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If you are thinking about getting laser vision correction surgery there’s a lot to consider. For many people, one of the biggest deciding factors is the cost. There’s no getting away from the fact that whichever laser vision correction procedure you choose, there is going to be a cost associated with your treatment. At first […]

There are lots of different types of laser vision correction, so when faced with so many options, how do you know what laser vision correction surgery is the best for you? Good candidates for laser vision correction surgery usually need to meet a number of general health criteria, before more specific information is taken in […]

Laser vision correction has quite literally changed the way that we see the world, but with various different techniques available, deciding which is right for you may feel like a minefield. Here’s what you need to know about four of the most popular forms of laser vision correction, their benefits, and whether they may be […]

Bladeless LASIK is one of the newer types of laser vision corrections surgery. As you may have guessed from the name, unlike other varieties of laser eye surgery, this technique doesn’t involve the use of blades. Conventional LASIK is performed using microkeratome blades, which create the flap that is used to access the cornea for […]

If you are fed up with wearing glasses or contact lenses and the limitations that they place on your life, you may want to consider laser vision correction. Laser eye surgery has transformed the way in which vision can be corrected, giving patients the opportunity to see clearly with little to no reliance on glasses […]

SMILE LASIK is arguably one of the most advanced laser vision correction techniques, and we are delighted to be able to offer SMILE LASIK in our Roslyn, New York office.  How Does SMILE LASIK work? Laser vision correction works by altering the shape of a part of the eye called the cornea. This is the […]

Q: When Did You Start Performing SMILE?  Dr. Niksarli: We started performing SMILE back in 2016. I was the 1st surgeon on the East Coast to perform the flapless vision correction technique. To date, we have performed over 8,000 SMILE procedures at Manhattan Lasik Center, which makes us the most experienced SMILE Center in the […]

We love talking to our patients – each of them has a unique story on how their laser vision correction experience has impacted their lives. Some are pilots who need 20/20 vision to perform their duties, some are teachers who don’t want to miss out on anything going on in the classroom, and some are students […]

Laser vision correction is a permanent method of correcting refractive vision errors like myopia (nearsightedness) and hyperopia (farsightedness). The process involves reshaping the cornea, the clear dome-shaped lens covering the front part of the eye so that the light is refracted correctly onto the retina at the back of the eye where the image is […]

LASIK laser eye surgery is a laser vision correction technique used to treat refractive eye errors that cause nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism. In LASIK, the front part of the eye responsible for refracting light, called the cornea, is permanently reshaped so that the light passes through the eye correctly and can be interpreted properly by […]