Vision Correction

West Texas Eye Associates in Lubbock, TX offers vision correction procedures that can help reduce your dependence on corrective lenses.

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Glasses and contact lenses can provide excellent vision, but they also require daily maintenance. Contacts may become dry or uncomfortable. Glasses can fog, slide, break, or get in the way during exercise, travel, and outdoor activities. West Texas Eye Associates offers several modern vision correction procedures designed to correct nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism, and age-related changes in near vision. Depending on your eyes, prescription, age, and lifestyle, your options may include LASIK, PRK, EVO ICL, or refractive lens exchange.

Vision Correction Options at West Texas Eye Associates

LASIK

LASIK is a laser vision correction procedure that reshapes the cornea, the transparent front surface of the eye.

PRK

PRK, or photorefractive keratectomy, corrects vision by reshaping the cornea without creating a LASIK-style flap.

EVO ICL

EVO ICL is an implantable lens that corrects vision without permanently removing corneal tissue. The lens is placed inside the eye behind the iris and in front of the eye’s natural lens.

RLE

Refractive lens exchange, also called RLE or clear lens exchange, replaces the eye’s natural lens with an artificial intraocular lens.

What Can Vision Correction Treat?

Nearsightedness, or myopia, causes distant objects to appear blurry. LASIK, PRK, and EVO ICL may correct nearsightedness, depending on the prescription strength and the eye’s structure.

Farsightedness, or hyperopia, can make near tasks difficult and may eventually affect vision at multiple distances. Depending on the patient, LASIK, PRK, or a lens-based procedure may be considered.

Astigmatism occurs when the cornea or lens has an irregular curvature. It can cause vision to look blurred, stretched, or distorted at different distances. LASIK, PRK, toric EVO ICL, and certain intraocular lenses may correct astigmatism.

Presbyopia is the gradual loss of near focusing ability that commonly becomes noticeable in the 40s.

Meet Our Vision Correction Surgeons

Timothy T. Khater, MD, PhD
Timothy T. Khater, MD, PhD

Fellowship-trained Ophthalmologist, Cornea Specialist & Cataract & Refractive Surgeon

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Jay C. Bradley, MD
Jay C. Bradley, MD

Fellowship-trained Ophthalmologist, Refractive Surgeon, Cornea Specialist

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Lisa McIntire, MD
Lisa McIntire, MD

Fellowship-trained Anterior Segment, Cataracts & Refractive Surgeon

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No. LASIK is one type of vision correction. The broader category also includes procedures such as PRK, EVO ICL and refractive lens exchange. Each procedure corrects vision differently and has different candidacy requirements.

You may be eligible if you are an adult with a stable prescription and healthy eyes. However, candidacy also depends on your corneas, tear film, lens, retina, general health and the type of correction you need. A comprehensive consultation is necessary to determine eligibility.

You may still qualify for another procedure. PRK may be appropriate for some people with thinner corneas, while EVO ICL may be considered for certain patients with moderate or severe nearsightedness. Refractive lens exchange may be an option for people experiencing presbyopia or age-related changes in focusing.

Yes, several procedures may correct astigmatism. Options can include LASIK, PRK, toric EVO ICL, and astigmatism-correcting intraocular lenses. The appropriate option depends on where the astigmatism originates and the amount of correction needed.

Vision correction is intended to reduce dependence on glasses and contact lenses, but no procedure can guarantee that you will never need them. Some patients use glasses for specific activities, and natural age-related changes can affect vision over time.

No. Surgery corrects the prescription present at the time of treatment. Your eyes can still change because of aging, cataracts, medical conditions, or other factors. Regular eye examinations remain important after vision correction.

LASIK often provides faster initial visual recovery than PRK, but recovery differs among patients. EVO ICL and RLE have their own healing timelines. Your surgeon will explain when you can return to driving, working, exercising, and other activities

Possibly. Dry eye must be evaluated and may require treatment before surgery. The presence and severity of dry eye can influence whether LASIK, PRK, EVO ICL or another option is recommended.

It depends on the type of surgery, your current prescription, and the health of your cornea, lens, and retina. Patients who have had previous LASIK, PRK, cataract surgery, or another eye procedure require individualized testing.