Searching worldwide, you wouldn’t find more advanced technology – or eye surgeons more adept at understanding, treating, and correcting your vision —than what is conveniently located in Durham at the Duke Center for Vision Correction, a specialized laser facility and practice within the renowned Duke Eye Center.

Vision correction surgery, also called refractive surgery, became more precise as well as more refined and patient-friendly with the advent of laser technology. Rapidly changing advances in techniques and instrumentation are making vision correction surgery readily available to more and more people; however, the proper implementation of these recent advances is essential to the success of patient care and surgical outcomes.

The Duke Center for Vision Correction was founded over ten years ago and designed to provide each potential refractive surgery patient with optimal treatment using the latest FDA-approved technology.

This award-winning program has received numerous best practice honors recognizing the Duke doctors’ work in this area of subspecialized eye care.Renowned for its contributions as a leading university program, the center continues to set standards of excellence in vision correction surgery as well as leading innovations for the future advances in this field.

The Duke Difference

The vision correction experts at Duke Center for Vision Correction—Natalie Afshari, MD, Alan Carlson, MD, Terry Kim, MD, and Aaleya Koreishi, MD—carefully gather the vital information they need prior to recommending the most appropriate treatment plan for each patient who wishes to reduce his or her dependency on eyeglasses and contact lenses. This esteemed team of eye surgeons employs wavefront analysis, computerized corneal topography, and recently developed Pentacam imaging analysis during this advanced level screening process, thus making outcomes much more predictable, precise, and long lasting.

At Duke Center for Vision Correction, you are not considered a candidate for surgery until you have undergone an extensive battery of tests, using the latest in diagnostic instrumentation. The equipment used determines the subtlest findings in your eye that make your prescription unique. If you are a candidate for vision correction, you can be assured that the lasers used in your surgery are not only the latest in technology but also calibrated before each procedure. All technology is under the watchful eye and direct supervision of the surgeons and their experienced staff. The temperature and humidity is tightly controlled in the procedure room to assure that you receive the same precision and predictability during each month of the year.

At Duke you are now able to have both surgical steps of the LASIK procedure performed by the laser, providing greater comfort, confidence, precision, and predictability by making this an ALL-LASER procedure!

Surgical blades have been replaced by IntraLase®, the most precise laser used in medicine. No aspect of patient care is taken for granted at the Duke Center for Vision Correction, and this attention to detail has led to a remarkable record of patient satisfaction.