You need to be over 18 years of age, and your glasses or contact lens prescription should not have changed in the last year. If your eyes are still changing from year to year, you should wait until your prescription is stable to have the procedure.

Yes. Contact lenses change the shape of your eye, so contact lenses have to be out prior to laser vision correction. Soft contacts need to be out for one or two weeks prior to your procedure. Soft toric lenses may need to be out longer. If you are wearing hard or rigid gas permeable (RGP) contact lenses, it’s important that you remove them at least three weeks prior to your exam. Typically RGPs need to be out for 4-8 weeks before laser vision correction so that the cornea can revert to it's natural shape.

Since both eyes are usually treated during the same appointment, you will be in the operating room for approximately 30 minutes. Once in the laser room your eyes will be cleaned and prepared for surgery. The surgery itself usually only takes five minutes or so per eye. Your will have tests performed both before and after surgery so the total time at our clinic will be approximately 2-3 hours.

No, it isn't. There are many levels of care for laser vision correction. At the Alaska Lasik & Cataract Center, we believe in using only the best. The technology used to map the cornea during pre-examination and treat during lasik surgery can make a world of difference in your vision. The iLASIK procedure is the marriage of the IntraLase method of preparing the cornea and topographically integrated, wavefront guided treatment utilizing iDesign technology. The IntraLase method uses a laser instead of a blade to create the flap in the first step of the LASIK procedure. The laser to correct your vision is a VISX StarS4TM excimer laser, the only laser compatible with iDesign® allowing us to perform Custom treatments!

There are possible risks with any surgical procedure. Serious complications with LASIK and PRK are rare. The chance of having a vision-reducing complication from LASIK has been documented in clinical studies to be less than one percent. The quality and care of the surgical equipment is also very important. Alaska Lasik & Cataract Center believes that having dedicated, on-site lasers in a temperature and humidity controlled operating room environment contributes to better outcomes in our patients. Many risks and complications associated with LASIK can be reduced or eliminated by thorough testing and careful patient selection.