LOOKING GOOD
Dr. obert ier at ier !ye are and urgery enter in "ort t. Lucie and tuart uses a
model of the eye to explain vision problems and how they are corrected.
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“hey say they can see the clock when they wake
up, they can shave their legs, see individual blades of
grass. All these things that other people :ust take for
granted, many of these patients have never seen
without corrective lenses before.”
+8cimer laser cool-light eye surgery, often called by
the trademarked name “,asik” surgery, revolutioni
ed the business of changing nearsighted into clearsighted
vision, with patients going from eyesight
which re;uired thick eyeglasses or constant contact
lenses to a freedom from eyewear that some had
never known. Prices vary but the cost of ,asik
surgery is generally around <2,000 an eye.
In recent years, more advanced versions have been
developed which let the surgeon customie the
surgery to remove even the smallest aberrations in
the shape of the cornea, said (r. =obert Fier, ophthalmologist
at Fier +ye -are and Surgery -enter in
Stuart and Port St. ,ucie.
A sophisticated tracking system now makes the
surgery even more precise by following the tiny
movements of the eye during the procedure, he said.
,aser eye surgery should be planned after the
patient’s prescription has been stable for a couple of
years, he said.
Peter Jones, $5, owner of StarStruck Performing
Arts -enter in Stuart, had his vision corrected by Fier
2 1?2 years ago.
“I’d worn glasses since I was 15,” Jones said. “I :ust
didn’t do well with contact lenses.”
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