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Refractive Surgery Options at Kleiman Evangelista

We are so excited that you have chosen Kleiman Evangelista Eye Centers of Texas as your Refractive Surgery eyecare provider. We can’t wait to see you! You’re already halfway through your journey and we want to make this next step as simple as possible.

Preparing for your appointment is easy!

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    What to Bring

    Please be sure to bring your Driver’s License or State ID and insurance cards to your appointment. To expedite your check in, we’d encourage you to create and update your patient information using our online patient portal.

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    Being Dilated

    During the medical eye evaluation, you will be dilated to allow for advanced testing. Dilated eye exams typically last 1.5 hours and can cause sensitivity to light for a few hours after. We suggest you bring sunglasses for your drive home.

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    During your consultation, you and your counselor will review the costs of the various vision correction procedures, as well as financing and payment options. We offer financing and payment plans and you can also use FSA and HSA funds.

What about my contacts?

For most patients, it is not required that you be out of contacts prior to your consultation. You can wear them right up until your appointment, and even to your appointment.

We do however, recommend you be out of contacts for as long as you’re comfortable with prior to your evaluation because being out of contacts allows for more accurate testing. You will have to take them out at your consultation and will be required to be out of contacts for at least one week prior to surgery.

If you wear hard contacts, we do need you to be out of them for 2 weeks prior to your consultation.

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What will happen during my appointment?

  • You’ll meet with one of our expert vision correction counselors to talk about your vision goals and how vision correction can help you achieve those goals.
  • Your counselor will also talk with you about surgery in general and discuss costs and financing.
  • We’ll then conduct some testing to get baseline measurements as part of the no-cost consultation.
  • Once you’ve gotten your general vision correction questions answered, the next step is the medical eye evaluation.
  • During the medical eye evaluation, our team of eye care experts will guide you through the most comprehensive, dilated eye exam you can have. We’ll conduct advanced testing, including corneal mapping, and you’ll meet with one of our highly-trained physicians to determine which vision correction procedure will be best for you and your eye health.
  • Then you’ll sit back down with your counselor to go over your options, talk more detail, and schedule surgery.
  • All that’s left is to start looking forward to life without lenses!

*Kleiman Evangelista recommends postponing refractive surgery if you are pregnant or nursing.

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COSTS AND FINANCING

Ultimately, the cost of refractive vision correction depends on the type of surgery you select. At Kleiman Evangelista, that cost can range from $2,450/eye to $8,000/eye. Kleiman Evangelista’s team of highly-skilled surgeons uses the latest technology to ensure your safety, comfort, and results.

The team at Kleiman Evangelista is committed to helping everyone achieve the vision they deserve. To do that, we offer financing options  \through CareCredit and Alphaeon Credit (subject to credit approval). We also accepts HSAs and FSAs. You can learn more about our payment plans and options here.

Preparing for Surgery

Once you’ve scheduled surgery it’s time to start planning all the things you’ll be able to do without having to worry about glasses or contacts!

Depending on your surgical choice, you’ll have pre-surgery instructions and eye drop schedules to follow. Make sure you read all of your paperwork ahead of time and follow those drop schedules, they’re crucial for a successful surgery day.

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Preparing for Recovery

Depending on the type of vision correction procedure you’ve chosen, your recovery will be unique but typically:

  • LASIK recovery is about 1-2 days
  • PRK recovery is closer to 1 week, with more gradual vision improvement
  • ICL recovery is about 2-3 days
  • CLE recovery is about 2-3 days

Keep in mind that recovery is different for every patient and your doctor will share more detailed information about recovery times for each vision correction option.

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