LASIK Technology

Today’s laser vision correction technology has made relying on glasses and contacts a thing of the past. Guided by our trusted, award-winning, board-certified ophthalmologists, patients are discovering just how easy it is to obtain the clear eyesight they have always envisioned.

Highly Advanced Lasers

The doctors at Chicago Cornea Consultants utilize the most advanced lasers for LASIK vision correction. These include the Alcon Allegretto Wavelight, the Johnson & Johnson (J+J) VISX excimer lasers, and the J+J Intralase femtosecond laser.

Why choose Chicago Cornea Consultants?

Founded in 1986, Chicago Cornea Consultants provides expert eye care to patients in and beyond the Midwest, allowing them to regain their confidence in performing everyday tasks and enjoying all that life has to offer. With convenient locations in Chicago, Hoffman Estates, Highland Park, and Crystal Lake, we are known for our cutting-edge technology and equipment, as well as for the skill and extensive knowledge of our practitioners. Our six board-certified ophthalmologists are renowned throughout the world as educators and regularly train the physicians of tomorrow in their innovative approach. They have consistently been awarded as Chicago Magazine’s “Top Doctors in Chicago” and were named Newsweek America's “Best Ophthalmologists” and “Best Cataract Surgeons.” To date, they have performed thousands of successful, transformational procedures, elevating quality of life for countless individuals.

The Alcon Allegretto Wavelight Customized and Wavefront-Guided Excimer Laser

Did you know that your vision is as unique as your own individual fingerprint? If your vision is unique to you, doesn’t it make sense that your LASIK procedure should be unique to you as well? The doctors at Chicago Cornea Consultants think so! That is why they utilize Allegretto Wavelight technology to custom-design your very own LASIK treatment.

Allegretto Wavelight is completely customized to your eyes and your eyes alone. In as little as a few minutes, you can have the clear vision you desire. If you want to learn more about Allegretto Wavelight and the exciting things it can do for your vision, contact Chicago Cornea Consultants today!

The VISX Star S4 IR Excimer Laser

Chicago Cornea Consultants has access to the VISX Star S4 IR Excimer Laser for certain LASIK vision correction procedures. The innovative ActiveTrak technology allows monitoring of eye movement in all three dimensions without pupil dilation, which means more precise control for the doctor and less stress for the patient.

Variable Spot Beam technology gives the doctor greater flexibility, with seven separate beams ranging from 0.65 to 6.5 millimeters in size, providing faster, smoother treatment and highly accurate corneal shaping. Plus, VSS (Variable Spot Scanning) technology adds a blend zone that helps smooth the cornea, increasing the ablation (treatment) zone by 51 percent. This transition provides a gradual change from the treatment area to the non-treated corner, resulting in clearer, sharper vision, especially in low-light conditions.

As with any medical procedure, the experience and skill of your surgeon will influence your outcomes. Dr. Randy Epstein, Dr. Parag Majmudar, and Dr. Rachel Epstein are all board-certified ophthalmologists with advanced fellowship training, specifically in corneal surgery. As corneal specialists who have performed tens of thousands of LASIK procedures, you can trust in the experience and technology of Chicago Cornea Consultants to give you the best possible results for your vision correction procedure.

Topography-guided custom LASIK

Chicago Cornea Consultants is proud to provide patients with Alcon’s Contoura Vision procedure.

The Contoura Vision procedure is a topography-guided LASIK treatment that allows our surgeons to perform more personalized procedures! This means that every procedure is tailored to that specific patient.

Topography-guided LASIK works by creating a detailed map of the surface of the cornea. With this information, your Chicago LASIK surgeon is able to devise a treatment plan specifically for you! Whether you have nearsightedness or nearsightedness with astigmatism, the unique corneal topography of your eye will allow your LASIK surgeon to provide the best treatment possible.

Hundreds of thousands of patients have undergone the Contoura Vision procedure with amazing results.

In one clinical study, 65% of patients who received a topography-guided LASIK procedure achieved 20/16 vision or better, and 93% achieved 20/20 or better!