Can laser eye surgery fix astigmatism, far-sightedness and near-sightedness?

IN THIS VIDEO, DR BENNETT CHOTINER EXPLAINS HOW LASER EYE SURGERY CAN FIX ASTIGMATISM, FAR-SIGHTEDNESS AND NEAR-SIGHTEDNESS

Absolutely. And in fact, the Laser Vision Center at Memorial Eye Institute, with its advanced technology, safely treats not only lower levels of these refractive orders but even higher levels of these refractive orders with the same excellence and superior results that we get with all of our LASIK surgery.

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Dr. Bennett Chotiner
M.D., F.A.C.S.

MEDICAL DIRECTOR, GENERAL OPHTHALMOLOGY, CATARACT & REFRACTIVE SURGERY, LASIK SURGERY

Dr. Bennett Chotiner is the founder and medical director of Memorial Eye Institute. A noted innovator, in 1977 he established his clinical practice, the Pennsylvania Eye Associates. In 1984, he established the Pennsylvania Eye Surgery Center, Pennsylvania’s first …

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Dr. Erik A Chotiner
M.D., F.A.C.S.

GENERAL OPHTHALMOLOGY, CATARACT & REFRACTIVE SURGERY, LASIK SURGERY

Erik Chotiner, M.D. diagnoses and treats a wide range of medical eye conditions. He is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Franklin and Marshall College. Dr. Chotiner attended Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia where he received multiple awards including the Physiology Prize for …

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