Dr. Carroll has been performing refractive surgery
since 1995 and is pleased to offer laser vision
correction for nearsightedness, farsightedness and
astigmatism. Both PRK and LASIK are performed at the
ClearVision Laser Center located in the Arnold Medical
Building, Swedish Hospital in downtown Seattle.
Surgery is generally scheduled one or two weeks in
advance and should be planned around your schedule.
While it is expected that patients will have blurry
vision in the immediate postoperative period, you may
be able to return to work in as little as two or three
days. The vision in many cases will fluctuate and can
take as long as a month or two to completely
stabilize. This is impacted by the amount of
correction and the exact procedure chosen.
Questions regarding candidacy can often be answered
over the telephone. We do schedule in office screening
for interested patients and can schedule a full
evaluation and preoperative consultation for patients
who have decided on refractive surgery. When patients
come for their preoperative consultation, they will
view a video regarding LASIK and PRK, they will have a
refraction and dilated exam by Dr. Carroll and any
questions will be answered.
On the day of surgery patients may eat a light
breakfast. They will arrive at the laser center about one
hour before surgery and will be have preoperative
topography and pachymetry performed. After surgery, instructions for the use of
medications is given and sunglasses are worn home.
Patients are seen the following day in the office.
Fees for refractive surgery are $1600 per eye
for all refractive errors treated. Fees are
paid directly to the ClearVision laser center by cash,
check, credit card or through a finance plan.
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