Your eyesight is one of the most important of your five senses. Emory Vision, a part of the world renowned Emory Eye Center, understands this. The eye surgeons at Emory Vision are at the forefront in the field of vision correction surgery and serve as role models to eye surgeons from around the US and even the world. Emory Vision provides detailed, personalized information you will need to decide whether LASIK or any type of vision correction surgery is best for you. At Emory a patient can develop a customized vision correction surgery and have all their questions and needs answered.

Emory physicians have been, and continue to be, on the leading edge of developing and using new technologies for vision care. Thousands of individuals have obtained the best quality results at Emory vision Atlanta. At Emory only the most advanced technology is used. Today, with the collective experience of Emory’s accomplished and eminent physicians, Emory Vision continues to lead the way. Emory Vision follows the Emory tradition - on the forefront in the use of the newest, most sophisticated equipment available. When you visit our center, you will have an opportunity to see our equipment and learn more about it. Emory Vision uses state-of-the-art technology, for measuring your eyes and making a custom diagnosis.

One service Emory vision provides is laser vision correction. This procedure is now in its second decade of helping patients reduce or eliminate their dependence on glasses and contact lenses. As testimony to its life-changing benefits, thousands of ophthalmologists, optometrists, and patients around the world have become so impressed with the results of laser vision correction that over one million procedures are now performed each year in the United States.

When laser vision correction was first performed in the 1980s, only low to moderately nearsighted patients without astigmatism could be treated. Today, with the advanced technology and variety of procedures performed by Emory Vision surgeons, there are safe and effective treatment options for just about every person who wants to reduce his or her dependence on eye glasses or contacts.

LASIK is the most popular type of procedure. It is a safe and effective surgical procedure designed to reduce a person’s need for glasses or contact lenses. LASIK permanently changes the shape of the cornea (clear covering of the eye) using an excimer laser. Those best suited are usually over 18 years of age and should have a stable glasses or contact lens prescription for at least two years.

LASIK patients recover very quickly, and most experience little, if any, discomfort. Functional vision returns very rapidly, with the majority of patients seeing well enough to drive in a day without glasses or contact lenses. Clearly the days of living with glasses or contacts are over if a patient so desires.