to come in for a free consultation to discuss the best option for your vision.
Meet with An Experienced and Trusted LASIK Surgeon at LaserVue Eye Center
Interested in LASIK or other laser eye surgery options in the San Francisco Bay Area? LaserVue Eye Centers in San Francisco and Santa Rosa have successfully performed thousands of LASIK laser surgeries, and improved the vision of our patients across Northern California and the U.S.
Meet Dr. Jay Bansal, Dr. Stephanie Wangyu and our other doctors, give our offices a call at 1-800-LASER-45, or fill out a contact form online for a free consultation.
At LaserVue Eye Center, we make your patient experience and your results our top priority. The expertise and skill of our LASIK surgeons, paired with the latest FDA-approved technological advancements in laser eye surgery, allow us to customize a safe LASIK treatment tailored to your vision needs. We strive to give our patients the best possible vision, safely, quickly and effectively.
*Not all patients are candidates for LASIK. Candidacy must be determined by a medical professional. Risks, side-effects, and realistic expectations will be discussed during your exam prior to surgery. Individual results do vary. Speak To Our Vision Experts For More Information.
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Helping you to achieve your personal best vision is our mission at LaserVue Eye Center. Wondering where to start?
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