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LASIK & Refractive Surgery Co-Management

About Lasik Corrective Surgery

Tired of keeping up with having to continually update your eyeglasses prescriptions and the hassle of keeping, cleaning and storing your contacts? If you’re looking for the best way to finally get rid of your eyeglasses or contacts once and for all, we’re the practice to come to!

Veo Vision Center in Orange, CT is constantly in search of the best and most convenient ways to help you obtain and maintain your best vision, and work closely with some of the best eye surgeons in the area to provide you with state-of-the-art options in LASIK and refractive surgery co-management. Proper co-management includes both pre-op preparation and post-op follow-up to make 100% sure that you are properly prepared and informed about every aspect of your eye surgery, and that you are healing up perfectly and comfortably afterward.


lasik Orange, CTDr. Rocio Alicea has extensive experience in the pre-operative evaluation and post-operative care of LASIK and other vision correction procedures. Our optometry practice in Orange, CT proudly partners with TLC Laser Eye Centers to provide quality pre and post operative care for LASIK from a trusted provider for our patients.  A free consultation allows you to find out if you're a good candidate for LASIK or a similar procedure.  We can help you set this up, or you can visit www.TLCVision.com to schedule online.  Ask today if LASIK is right for you! We will evaluate your eyes and discuss your visual goals to help determine if you are an appropriate candidate for LASIK, PRK or Cataract Refractive Technology. If you have appropriate goals and there are no contraindications for the procedure, we will recommend a pre-operative evaluation to determine suitability for refractive surgery. This evaluation includes:

  • Counseling on refractive surgery options
  • Eye dominancy testing
  • Review of eye history and refractive stability
  • Medical evaluation of the cornea and eye
  • Current Refraction Status

If after the pre-operative evaluation, the decision is made to proceed with surgery, your information will be forwarded to the surgeon, a pre surgery consult with a surgeon will be scheduled. Post-operative management will be provided by our Orange, CT eye doctor, and includes multiple visits over a period from the date of surgery to include medical evaluation and management of the vision and corneal healing. Evaluation of any additional needs such as reading glasses, sunglasses, or enhancement laser procedures is also included. LASIK is currently the most popular vision-correcting or "refractive" surgery available. But there are other options as well. We will help you find the ideal solution for your problem and partner with the best surgeon to perform your procedure.

Introduction to LASIK

LASIK is the most commonly performed refractive surgery procedure. You may hear people calling it "LASIX," but the correct name is LASIK, which is short for "laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis." Why is it so popular? LASIK has advantages over other vision correction procedures, including a relative lack of pain afterward and the fact that good vision usually is achieved by the very next day. An instrument called a microkeratome is used in LASIK eye surgery to create a thin, circular flap in the cornea. Another, newer way of making the flap is with a laser. The surgeon folds the hinged flap back out of the way, then removes some corneal tissue underneath using an excimer laser. The excimer laser uses a cool ultraviolet light beam to precisely remove ("ablate") very tiny bits of tissue from the cornea to reshape it. When the cornea is reshaped in the right way, it works better to focus light into the eye and onto the retina, providing clearer vision than before. The flap is then laid back in place, covering the area where the corneal tissue was removed. Both nearsighted and farsighted people can benefit from the LASIK procedure. With nearsighted people, the goal is to flatten the too-steep cornea; with farsighted people, a steeper cornea is desired. Excimer lasers also can correct astigmatism by smoothing an irregular cornea into a more normal shape. Learn more about Vision Surgery including LASIK, PRK, Corneal Transplants and more.

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