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Winter Eye Safety Tips

Winter brings many fun holiday activities, but it’s important to make sure that those happy memories aren’t marred by preventable tragedies. Your family eye doctor and TLC Laser Eye Centers are focusing our Eye Safety Campaign this winter on some leading hazards to your eye health and safety. We want to make sure that you enjoy your holidays and winter activities with your family, not in the emergency room. Each year, more than 100,000 Americans, more than half of them children, suffer from eye injuries. Sadly, more than 90 percent of these could have been prevented.

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Plan now, save up to 30%!

Have you thought about LASIK but didn't think you could afford it? TLC Laser Eye Centers® has great news! By utilizing your Flexible Spending Account (FSA) through your employer, you can set aside tax-free dollars now... to pay for LASIK later. FSA enrollment periods are brief and yours may open soon. Before you set aside funds for your FSA, find out if you're a candidate for LASIK. Then see your Employee Benefits Advisor for details..

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99% of Surveyed TLC Patients Would Refer Others to TLC

TLC LASIK Patients Have High Satisfaction and Improved Quality of Life

The vast majority of the surveyed TLC Laser Eye Centers patients who had LASIK or other laser vision correction procedures are very satisfied with the results, and most said that the overall quality of their lives and daily routines have improved, according to the results of a recent TLC patient study. TLC's study mirrors the recent Harris Interactive Survey commissioned by the Eye Surgery Education Council (ESEC). That survey was the first nationwide quality of life survey assessing life implications for laser vision correction patients. Both the TLC survey and the Harris survey clearly show that laser vision correction has a profound positive impact on overall quality of life, daily routine, and job performance. However, the TLC survey results outperformed those of Harris in almost all areas, indicating that TLC patients surveyed reported experiencing the highest quality of patient care and achieving excellent results.

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CustomLASIK. The Difference You've Been Waiting For

The FDA has recently approved a new technology that will change how your eye doctor views your vision needs. It's called CustomLASIK. CustomLASIK is a laser vision correction procedure that uses the unique visual characteristics of your eye to customize your treatment.

TLC Dallas/Fort Worth uses the VISX Star S4 excimer laser technology that has been used to provide over 5 million LASIK procedures worldwide. Recently, we added this latest technology to diagnose and measure a patient's personal refractive error. This technology, known as the VISX WaveScan gives us a more precise level of detailed information about a patient's vision that has not been previously available. We are confident that our choice in technology along with our doctor's skill will be the most effective way of providing you a successful outcome and great visual results. By using the WaveScan to better understand a patient's unique visual needs, we can determine the best procedure for their eyes.

TLC opened North America's first CustomLASIK center in Toronto, Canada in January 2002. TLC Doctors have been key contributors to the development of this technology. We are one of the first companies to proactively offer our patients the latest in wavefront technology, a personalized approach to vision correction.

Don't wait any longer, find out if you may benefit from CustomLASIK, schedule your consultation on-line or by calling 888.TLC.2020.

TLC Dallas/Fort Worth Introduces Comprehensive Outcomes Analysis Program

TLC Laser Eye Centers new Outcomes Analysis Program is now available to analyze all clinical care aspects of the LASIK procedures performed at our Dallas/Fort Worth center. The results of this exciting new program will allow us to give our patients customized pre-operative information based on similar patient profiles, participate in the most advanced technological research, and ultimately continue with our commitment to provide the best possible patient care and results.

Independent U.S. Navy Study Presents Benefits of Custom LASIK Procedure

Study Reflects Results Shown by TLC Custom LASIK Patients

An independent study recently conducted by the U.S. Navy demonstrates that Custom LASIK produces better quality outcomes compared to conventional LASIK for vision correction. The study, the first of its kind, found that 97% of patients treated with Custom LASIK acquired 20/20 vision, versus 88% with conventional LASIK. Custom LASIK can help military personnel see better at night and also avoid the challenges of using glasses or contact lenses in the battlefield. Soldiers who wear eyeglasses must have gas masks with prescription eye inserts that can limit peripheral vision.

Same Technology Approved by NASA is Available at TLC Laser Eye Centers

The National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) has announced the approval of Bladeless Custom LASIK vision correction for their astronauts - the same bladeless custom technology that is also available nationwide at TLC Laser Eye Centers.

NASA's approval came following a review of extensive military clinical data using the same two lasers employed in our Bladeless Custom LASIK. The research showed that the use of the combination of technologies provided superior safety and vision - results TLC Centers agree are unparalleled.