Santa Rosa Ophthalmologist Jay Bansal, MD, medical director of LaserVue Eye Center is a nationally recognized Refractive Surgery specialist. Dr. Bansal is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and the Council for Refractive Surgery Quality Assurance. Recognized as a VISX Star Surgeon and one of “America’s Top Ophthalmologists” by Consumers’ Research Council, Dr. Bansal was among the first eye surgeons in California to perform the LASIK procedure. His career is dedicated to the research, teaching, and practice of advanced vision correction techniques. He has performed over 18,000 successful LASIK procedures and is certified as a trainer to other surgeons on both the VISX™ STAR and IntraLase™ Femtosecond laser systems. Dr. Bansal was the first eye surgeon in Northern California to offer the Wavelight Allegretto excimer laser to Bay Area LASIK patients. As a renowned San Francisco ophthalmologist, Dr. Bansal lectures frequently on vision correction both nationally and internationally.
Since it’s establishment, LaserVue Eye Center in the San Francisco Bay Area, San Jose, and Santa Rosa has been on the forefront of technology in order to provide our patients the best visual outcomes possible. We are among a very few facilities in the Bay Area where multiple lasers are available, so our LASIK specialists...
Read ArticleWe can! We have two great alternatives for patients wanting to reduce their dependence on readers: MonoVision LASIK: MonoVision LASIK is a great option for people with presbyopia. In the LASIK procedure, we correct one eye for your distance vision and the other for up-close. Many patients enjoy this option as it can eliminate the...
Read ArticleThe LaserVue Eye Center offers advanced Wavefront LASIK laser vision technology for its patients. The office is equipped with a Wavefront Aberrometer, Ultrasound Pachymeter, Corneal Topography System, and an Autorefractor along with a linked Auto Phoropter System for accurate measurements of a patient’s refractive error that are needed for LASIK wavefront vision correction. Highly trained...
Read ArticleMost new LASIK patients we see don’t realize that not all LASIK is the same. They are typically surprised to hear that other centers in the area still perform outdated traditional LASIK that uses a metal blade, or even LASIK without personalized Wavefront CustomVue. You may be confused by the advertising and uncertain how to...
Read ArticleSafety and accuracy, 10 years in the making: LaserVue Eye Center is dedicated to remaining at the forefront of laser vision correction with the most advanced LASIK technology available in the world, called iLASIK or All-Laser Custom LASIK. By offering the FDA-approved iFS Intralase laser, combined with our advanced custom mapping and excimer laser platform,...
Read Article100% Customized, 100% Blade-Free: Patients are happy to find that unlike traditional LASIK which uses a metal blade, our worry-free LASIK is 100% all laser. That’s right, most people would be surprised to know that “old technique LASIK” or “basic LASIK” is only partly performed by a laser. Most surgeons acknowledge that the main safety...
Read ArticleCurrently, more than 2.2 million Americans age 40 and older have open angle glaucoma, the most common form of glaucoma, according to Prevent Blindness America. In observance of Glaucoma Awareness Month, Dr. Jay Bansal and his staff at LaserVue Eye Center want to educate you on the facts about glaucoma and encourage you to schedule...
Read ArticleAre your eyes and general health in good condition? Are you 18 years or older? Has your prescription been stable for the past year to two years? If you answered yes to all of the questions above you may be a good candidate for LASIK at LaserVue Eye Center! Even patients who have been told...
Read ArticleUse Your Flex Plan to Pay for LASIK Laser Eye Surgery That’s right, if you have a Flex Spending Healthcare Account, or Cafeteria Plan you can use your tax-free dollars towards LASIK and save up to 35% (depending on your tax bracket)! And the best part is you can use any amount of your Flex...
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Read ArticleA lot of practices promise a free LASIK consultation, but at LaserVue Eye Center you receive a truly comprehensive exam, a $250 value, absolutely free. You see; we understand LASIK is a lifetime decision and that every patient’s needs are different. The LaserVue doctors believe it’s best to slow down and carefully evaluate your vision...
Read ArticleAfter a great 4th of July weekend in our beautiful Bay Area, I returned to work on Monday and spoke with a patient who did not enjoy my enthusiasm. She told me how she originally had a great weekend planned that included spending some time at the beach enjoying water sports with friends and family....
Read ArticleKeratoconus can be a debilitating disease that, in addition to poor vision, can sometimes leads to corneal transpants. In the past, patients with keratoconus would wear contact lenses or glasses until the vision worsened to the point that vision could not be restored even when corrected with glasses or contact lenses. Recent studies show that keratoconus can...
Read ArticleMany people are familiar with the 20/20 standard of excellence for vision. However, many people don’t know that a study of patients six months after having CustomVue LASIK revealed that many patients are seeing better than 20/20! “Although 20/20 is a common standard of excellence in eye care, CustomVue LASIK is making us rethink what “great vision”...
Read ArticleUp until recently, there have been limited treatment options for keratoconus. But now, there is a new treatment currently in an FDA study that look promising, collagen cross-linking. Now, with corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL), up to 90% of patients (according to many recent studies) have found that their keratoconus was slowed or stopped altogether in...
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