Sacramento Lasik California
Friday, May 16, 2008
Friday, May 16, 2008
Sacramento Eye Doctor - Keith Liang, MD & Amy Pitts, OD
LASIK is now the vision correction procedure of choice for many ophthalmologists worldwide. Instead of removing the surface epithelium with the laser and exposing many nerve endings (as in PRK), the surgeon performing LASIK uses a motor-powered microkeratome to create a "flap." The flap is then lifted and reflected back, allowing a computer guided Excimer laser (cold laser) to use light pulses to remodel the corneal tissue underneath. Afterward, the flap is gently positioned back onto the cornea. Since this procedure is less traumatic to the outer surface of the eye, vision is restored more quickly and the patient's discomfort is reduced. Most patients report greater comfort after surgery and can generally drive two to three days after the surgery.
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• Keith Liang, M.D. earned his undergraduate degree from UCLA and his medical degree from the University of Southern California. He completed his residency at Louisiana State University-Lions Eye Center, where his training had a strong focus on refractive surgery. His research at LSU included clinical trials in PRK with the Excimer laser.
Amy Pitts, O.D. is our optometrist who has been with the practice since 2004. She attended the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana where she obtained her Bachelor's degree and continued her education at Illinois College of Optometry in Chicago. Dr. Pitts is therapeutic certified and provides a full range of eye care that includes contact lens exams, pre-operative and post-operative refractive care, and annual eye exams. She also assists Dr. Liang in refractive surgery. 