Lasik Provision Niagara / Toronto Clinics

At LASIK PROVISION we offer a variety of Lasik

Procedures to correct eye and vision problems. We have

skilled doctors and a professional medical team to ensure the

safety and success of your Lasik procedures. LASIK is a

laser vision correction procedure that is used to correct

eye and vision errors. Myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia

(farsightedness) and astigmatism can be treated using LASIK.

There are other options available if you are not a candidate for

LASIK. The pre-operative examination determines if laser vision

correction is right for you. When having LASIK, you have different

treatment options to enhance your eyesight and outcome. Your

optometrist and surgeon at LASIK PROVISION will recommend

the best procedure for your eyes. We offer a variety of Lasik

Procedures which include PRK, Blended Vision, ICL, CLE and

Punctal Plugs to correct your eyes and vision problems. Please

contact us for an Laser Eye Surgery examination to determine

what is the best course of treatment. Visit our Laser Eye Surgery

Clinic in Toronto or Niagara Region.

Accuracy Total Control

Lasik provision’s revolutionary approach to laser vision correction

minimizes problems associated with older generation lasers, such

as night vision reduction, glare, and halos.

Bladeless Lasik

LASIK surgery may be elective, but good vision is not. We

understand how valuable your sight is. That’s why we keep our

sights set on providing safe and advanced technologies to all

patients. That’s why we perform Bladeless lasik with the Carl

Zeiss VisuMax laser in our centre.

Why Do People Choose to Have Lasik?

WHAT IS LASIK SURGERY ?

LASIK is an advanced laser vision correction procedure which involves making a 

thin flap on the surface of the cornea with a Visumax Femtosecond laser, which 

is a precise flap-making instrument. In creating the flap, a hinge area is created at 

the twelve o’clock position, which allows the surgeon to lift the flap and to reshape

 the exposed cornea.

A state-of-the-art excimer laser is used to reshape the cornea, removing a precise

 amount of corneal tissue from the exposed corneal bed. The pre-operative 

examination determines the power of your eye, which enables us to calculate 

the amount of tissue to be removed. Recent prescriptions for your glasses or 

contact lenses are usually very close to these measurements.

During LASIK Surgery the flap is then laid back and within minutes natural 

forces hold it down on the cornea. The epithelium, or surface layer of the cornea, 

begins to grow over the cut edge within a few hours to seal the flap into position.

 Collagen bonds start to form within the cornea and around the edge of the flap 

within days, permanently sealing it.

Myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness) and astigmatism can be

 treated using LASIK Eye Surgery. At this time, however, presbyopia cannot be

 corrected by laser treatments.

Myopic Laser Treatment

Hyperopic Laser Treatment

Astigmatism Laser Treatment

When having LASIK, you have different treatment options to enhance 
your outcome. Your optometrist and surgeon at LASIK PROVISION 
will recommend the procedure of choice for your eyes. 

Call Today 1 888 510 2020 For Your FREE Eye Examination to See
 If Lasik is Right For You.

What You Need to Know About PRK Lasik

PRK LASIK (PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY)

PRK LASIK is generally recommended for patients whose corneas 
are too thin to allow for the creation of the LASIK flap safely. 
PRK LASIK is a refractive surgery in which the central epithelium,
 or surface layer of the cornea, is removed by the surgeon, 
and then the corneal bed is directly reshaped with the laser.
The surgeon may choose to use an anti-inflammatory compound 
Mitomycin C on some patients. Mitomycin C is a powerful 
pharmaceutical agent which inhibits haze in patients 
post PRK Surgery.

 It is highly recommended to use Mitomycin C on all patients with 
greater than -4.00 D prescriptions who are having PRK since these 
patients are at greater risk of the complication of haze formation
 post operatively.

To promote healing and comfort, a bandage 
contact lens is placed on the cornea.
 The corneal epithelium will heal within
 5-6 days in the average patient. 
During this period, it is recommended that 
you are monitored daily by our 
optometrists or your eye care professional 
until the contact lens is removed.
After the contact lens is removed, the follow-ups are
 usually more spaced out. Because there is no flap created,
 restrictions with physical activities are less 
than what is imposed upon LASIK patients.
Myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness) and 
astigmatism can be treated using PRK. Again, presbyopia 
cannot be corrected by excimer laser treatments.
If you are having PRK, it probably means your corneas are
 thinner than average, your prescription is higher or both.

Dr. Andrew W. Taylor, MD, FRCSC, Dip ABO 
is a cum laude graduate of the University
 of Toronto. He received his medical degree
from the University of Toronto in 1991,
completed an internship in comprehensive
internal medicine at The Toronto Hospital at
 the University of Toronto in 1992, then went
on to complete his residency training in 
ophthalmology at the University of Toronto.
He received his Fellowship from the Royal
 College of Surgeons of Canada in 1995, 
became a Diplomat of the American Board of Ophthalmology in 1997, and was the recipient
 of numerous academic awards including the Dr. Louis Kagal Memorial 
Award for excellence in ophthalmology from the University of Toronto,
 Faculty of Medicine.

Dr. Taylor has been in private practice since 1995, specializing in 
anterior segment and refractive surgery. He is associated with Peninsula
 Eye Associates in Niagara Falls and is the former Chief of Ophthalmology
at the Greater Niagara General Hospital.

Performing laser refractive surgery since 1995, with extensive 
experience in LASIK, PRK and intraocular surgery, he has also
participated as an investigator on previous FDA trials of new technologies in refractive surgery. Performing over 80,000 refractive  procedures,
including over 10,000 custom wavefront ablations since 2001,
Dr. Taylor founded LASIK PROVISION and is acting Medical Director
of the clinic.

Active member of the Ontario Medical Association, the Canadian Medical Association, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, the
Royal College of Physicians of Canada, the American Board of
Ophthalmology, the American Academy of Ophthalmology,
the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons and the 
International Society of Refractive Surgery.