(openPR) - By exploring LASIK at Sugarland Eye & Laser vision correction Center, you are taking the first step towards freedom from glasses and contact lenses. At Sugarland Eye & Laser Center, you will be working with unsurpassed technology, VIP service, a courteous staff that will know you by name, and a very experienced and personal physician. LASIK can treat nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism. With monovision or blended vision correction, LASIK can also correct Presbyopia or age-related farsightedness.

Not all LASIK vision correction centers are the same. Some supply old technologies or surgeons that you see for only 10 minutes on the day of the surgery. For experience, compassion, technology, and safety, turn to Sugarland Eye & Laser vision correction Center, the region's leader in blade free LASIK. Our personal approach to LASIK provides you the care you are searching for from an experienced surgeon who will be with you before, during, and after your treatment.

LASIK surgery involves three steps. The first is a thorough evaluation to determine your candidacy for the procedure. The second step is the surgery itself. The final step is the recovery period. Some important aspects of LASIK are:

* The surgery is done as an outpatient requiring about 20 minutes.
* The laser is applied for about 15-60 seconds on each eye.
* No stitches or shots are required. The only anesthetic is eye drops and the procedure is painless. The patient is awake during the entire procedure.
* Patients notice an improvement in their uncorrected vision within a few hours.
* In less than 24 hours, most patients are comfortable driving themselves to their postoperative appointment.
* Patients can return to work the day after their LASIK.


The Intralase Method:


The IntraLase Method uses tiny, rapid pulses of laser light to create your corneal flap-instead of using a metal blade-during the first step of LASIK. Each pulse of light passes through the top layers of your cornea and forms a microscopic bubble at a specific depth and position within your eye that is determined by the doctor. The IntraLase® laser moves back and forth across your eye, creating a uniform layer of bubbles just beneath your corneal surface.

Just prior to applying laser vision correction, the doctor creates your corneal flap by gently separating the tissue where these bubbles have formed. The corneal flap is then folded back so the doctor can perform the second step of your LASIK treatment. IntraLase refers to the exciting new technology used to preform blade-free LASIK, or intraLASIK. A femtosecond laser is used to create a corneal flap at a pre-programmed depth and position from the inside-out. First the eye is fixated with a low-pressure soft suction ring. This prevents the patient from moving the eye in an unpredictable manner. Then the laser separates the corneal tissue at the predetermined depth forming bubbles of water and carbon dioxide at that plane. In less than half a minute, the laser has created enough bubbles to create a smooth surface that will become the interface between the flap and the corneal bed. Just prior to applying laser vision correction, the doctor creates your corneal flap by gently separating the tissue where these bubbles have formed. The corneal flap is then folded back so the doctor can perform the second step of your LASIK treatment

The 3-micron laser spot size is able to create a customized flap with pinpoint accuracy. The amazing accuracy of this device has allowed many individual who did not qualify for LASIK to now become successful LASIK pateints! IntraLase achieves this all without altering the corneal curvature nor damaging any surrounding tissue.

With IntraLase, the risk of a flap complication such as corneal abrasion, thin flap, thick flap, partial flap, incorrect diameter, or buttonhole flap becomes much less than that of a traditional microkeratome. Additionally, the flap is shaped differently from a microkeratome flap. Unlike the one-dimension flap of a microkeratome, IntraLase creates a flap of uniform thickness with veritical edges. This "manhole cover" architecture helps prevent additional complications such as flap slippage or wrinkling if accidentally rubbed or bumped when healing after surgery. IntraLase can be used to treat almost any prescription with a greater degree of accuracy and safety. We are currently offering this ugrade at no cost to the patient. Please Call us now for to set up a free lasik consultation.

Leaders in Blade-Free All-laser LASIK
We are the region's leader in blade-free LASIK technology. Sugarland Eye & Laser Center was one of the first LASIK providers in the region to offer this revolutionary technology. Blade-free all-laser LASIK is providing better vision and better safety and allowing more LASIK patients to be treated than ever before.

Recognized in the Media
The amazing results our patients achieve at Sugarland Eye & Laser Center has been recognized in the media. Our surgeon, Dr. Amjad P. Khokhar, has been featured in numerous publications. In addition to being featured in local newspapers, magazines, and radio talkshows, he is a published researcher and teaches young resident physicians.

Personalized LASIK Experience
Sugarland Eye & Laser Center is NOT a LASIK factory. You will meet your surgeon and your laser vision coordinator on the first day. Your laser vision coordinator is available around the clock to guide you through the entire process. The entire staff will know you be name. Our goal is to customize our service to meet your needs and your expectations.

Customized Treatment
We provide wavefront-guided customized laser treatments are based on the individual characteristics of the eye that is being corrected. Other lasers claim to offer customization, but the treatments are actually "wavefront-optimized" with pre-programmed information that is not acquired from your unique eyes.

Unsurpassed Technology
If you have been waiting for the best technology to be developed, its here at Sugarland Eye & Laser Center with iLASIK. iLASIK is the exceptional combination of 3 revolutionary technologies. First, a customized treatment based on the wavefront, or "fingerprint," of the eye corrects the tiniest imperfections. Second, a flap is created with Intralase for a blade-free experience. Finally, an unmatched treatment is performed with the VISX Star S4 IR using the platforms unique 3-dimensional tracking, iris registration, and variable spot size.

Exceptional Results
At Sugarland Eye & Laser Center, our patients comfortably drive themselves to their appointments the day after LASIK without any sort of glasses or contact lenses. In less than 24 hours, pateints are comfortable driving, returning to work, and enjoying their life without the hassle of glasses or contact lenses.

Thousands of Procedures
Our surgeon Dr. Khokhar is one of the regions most experienced surgeons. With thousands of cases under his belt, he has treated other physicians, professors, CEO's, as well as his own family and friends with LASIK. Dr. Khokhar is an expert at treating complicated patients such as those with previous eye surgeries.

Sugarland Eye & Laser Center
736 Highway 6 STE 101
Sugarland TX 77478
office: 281-240-0478
fax: 281-240-0479
Contact: Lindsay