WHAT IS SMILE LASER VISION CORRECTION? SMILE (small incision lenticular extraction) is a relatively new laser vision correction procedure that is an alternative to LASIK and PRK. SMILE involves two steps: 1) a small incision is created with the laser at a similar diamter to where a LASIK flap edge would be and then 2) […]

NFL KANSAS CITY CHIEFS’ STAR CORNERBACK CHARVARIOIUS WARD HAS LASIK Kansas City Chief’s Cornerback Charvarious Ward had terrible eyesight his entire life and now he’s 20/20 thanks to having LASIK laser eye surgery. Ward thinks his new eyesight will help him become “one of the best corners in teh game.” A LIFETIME OF POOR VISION […]

ARE FACE MASKS MAKING YOUR GLASSES FOG UP? Many people who have not had LASIK are finding another inconvenience with using glasses: their face mask for the coronavirus keeps causing their glasses to fog up. This can make for dangerous vision impairment. Removing the glasses repeatedly to clean them can involve touching the face, which […]

The Shapiro Laser Eye Center office is only open on a limited basis for seeing patients during the COVID-19 stay-at-home period. Normally, patients who are interested in learning more about LASIK and PRK (flapless LASIK), or who want to find out if they are a good candidate, come into our office for a comprehensive eye […]

NFL Quarterback Jameis Winston Has LASIK Ahead of His 2020 Free Agency Winston Has LASIK To Correct His Nearsightedness After Throwing League High 30 Interceptions Tampa Bay Bucccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston underwent LASIK ahead of his free agency in 2020. Winston had been struggling with his nearsightedness (myopia)  while playing as an elite quarterback since […]