Laser Vision Correction

Can You Get Laser Eye Surgery With Thin Corneas?

Can You Get Laser Eye Surgery With Thin Corneas? One of the most common reasons patients are rejected for LASIK is being told their corneas are “too thin.” However, being a poor candidate for LASIK does not automatically mean you are disqualified from all forms of vision correction surgery. In many cases, the specific procedure […]

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Can Laser Eye Surgery Give You Better Vision Than Contact Lenses?

Can Laser Eye Surgery Give You Better Vision Than Contact Lenses? Many patients assume laser vision correction can only match the vision they already achieve with glasses or contact lenses. However, in some cases, advanced customized treatments may improve visual quality beyond a patient’s current contact lens-corrected vision. The key is determining whether the limitation

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Can Laser Eye Surgery Help If One Eye Is Much Weaker Than the Other?

Can Laser Eye Surgery Help If One Eye Is Much Weaker Than the Other? Some patients notice that one eye remains blurry even with glasses, while the other eye sees clearly with correction. This large difference in prescription strength between the two eyes is known as anisometropia. In more severe cases, anisometropia can affect: Depth

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Emil Chynn, MD, MBA, FACS

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He’s performed 40,000 LASIK, SMILE, PRK, LASEK, & ICLs. He’s the ONLY eye surgeon in the US who’s had both LASIK & LASEK himself, so knows the pluses & minuses of each!

Dr. Chynn specializes in treating cases which don’t qualify for LASIK, including:

• extreme prescriptions
• thin corneas
• astigmatism
• need for reading glasses

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