Free Consultation with an Experienced Counselor
If you are considering LASIK surgery, you must call Acuity Laser Eye & Vision Center to schedule your FREE no obligation consultation with one of our experienced counselors. Acuity Laser Eye and Vision Center has offices located in Scranton, Williamsport, Allentown, and Carbondale for your convenience.

Please remember to bring your most current pair of prescription glasses with you. And if you are wearing contact lenses bring a lens case and solution since you will have to remove them during the consultation.

When you arrive for your consultation, you will be greeted by one of our experienced counselors. The counselor will ask you to complete a patient information form, an important step in the process of determining if you are a candidate for LASIK surgery.

The counselor will then walk you through a step by step explanation of how LASIK and PRK are performed. The counselor will also educate you on the following subjects:

After the counselor has completed reviewing the information with you, the counselor will answer any questions you may have.

Pre-Operative Exam
Once you decide to have LASIK surgery, you will need to schedule your pre-op exam. The pre-op exam can be scheduled by calling our office at 877-520-EYES.

If you wear soft contact lenses, do not wear them for one week prior to your pre-operative exam. If you wear toric soft or extended wear lenses, do not wear them for a three week period prior to your pre-op exam. Hard or gas permeable contact lens wearers should not wear these lenses for a period of 1 month for each decade of use prior to your pre-operative exam. If you have any questions regarding the use of contact lenses, please call our office for advice.

The pre-op exam is an extensive eye exam that takes approximately 11/2 hours to complete. The purpose of the pre-op exam is to determine if you are a candidate for LASIK surgery and gather important information specific to your eyes.

At the conclusion of the pre-op exam, Dr. Vale will determine if you are a candidate for LASIK surgery. If you are a candidate, your surgery will be scheduled at your earliest convenience.

Please note that the pre-op exam must be completed a minimum of 2 days prior to the day of surgery.

Day of Surgery
When you arrive on the day of your LASIK surgery, the staff will ask you to read, sign and initial the required documents pertaining to your pending surgery. The staff will also explain the post-op instructions to you.

You will proceed to the pre-op area where you will be prepped for surgery. The surgery staff will administer anesthetic eye drops to numb your eyes prior to surgery. At this time, Dr. Vale will begin the procedure. The entire procedure usually takes approximately 20 minutes to complete.

After the procedure is completed, the surgical staff will direct you to the post-op area where you will rest following your surgery. Once Dr. Vale has examined you, you will return home to further rest your eyes.

Your Surgery will be performed at our state-of-the-art facility. We feature two Excimer laser systems, Nidek®, and VISK® to treat the widest possible range of refractive corrections. When you arrive, you will be given some oral medication to relieve any anxiety you may be feeling before the procedure. You will receive numbing eyedrops before the procedure begins. An eyelid speculum is usually placed to keep the eye to be operated on open during the procedure. There is some pressure around the eye but usually no pain.You can not see or feel the incision.