TLC Laser Eye Centers

Had a great experience with my LASIK. The people were very friendly, knowledgeable and thorough. They made the whole experience amazing and I would recommend them to everyone.

I finally decided to take the plunge and have LASIK done. This will probably be a long review but it will cover both a review of the Dr’s office as well as the procedure itself. This review covers my Custom Intralase procedure.
First a review of the office: The staff is like a well-​oiled machine. They have a set procedure for both the evaluation appt as well as the actual surgery day. The office is VERY busy on surgery day but the actual waiting time isn’t really that bad. You spend the first part of your appt filling out paperwork and making sure everything about the procedure is fully explained. You will see and talk to at least 5 different people that morning but every one of them knows what you are having done and is very professional. At any point you can ask them anything about the procedure and they will take the time to fully explain it. They have snacks and drinks available to help take your mind off of the procedure.
The procedure: Everything that I saw and heard beforehand made LASIK look uncomfortable and kind of made me a little apprehensive about the whole procedure. That is not the experience I had. With all of the paperwork being done, you actually start to relax. They let you know ahead of time that a valium will be available to anyone who wants it. I opted for the valium just in case. Now here is the only issue I had with the procedure. I was given the valium less than 10 minutes before the procedure started and it didn’t kick in until after the procedure was done. But as you will read below, that wasn’t really a bad thing.
What to expect: Before you walk into the room, you are asked a few questions that helps them to verify that the correct person is having the surgery. Study up, you don’t want to give them the wrong info. (Name, DOB that kind of stuff) You are also given booties to cover your shoes and a cover for your hair. When you walk into the room for surgery there are two machines with a curved very comfortable bed/​chair in the center. You lay down in the chair and one of the three people in the room put some drops in to numb your eyes. You are told to close your eyes until the Dr comes in and asks you to open them. Here is the only uncomfortable part; they put a suction cup like ring on your eye so that they can cut the flap. It is uncomfortable but doesn’t hurt. They swing you over to the machine on your left and you look into what looks like a black wiffle ball. This takes seconds per eye and you don’t feel a thing. They then swing you to the other machine where they put clamps to keep your eyes open. (Think Clockwork Orange) They don’t hurt. You stare at a red light for less than a minute per eye based on what is being done. (My right eye took 31 seconds, left took 33 seconds) During this time you hear a little noise and people talking in the room describing to a recorder what is being done. They tell you that you are done and walk you over to a room where you sit in the dark for about 10 minutes until the Dr checks his work. After that you go home and you are done. Follow all of the directions you are given and you will be fine. It is uncomfortable for the first 5 hours after but starts feeling better soon after. Go to sleep when you get home and you will feel fine.