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LASIK Eye Surgery

Louisville LASIK Eye Surgery is definitely a state-of-the-art procedure at Koby Karp Doctors Eye Institute. We pioneered refractive surgery in Kentucky and Indiana including PRK, LASIK and RK. Our experience, expertise and state-of-the art equipment provide you the latest in LASIK for outstanding results. No one does LASIK better than Koby Karp Doctors Eye Institute.

One Year No Interest Financing

LASIK and Laser Eye Surgery financing in Louisville is so easy thanks to Koby Karp Doctors Eye Institute offering no-interest financing for one full year on LASIK and other refractive procedures. You can also use your Flex Plan in combination with this financing offer to pay for your procedure.

Call our Financial Department representative at
(502) 897-1604 for complete details.

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Call us for a FREE consultation appointment! If you've already read the information about LASIK on this website and want to know if you are a suitable candidate for LASIK, call us to set up an appointment. It's free and you are under no obligation.

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LASIK Eye Surgery Enhancement Guarantee

At Koby Karp Doctors Eye Institute we want our patients to be completely confident that we will render the best possible corrective eye surgery available including the appropriate follow up. That's why we offer our Enhancement Guarantee. Our doctors or a member of our staff will be happy to give you complete details.

Financing

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Testimonial

“Since I had LASIK it’s still amazing to me that I can read the road signs without glasses. I can recognize people at a distance,  watch a ballgame…see flowers and trees clearly…”
JT- Louisville

“They were very patient with me. Dr. Karp answered all my questions…didn’t try to rush me into a decision to have LASIK. I really appreciated that.”
KN- Middletown

“For a while, after I had LASIK  I caught myself reaching up to my face to see if I still had my glasses on. Sometimes it’s still hard to believe that I can see so well without glasses because I wore them for so long.  It’s unbelievable how much LASIK has freed me up.” 
BN- Shepherdsville

“Having LASIK is the best thing I’ve ever done for myself. I know I look better and that makes me feel better. I have to admit that I am enjoying the compliments I’ve gotten….. A couple of weeks after I had LASIK someone told me they never realized what pretty eyes I had…..and that almost floored me.” 
MAS - Jeffersontown

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New Femtosecond Laser Surgery

We have the newest procedure!

LASIK surgery is based on creating a corneal flap. The Ziemer Femtosecond Laser was designed to create a thin flap of even thickness with smooth edges for optimal flap closure. At the same time, it provides a smooth surface stromal bed. The patient should benefit from both rapid healing and visual recovery while attaining an excellent visual outcome.

One femtosecond equals one billionth of one millionth of a second.

The procedure, known as femtoLASIK, employs a femtosecond laser to create the corneal flap as an initial step. Subsequently, stromal bed ablation is performed with an excimer laser as in the traditional LASIK procedure. FemtoLASIK is also referred to as "All-Laser-LASIK" or "IntraLASIK".

Dr. Albert E. Smolyar of the Doctors Eye institute was the first Ophthalmologist in the United States to perform bladeless LASIK eye surgery using the new Ziemer Femto LDV™ also known as a Femtosecond Surgical Laser.

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LASIK

LASIK is a form of laser vision correction to reduce refractive errors and reduce or eliminate the need for glasses. The central cornea is reshaped by a precise amount using the Excimer laser. An Excimer laser is a concentrated beam of cool light that can be precisely focused to remove a precise amount of tissue with minimal inflammation or surrounding effect. The laser treatment usually takes less than one minute.

LASIK (Laser Assisted In-Situ Keratomileusis) is a procedure for the correction of refractive errors. LASIK differs from PRK in that a small corneal flap is created with a micro-keratome to allow laser treatment to the deeper part of the cornea. This improves healing time and recovery, and makes for better first day comfort and earlier vision stability since the surface epithelium is not disrupted. As with PRK, the Excimer laser is used to reshape the cornea.

Once the laser treatment is completed, the thin corneal flap is laid back into place where it seals to the eye without the need for sutures. In our preliminary examination and consultation, we will perform tests to evaluate your eyes and discuss the treatment recommendations with you.

Many patients want to know how the procedure will feel, what to expect on the day of the treatment

During the actual procedure, the patient is awake, and the eye is numbed with eye drops. The eye is held open with a spring clip while the patient sits in a reclining chair. Specific refractive information is entered into the computer, and the tissue depth and pattern are calculated. During the actual treatment, the eye is centered as the patient focuses on a small light. The laser then delivers a programmed number of overlapping light pulses, each pulse removing a microscopic layer of the cornea. With LASIK a few moments are needed to prepare the flap with the microkeratome before the laser treatment.

The doctor will check your eyes the following day and usually a week later. Frequent follow up checks are important to ensure normal healing response. Although the vision is often clearer immediately following the procedure, different eyes heal differently. Vision may be blurry at first but it should start to clear in less than 24 hours. We expect maximum improvement in vision in about one month after LASIK. It's important to use the eye drops as directed and by following a few instructions.

What are the potential risks of LASIK?

No surgical procedures are without some potential risks. Laser vision correction is no exception. Fortunately, risks are low with LASIK and serious problems are rare. There is a possibility of over correction or under correction, depending on the healing properties of your cornea. It is possible to repeat or enhance the procedure and this is necessary about 5% of the time. As with any eye procedures, there is a small risk of infection, which could scar the cornea and decrease vision. Some people experience glare or halos around lights. This is because the edge of the treated zone may come into the edge of the vision axis when the pupils are widely dilated at night.

We will measure your pupil sizes to see if you are at particular risk for this. Dry eye condition has been reported among LASIK patients. This is usually temporary, lasting several weeks to months as the corneal flap heals and the nerves regenerate. Eye drops are usually sufficient to reduce the symptoms of dry eyes following LASIK. LASIK involves the formation of a corneal flap, thus there are some risks associated with this anatomic change.

Rarely, inflammation can develop within the flap space, requiring treatment with intensive drops or the flap may heal abnormally, requiring repositioning. We measure the cornea to ensure that the flap creation will not create a thin cornea, at risk for future thinning. Eye drops themselves have some small risk also. Steroid eye drops can create high pressure in the eye or enhance cataract development. We recommend close follow up, with several visits to ensure that the health of the eye is not compromised, to watch closely for signs of any complications, to treat any problems early to obtain the best possible results for the patient.

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(Automated) Lamellar Keratoplasty ( ALK or LK)

With lamellar keratoplasty a special instrument called a microkeratome is applied to the cornea. This instrument separates the tissue, creating a thin flap of corneal tissue that remains attached to the eye.

With hyperopia ( a flat cornea ) the flap is put back into position and the procedure is complete. Normal pressure inside the eye causes the eye to bow increasing the curvature of the cornea.

With myopia, a second pass of the microkeratome is made and a thin section of corneal tissue is removed. When the flap is replaced, the curve of the cornea is reduced allowing light rays to focus more precisely on the retina.

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Monovision

Due to presbyopia, myopic people over 40 who choose the refractive surgery to adjust their vision to see distant objects clearly without glasses will probably require glasses for reading. However, one of the procedures described previously may be used to correct one eye for distance and leave the other eye slightly nearsighted for reading. The result is called monovision.

Refractive surgery techniques have corrected or improved the vision of hundreds of thousands of people. "Perfect vision" cannot be guaranteed however, and some people are better off staying with corrective lenses. If you are interested in improving your vision without glasses or contacts, a discussion with the doctor and an eye examination will help you decide if refractive surgery is right for you.

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Schedule an Appointment

Make an appointment by calling (502) 897-1604 or 1-800-777-4393.