In Smithtown and Riverhead Long Island New York, there is a great new LASIK center called Long Island LASIK VISION.  Long Island LASIK VISION is a state of the art new LASIK Center right in Smithtown.

Suffolk's largest lasik center is now open offering the finest of personalized care for all our patients.  

North Shore Eye Care to perform first lasik cases in our brand new state of the art facility Monday.

Is it possible to do LASIK for reading?  That is a question that our Smithtown and Riverhead board certified LASIK experts are asked every day.  North Shore Eye Care in Long Island New York answers this question.

The Cataract experts at North Shore Eye Care in Smithtown and Riverhead in Long Island are committed to reducing or eliminating astigmatism in cataract surgery if the patient desires.  We have several methods of astigmatism reduction.

LASIK or Laser in-situ keratomileusiss is a procedure for correcting farsightedness, nearsightedness and astigmatism. Astigmatism is caused by having different curvatures on the surface of the cornea. Almost every person has some form of astigmatism, because no one has a "perfect" cornea.  It is also known that people may actually develop astigmatism depending on there daily activities and if they strain a lot with their eyes. Common symptoms of eye strain are headaches, dizziness, fatigue, typically that worsens throughout the day. The cornea is normally supposed to look like a transparent sphere that covers the front of the eye. When individuals have significant astigmatism there cornea more resembles the shape of a football.   Custom LASIK surgery is designed to correct a person’s prescription, including nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism. Laser surgery actually reshapes the cornea to a more spherical shape, thereby maximizing the best vision