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Laser Vision Surgeon

A Laser Vision Surgeon is an ophthalmologist, an eye surgeon. Laser Vision Surgeons use Laser technology to reshape the cornea to treat nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism and presbyopia.

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Ophthalmologist

An ophthalmologist is a Medical Doctor, M.D. Ophthalmologists have, at minimum attended four years of college, four years of medical school, one year of internship in medicine or surgery, and three years of residency training in ophthalmology at a university medical center. Ophthalmologists are trained to diagnose and treat medical and surgical eye diseases. Only Ophthalmologists can perform Laser Vision Correction Surgery. Ophthalmologists also provide primary routine eye care including glasses and contact lenses.

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Optometrist

An optometrist is not a Medical Doctor. Optometrists have, at minimum, two years of college and four years of optometry school. Optometrists are well trained in fitting glasses and contact lenses. Optometrists have some training in treating eye disease with medicines but not to the extent and level of training of ophthalmologists. Optometrists do not perform surgery.

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Myopia (Nearsighted)

Myopia is the medical term for nearsightedness. Myopia occurs when an eye is elongated or the cornea is too curved, causing light rays entering the eye to fall short of the retina, creating blurred vision.

The term 'nearsighted' means that you can see 'near' objects without correction, but objects in the distance are blurry. Myopia occurs in various degrees. The more myopic you are the more blurred objects appear in the distance, the higher your eyeglass prescription and the thicker your glasses. 90% of all myopic cases have corrections less than -6.00 diopters.

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Astigmatism

In astigmatism, the cornea is shaped more like a football than a basketball. Patients with astigmatism have distorted vision because light rays are refracted unequally through the misshapen cornea. Of all myopic patients, 50% or more have astigmatism as well. Astigmatism is very precisely corrected with Laser Vision Correction, and especially with Custom Wavefront.

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Hyperopia (Farsighted)

Hyperopia is the medical term for farsightedness. Hyperopia occurs when an eye is too short for the cornea's curvature, and light rays entering the eye focus behind the retina. The term 'farsighted' means that you are able to see 'far' objects clearly without correction, but objects nearer appear blurry

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Presbyopia

Presbyopia is the normal process of aging, where the natural lens of the eye loses some of the flexibility that characterizes a younger eye. As a result, the eye has more difficulty adjusting from distance vision to close vision. This normally occurs around the age of forty and is usually corrected with the aid of reading glasses or monovision.

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Topography

A procedure that is painless, taking a picture of your eye that maps the surface of the cornea, also a part of our complimentary consultation.

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Pachymetry

A painless test performed to measure the corneal thickness, also a part of our complimentary consultation.

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Cornea

The cornea is the clear, front part of your eye that is reshaped by the Excimer Laser in Laser Vision Correction.

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The Levinson Eye Clinic, in Denver Colorado, and its laser vision correction surgeon, Dr. Richard A. Levinson, M.D., provide the latest technology in eye care and Lasik vision correction surgery for Custom Wavefront Lasik in the Denver and Boulder Metro area. Dr. Levinson and his refractive eye surgery staff use the Visx Star S4 excimer laser for Lasik or PRK refractive eye surgery with Customvue Wavefront Lasik. Contact Dr. Levinson and his Denver, Colorado laser vision correction staff for more information or to schedule a complimentary Custom Lasik vision correction consultation.

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