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This refractive surgery options chart can help you determine which options are the most ideal for your level of correction. Remember, your best option will be determined during an office visit, at which time we take into account your visual needs, job, hobbies and reading vision.

 

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PRK - Photorefractive Keratectomy
LASIK - Laser Assisted In-situ Keratomileusis
IOL - Intra-Ocular Lens Implant
AK - Astigmatic Keratotomy
* - Includes phakic and aphakic IOLs

This chart is meant only as a guide. In your consultation, we will help you decide which procedure is best for your situation.    

How To Read The Charts

The Options chart is read in diopters, the unit of optical measurement.

• Look at your prescription.
• If a minus sign appears before the first number (sometimes noted as "sphere") then you are nearsighted, or myopic. Follow the number down the nearsighted chart to determine the refractive surgery options for your level of correction.
• If a plus sign appears before the first sphere number then you are farsighted, or hyperopic. Follow the number down the farsighted side of the chart to find your refractive options.
  

Astigmatism

The second number on a glasses prescription card shows your level of astigmatism. It's sometimes labeled "cyl" or "cylinder".

• Follow this number to determine which correction options are available to you.
• The third number in a prescription is the axis of the astigmatism. It is an important number for us to utilize during your treatment, but it is not a number that will help you use the above charts to assess which procedures are good options for your correction.
  

What Vision Correction Option is the best for you?

Use the above tables as a guideline. Please remember that this is a guide to give you an idea of the range your correction falls within and the options available. The best review of your currently-available options occurs during your consultation in our office.