The LASIK Vision Institute

I came for my consultation at 9am on a Saturday. The staff walked in with myself and the other 4 patients waiting outside. I was finally called back at about 9:35. The front desk staff performed a test and took me into a consultation. She explained since my script was so high, I was actually a candidate for a different procedure called PRK. She explained that this procedure had a 7 day healing time and was double in price. I told her that taking that much time off work was out of the question. She replied with «You don’t have PTO?» (late coming in AND a rude comment… ugh) Since I have 2 young children, I explained I wouldn’t be using my PTO to heal from this surgery… That that time is save to spend with my family. At this point, I became a nobody. She didn’t even get up from the desk to walk me out… Too bad because my husband and father in law had great experiences here. Yikes.

Fantastic. The staff is welcoming and friendly. I’ve had multiple appointments now (assessment, surgery, two post ops) and I’ve never had to wait long in the waiting room. I was given NO high pressure sales. Yes, they recommended punctal plugs… and those plugs mean that I have never had a dry issue (less than before surgery!). Dr. January was wonderful, he is fantastic at setting patients at ease, but extremely professional when it gets down to the real medicine. He and the staff let me know what was happening every second that I was in the surgical suite, and answered all questions before and after. Although this office sees a very high volume, I felt coddled and cared for. The staff knows who I am by name. My vision was ²⁰⁄₂₀₀ with high astigmatism, and I now see ²⁰⁄₂₀ in both eyes and am still improving, I expect ²⁰⁄₁₅ by six months. I paid the extra for custom LASIK and my eyes are much, much better than with glasses. The way I describe it: Glasses adjusted the focus of my eyes. LASIK fixed the focus, but also the contrast and sharpness. Day one was blurry, but for the next few days my (perfect vision) husband laughed at me as I exclaimed at how bright and sharp everything was, how colors popped out, how things seem more «3D» than they did with glasses. I had a little trouble at night before but now, three months post surgery, I have no nighttime haloes or blurriness. I highly recommend the custom wavefront, the difference between it and vision through my glasses reminds me of the difference between the blurry world and my first pair of glasses 35 years ago. I highly recommend this surgeon and his staff at this location.

I just had my custom lasik about 24 hours ago and now, I can see with awesome clarity! But with that said, I wasn’t prescribed the pain meds or even the sedative. All I had were the normal eye drops, antibiotic eye drops, and the steroid eye drops. The surgery was fast but just waiting for your turn took the longest. I went in about 11am and I was out around 4pm. I believe the surgery itself only lasted 15 seconds for each eye. The staff had bought us lunch, a huge pizza from Mario’s was delivers and sodas because the doctor was running late. I sat through two movies while I was in the lounge waiting. Most of the people had taken Valium but I didn’t get a prescription for it. Once the procedure was completed, I could see… but it was foggy and it felt like I had dirt in them. I went home and tried to sleep, about 6:30pm, my eyes burned so bad that I could no longer sleep. It was like I was sprayed with pepper spray! I used the eye drops and turned off every light and closed the curtains. I had to make it completely dark, but it still wasn’t dark enough. My eyes were super sensitive to light. I took a damp wash cloth and tossed it in the freezer and lightly placed it on my eyes, just to ease the pain. Then I took some Tylenol and I called the doctor, but I couldn’t reach him at that moment. After 30 mins or so, he called back. He said that I may have been super sensitive to the procedure and that by tomorrow morning, I should be feeling better. Around 9 pm, the pain had subsided to a feeling like I was peeling onions. It was manageable now, I was able to finally go to sleep. I woke up this morning at 3am and I could see the clock without my glasses. My eyes now feel like they have dirt in them but it’s not as bad as yesterday. I think if I had the sedative, I would have been able to sleep and the pain wouldn’t have been so bad. I would have given them 5 stars but there were a few things that they need to work on. I kept getting calls from them but I guess they weren’t giving each other the information. I had to remind them that I was getting the custom lasik with lifetime warranty, they thought I was getting the traditional with one year warranty. If you’re reading this and thinking of getting lasik, do it… it’s worth it but try to make sure that you get the sedative.

Okay since it has only been 2.5 days since I had LASIK, I don’t think it would be fair to rate them the highest rating possible. With that being said, I do rate them very high and the way things are going now, I have no doubt they will continue to get higher remarks as time gives by.
Let’s start out about two weeks ago for my consultation. I was made to feel very comfortable by everyone from the office staff, to the Techs to the pre-​op doctor. I was informed about everything to include my options. Fast forward to my appointment. Dr. January is so down to Earth and explained everything he was about to do. He made everyone feel like we were the mist important person there and I’m sure as we each went in, we were exactly that.
I felt minimum discomfort during the whole procedure (I went for mono vision) and I would say it was more about someone «messing» with your eyes. I could see them but I couldn’t feel a thing. We were told 2 – 4 hours and in 2 hours and 45 minutes after my appointment I walked out of the office and that included the post-​op time. After 4 – 5 hours of things being a bit cloudy, things cleared up immensely. I did like I was told and rested. I’ve taken my meds as prescribed and went back for my follow-​up after a day. Things looked good and I’m gonna continue doing my part.
I have always looked at the Sandias and they’ve always looked like they had a haze to them. What a surprise to me that now they look so clear. Things are still getting clearer and I can’t wait to see what I can see as the days go on. I will continue to update you all as tme goes on. As of right now, I would highly recommend LASIK Vision Institute to anyone considering LASIK/​PRK.
A highly satisfied a Customer! :-)

Dr. Bruce January performed my Lasik surgery two weeks ago. He is extremely experienced — He’s performed more than 100,000 corrective surgeries. Dr. January travels from Houston to perform the surgeries, but there is an on-​site doctor who is well-​qualified to perform the pre– and post– op appointments. The rest of the office staff is incredibly friendly and warm. I was extremely nervous, even for the exam and everyone made me feel comfortable and at ease.
I had only minimal discomfort the afternoon of the surgery, and zero pain since then. My vision has gone from around ²⁰⁄₁₇₅ to ²⁰⁄₂₀ and has every chance of improving even more over the next few weeks. I feel comfortable highly recommending the Lasik Vision Institute.