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Nashua Eye offers free LASIK counselling. Nashua Eye has offered laser vision correction services to northern New England for 20 years. We have the most up to date excimer and femtosecond lasers for All Laser LASIK, with experienced surgeons and a convenient location. Your evaluation and procedure are performed on-site at Nashua Eye by Dr. Blake or Dr. Parikh. Both…
Read MoreCan LASIK Treat Astigmatism?
Astigmatism is when the front window of the eye, the cornea, is shaped slightly more like a football than perfectly round like a basketball. As a result, the eye has multiple focal points, with the steeper axis of the cornea having a stronger refractive power and the flatter axis of the cornea having a weaker refractive…
Read More5 Differences between LASIK and PRK
When learning about laser vision correction, patients are confronted by a veritable alphabet soup of procedure names. One of the most important, and confusing, distinctions is between LASIK and PRK. The essence of both procedures is the same. However, there are important differences to understand. Here are 5 of those differences: 1. LASIK (Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis), and PRK (photorefractive keratectomy) both…
Read MoreWhat Should LASIK Cost?
Cost, as they say, is what someone is willing to pay. The cost of Laser Assisted In Situ Keratomeleusis (LASIK) can vary between $250 and $4000 per eye. This extreme variability can be explained by a number of factors. Very inexpensive LASIK quotes are often so low they are “too good to be true”. The quoted price…
Read MoreAttend A LASIK Surgery Seminar December 2016
Nashua Eye believes that the happiest patients are the most informed patients. To this end, if you are interested in laser vision correction we encourage you to attend an educational seminar. There is no charge and no obligation for surgery. The seminars are lead by distinguished and experienced surgeons. Most seminars last about 45 minutes, which includes time…
Read MoreAre you a Candidate for LASIK?
A careful medical history is also important to determine if a patient is a good laser vision correction candidate. Diabetes may make a patient a poor candidate. Also, collagen vascular, autoimmune or immunodeficiency disease such as lupus or rheumatoid arthritis may preclude surgery. Certain oral medications are not recommended in combination with laser vision correction,…
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