Have you been thinking about LASIK or Custom Excimer? Would you like to be free of contacts and glasses? Over 2 million Americans have had LASIK already. Our LASIK patients are delighted with their new freedom from glasses and contacts.

Dr. Saunders is a fellowship-trained LASIK specialist who has performed over 1,000 LASIK procedures; the entire evaluation, examination, LASIK treatment, and follow-up examinations are provided by board-certified ophthalmologists. Dr. Saunders will provide you the time, attention, and information you need to make the decision whether LASIK is right for you.

Dr. Saunders lives and practices locally here in Bergen County; he will see you each time for your follow-up care. Your post-operative care is not done by nurses or non-MD’s.

Call us at (201) 612 0044 to schedule a free LASIK screening with Dr. Eric Saunders to see if you are a good candidate for this life-changing procedure.

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LASIK can be used for different visual problems.

LASIK can be used for different visual problems. LASIK is a laser surgical procedure to correct nearsightedness and astigmatism. If you are tired of wearing your glasses for distance, then LASIK might be for you.

Nearsightedness

Nearsightedness or myopia, is when you can see for near without glasses but you can’t see well for distance without glasses or contacts. You may have been nearsighted since elementary school, and noticed it getting worse as you grew up.  

Astigmatism

Astigmatism causes blurry vision for distance and for near; it doesn’t usually change so you may have had this all your life.  

Needing reading glasses, or presbyopia

Needing reading glasses, or presbyopia is losing your focus for near vision, like reading or the computer screen; this happens around age 40 to people who have perfect vision for distance.

LASIK can be used to correct your distance vision if you have nearsightedness or astigmatism; you can also have “monovision” LASIK, in which Dr. Saunders sets one eye for distance and one eye for near.

How do I know if I am a good candidate for LASIK?

Call (201) 612 0044 to make a free screening appointment with Dr. Saunders at our northern New Jersey office in Ridgwood, and he will tell you if you are the ideal LASIK candidate, or not a good candidate. Some people are not candidates for LASIK at all and Dr. Saunders will be very direct with you. You are not a candidate for LASIK surgery if your cornea is too thin, or your pupil too large, or if you have pre-existing eye conditions like keratoconus or medical conditions like rheumatoid arthritis.

How is LASIK done?

LASIK is a laser surgical procedure done here in Bergen County by our New Jersey LASIK surgeon  Dr. Saunders. Using topical anesthetic drops, Dr. Saunders numbs the eye completely and then creates a small, clear flap using a precise instrument called a microkeratome. Then, Dr. Saunders exactly positions the eye and the computer programmed laser to resculpt or reshape the cornea. This allows the previously out-of-focus image to become focused. Then, Dr. Saunders gently puts the flap back into place, and puts some eye drops on the eye to promote healing. No stitches are required. The flaps seals into place in about a day. Patients may have blurry vision for a few hours, and then are usually very pleased by the rapid and painless recover of vision without glasses or contacts.