About Fischer Laser Eye Center
If you are seeking LASIK in Minnesota, our practice offers excellent quality and an experienced LASIK surgeon. Call us today to get the REAL facts about LASIK eye surgery. Think you're a candidate for LASIK? At Family Eye Center we offer the latest technology available for comprehensive exams of the eye. The new Oculus Pentacam at Family Eye is one of a few in the state of Minnesota that performs a host of diagnostic measurements and analyses on the anterior segment of the eye.
About Fischer Laser Eye CenterNew Multifocal Lens Implants
You can NOW enjoy the benefits of improving both near vision and far vision after cataract surgery! We offer our patients options for the Crystalens and multifocal lens implants after cataract surgery to reduce dependence on glasses. If you have heard about the wonders of the new AcrySof ReSTOR IOL please call us for more information.
New Multifocal Lens ImplantsAdvances In Glaucoma Treatment
Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty (SLT) is a new procedure performed to lower intraocular pressure. This outpatient laser procedure targets pigmented cells of the eye to lower the pressure build up that is common among glaucoma sufferers.
Advances In Glaucoma TreatmentWhat's New
Stay up-to-date on the latest news at Family Eye Center by checking out our News section. Learn about the newest technology available, the advanced procedures performed by Dr. Fischer and his team, and the latest in awards and recognition received by the staff at Family Eye Center.
What's NewFinancing Options
LASIK eye surgery can be cost prohibitive. Our LASIK center goes beyond what other centers do to help our patients overcome this affordability issue. If cost is something that has been holding you back from vision correction you should contact us as soon as possible for a consultation. We have a page on this website dedicated to LASIK patient financing. You can even fill out an online application to qualify. We offer 0% financing, on approved credit with low fixed monthly payments, nodown payment and no pre-payment penalty.
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"When it comes to your eyesight, it's important to see clearly.Whether it's to see the board room, the classroom, or a 95-mile- an-hour ball coming at your face.I recently had LASIK surgery, and put my trust in Dr. Jeff Fischer with the Family Eye Center. He's performed over 25,000 vision corrective surgeries, so I was confident that I was in good hands."
- Tim Laudner, former catcher with the Minnesota Twins
Cataract Center
A cataract is a clouding of the eye's normally clear lens, leading to a progressive blurring or dimming of vision. It is the world's leading cause of blindness and among the most common conditions related to aging by age 65, you have a 50 percent chance of developing a cataract and by age 75, it jumps to 70 percent.
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Cataracts can also result from injury, chronic eye diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa and ailments such as diabetes, or past use of corticosteroid medications or radiation treatments. Some researchers believe that lifestyle habits such as smoking and not wearing sunglasses to protect eyes against ultraviolet light are also risk factors.
Cataracts occur when proteins in the lens begin to clump together, forming a cloudy area. As these clumps grow, they interfere with vision by distorting or blocking the passage of light. Many cataracts begin to form in your 40s or 50s, but don't affect vision until years later.
Cataracts can occur in infants, usually the result of an infection during pregnancy such as toxoplasmosis, rubella, syphilis or herpes simplex. In children, a cataract can also result from metabolic disease.
Other:
- Illustration of cataract surgery surgical incision:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/presentations/100079_3.htm - Illustration of eye with cataract:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/presentations/100079_2.htm - Before and After Illustrations of and eye with cataract:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/presentations/100079_5.htm - NIH Webpage, Cataract: What you Should Know:
http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/cataract/cataract_facts.asp
How Cataracts Develop
A cataract is a clouding of the natural lens inside your eye. This lens, located behind the iris (or colored part of the eye) works just like the lens of a camera-focusing light images on the retina, which sends the images to your brain.
The human lens, made mostly of protein and water, can become clouded - so clouded it keeps light and images from reaching the retina. Eye injury, certain diseases, or even some medications can cause the clouding. But, in over 90% of cases, clouding is caused by the aging process. A cataract is not a "film" over the eye, and neither diet nor lasers will make it go away. The best way to treat a cataract is to remove the old, clouded lens and provide a replacement.
The Safest And Most Successful Procedure Performed Today
Cataract surgery is performed on an outpatient basis and usually requires just a few hours of your time from start to finish. Your eye will be treated with anesthetic prior to the procedure so you'll feel little, if any, discomfort. First, a tiny incision will be made in the eye allowing your surgeon to use a small instrument (about the size of a pen tip) to break up or wash away the cloudy cataract. Once the cataract is removed, the ACRYSOF® ReSTOR® IOl will be inserted through the same tiny incision and set into its permanent position.