Appleton / Green Bay PRK Surgeon – Dr. Alexander
Serving Oshkosh / Fond du Lac PRK Patients
PRK is the acronym for photorefractive keratectomy, which is a variation of refractive surgery in which the epithelium (surface layer) of the cornea is gently wiped away and then an excimer laser is used to reshape the surface of the cornea.
Dr. Alexander is one of the most experienced Green Bay / Appleton PRK surgeons. Over the course of his distinguished career, Dr. Alexander has helped numerous patients enhance their visual acuity while reducing their dependence on glasses. Please read on to learn more about PRK procedure and the excellent vision correction results Dr. Alexander’s PRK Appleton / Green Bay patients have achieved through it.
When performing PRK in Green Bay / Appleton, Dr. Alexander uses a “cool laser” that produces a beam of light that removes microscopic corneal layers, usually only 10–15% of the cornea's total thickness. The process is known as photo ablation, and it changes the shape of the cornea, resulting in an image which is more finely focused on the retina, restoring clearer vision. The epithelium is then allowed to re-grow naturally. This procedure does take longer to heal than the more widely used process of creating a flap that is opened allowing the laser to reshape the eye.
PRK is used to correct mild to moderate nearsightedness, in which the cornea of the eye is too steep.
Since it was first developed in 1987, more than a million PRK procedures have been performed. PRK used to be the most common laser vision correction procedure. LASIK has since surpassed PRK due to its ability to correct more severe visual acuity with less recovery time and with decreased risks of infection, haze and scarring.
Over the years, Dr. Alexander has established a reputation as a foremost PRK Green Bay / Appleton surgeon. In addition, he is renowned as a superbly trained, highly educated CK and LASIK Green Bay / Appleton surgeon. At Dr. Alexander’s state-of-the-art offices, patients can also undergo advanced cataracts treatments. Dr. Alexander specializes in premium IOL cataract surgery and is regarded as a highly accomplished Green Bay / Appleton ReSTOR surgeon.
