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Somerset Hills
Eye Care Center
& Optical Shop

40 Morristown Road
(Route 202)
Bernardsville, NJ  07924
908-766-4834
FAX 908-766-4384
    Timothy P. Sullivan, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Laser Vision Correction

LASIK is an acronym for Laser In-situ Keratomileusis, which simply means "to shape the cornea within using a laser". It corrects vision by reshaping the cornea (outer window of the eye) so that light rays focus more precisely on the retina, thereby reducing or eliminating refractive errors.

LASIK is a procedure used to correct or reduce moderate to high levels of myopia. In LASIK, the surgeon combines the use of a keratome and the excimer laser to remove a thin layer of tissue from the center of the cornea. By removing the tissue, the central cornea is flattened and myopia is reduced.

Lasik 1

Using an instrument known as a microkeratome, a thin protective flap of corneal tissue is folded back.
Lasik 2

The Excimer laser then removes a predetermined amount of tissue from the inner cornea to correct the individual's refractive error. The cornea is made flatter to treat nearsightedness, steeper to treat farsightedness and/or more spherical to correct astigmatism.
Lasik 3

The corneal flap is placed back in its original position where it bonds without the need for stitches. LASIK can treat low to very severe refractive errors.

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