LASIK

This is the question we hear the most! Most of our patients describe the sensation during LASIK as little more than a slight pressure. At the start of the procedure, Dr. Ighani will apply numbing drops. No injections! You may also be given oral relaxation medication beforehand. Most patients tell us they experienced little to no discomfort and are back to most normal activities the very next day!

You’re going to love this answer. In the vast majority of cases, LASIK takes less than 10 minutes for both eyes! In the amount of time it takes you to take out and clean your contacts or find your lost glasses, you can achieve visual freedom! Awesome, right?

Every patient is different with their own unique eyes, so the answer; it depends. Patients who are extremely nearsighted might take a little longer to recover than those who are only slightly nearsighted. Although many of our patients wake up the next day with near 20/20 vision, it is normal for some patients who have stronger prescriptions to take a little more time for their eyes to adjust and heal completely.

It’s not uncommon for some patients to experience mild side effects. The biggest side effect we have in our area is dry eyes because of the harsher Texas environment. Other side effects can include double vision, or even seeing halos around lights for a few weeks. Many of these side effects will resolve on their own.

Another common concern! Let us put your mind at ease. Blinking is actually stopped by the placement of an instrument called a lid speculum, which gently holds back your upper and lower eyelids. Dr. Ighani will place it after you receive the anesthetic drops.

At Ighani Eye Care, we offer straightforward, all-inclusive pricing for our LASIK procedures. We don’t offer gimmicky specials or buy one eye, get one free pricing models. We have one simple LASIK price for everyone. It may not be the cheapest in town, but it is straightforward, comprehensive and includes all your pre- and post-op appointments as well as surgeon and facility fees. And it comes with the very highest level of care for your eyes! We will be happy to give you this price at your free, no-obligation LASIK consultation.

LASIK is classified by most insurance companies as elective surgery, meaning it is not a covered expense. But making eye care affordable for everyone is something we are passionate about at Ighani Eye Care. Check out our FINANCING PAGE to learn more about our pricing structure and affordable payment plans.

Since the eyes do not fully stabilize until a person is in their late teens or early 20s, it is required that patients be at least 18 years old to have LASIK. We will also want to see you have a steady eye prescription that hasn’t changed for over a year.

No worries here. We offer several LASIK alternatives that you may be a better candidate for! A no-obligation LASIK consultation is a first step in determining which vision correction procedure is right for you.

This is a common misconception. But the short answer is NO, it doesn’t. LASIK creates a permanent change to the cornea, so the treatment will not fade over time. However as the eye ages, vision problems unrelated to the corneal surface can still occur, namely presbyopia (over-40 vision) and cataracts. When we assess your vision at Ighani Eye Care, we can determine which of our many advanced vision-correcting procedures is right for you.