The cost of LASIK will depend on many factors, such as the patient’s prescription and ocular health as well as the recommended treatment plan and technology used. To help make LASIK surgery affordable, San Antonio offers low-interest financing options and accepts FSAs and HSAs. To learn more about the cost of LASIK in San Antonio, schedule a free consultation.

Before your LASIK procedure, Dr. Iskander will administer anesthetic eye drops to numb the eyes and make the procedure pain-free. Once the anesthetic wears off, patients may experience minor discomfort that can be treated with pain medications.

Any surgical procedure will have risks. With LASIK, minor complications, such as a longer recovery time, occur in about 1% of patients. Potentially major complications, such as infections near the eye, occur in about 1 in 1,000 patients. Visit our LASIK Risks page for a full list of risks from the FDA.

LASIK is a permanent refractive procedure that corrects refractive errors such as myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism. LASIK is life-changing, offering active patients the luxury of visual freedom without all the inconveniences of glasses and contact lenses. Dr. Iskander specializes in refractive surgery, the art of correcting refractive errors. He completed his refractive fellowship training in 2000 and has co-authored a book on LASIK. His enhancement rate is less than 2%. LASIK is an ideal procedure for patients as young as 18 into their 40s, as long as their eye prescription is stable.  LASIK does not change, with time, the eye ages, and thus vision changes. But, as we enter our 40’s, other refractive options become available. The visual options are dependent on a patient’s eyes and lifestyle. Various refractive solutions are determined upon your eye examination.

The purpose of LASIK is to surgically correct refractive errors to eliminate the use of glasses. Millions of people have had LASIK, worldwide, and are happy with the results.

LASIK is ideal for patients with overall good health. Patients with autoimmune disorders, in the active stage, are not advised to have LASIK. In general, as long as the patient’s eye prescription is stable, LASIK is FDA-approved from age 18 onwards. Patients should not have LASIK if they have a cataract. Cataract removal must be first addressed. LASIK may be performed later in life to refine other prior surgeries.

LASIK is a very fast procedure, taking about 4 minutes per eye. We apply topical anesthetic drops and administer an oral sedative to relax the patient. We have a glass-encased state-of-the-art surgical suite where friends and family can view the procedure during your visual transformation.

There are risks with any surgery. Most intraoperative risks are associated with a flap complication, albeit very rare, especially with precise, reproducible, and fast laser technology versus microkeratome-bladed technology. What is of sound importance, is researching an experienced, fellowship-trained refractive LASIK surgeon, like Dr. Iskander, skilled and seasoned in managing complex cases.