Procedures

INITIAL CONSULTATION

Advanced Optical Analysis

Brusco Vision has a talented team of the most caring, patient, and well-trained people in the industry to carefully walk you through the process of vision correction, which starts with our comprehensive initial consultation.

Each and every successful vision correction procedure at Brusco Vision relies upon a highly-structured and Advanced Necessary Ocular and Vision Analysis (ANOVA). At your first visit with us, you will be carefully guided through this easy and completely painless process. This panel of the most advanced and proven diagnostic tests available today is one of the many reasons why Brusco Vision is truly a one-of-a-kind facility. Congratulations, this is your first and most critical stride towards visual freedom from glasses, contacts, and readers.

More technology and better equipment.

Brusco Vision is committed to an investment in its patients, outcomes, and technology. Unlike many other refractive centers, we do much more than a quick “LASIK screening” for one or two procedures. Instead, we have seven cutting-edge diagnostic technologies that evaluate and map every aspect of your eye. These tests help provide a three-dimensional visualization and analysis of the entire ocular and optical system. They check your overall eye health and look for potential problems to surgery such as macular degeneration, retinal tears, glaucoma, and cataracts. Our technologies also provide us with the information to determine if you are an appropriate candidate for LASIK or any of its five other other modern variations: custom lens replacement (CLR), SMILE, Visian ICL, ASA PRK, or refractive cataract surgery.

What should I expect at my initial consultation?

At Brusco Vision in Washington DC and the DMV, your ANOVA is a 90 minute experience where you are our only focus. Upon your arrival, you will be greeted by one of our medical technicians who will accompany you throughout your visit. We will explain what is happening and answer any questions you have along the way as we walk you through your tests. None of the tests are painful or uncomfortable – in fact, the devices are similar to cameras, each taking a picture from a different point of view. These tests give the team at Brusco Vision valuable information to determine your candidacy and help us figure out the best plan for you. The more information we can obtain, the more accurate the results we can achieve with one of our six types of LASIK.

What Comes Next...

After the diagnostic portion of the consultation, you will meet with Dr. Brusco. He will then personally take additional measurements (the “one-or-two” test) to fine-tune your refraction and assess the overall health and status of your eyes. He will review your results and together you will have a comfortable, no-pressure discussion on whether LASIK can help you. Like fingerprints, every eye is different, and there is no one-size-fits-all solution at Brusco Vision. We do not attempt to shoe-horn everyone down the path of a single refractive procedure. Instead, we aim for a truly custom experience. If you are a good candidate, Dr. Brusco will talk about which procedure can give you the best results, based on your situation and unique eyes.

VISION CORRECTION

Our Procedures

SBK LASIK

The most modern and advanced form of laser eye surgery. Ultrafast and incredibly precise.

SBK LASIK utilizes a femtosecond laser. A femtosecond is a millionth of a billionth of a second. To put this into perspective: one femtosecond is to one second as one second is to about 32 million years. Incredibly short-duration and accurate

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Custom Lens Replacement (CLR)

Also known as refractive lens exchange, an alternative to readers, bifocals, and cataract surgery.

CLR is becoming an increasingly popular treatment choice for patients as it eliminates the need for cataract surgery in later life and can also be combined with laser eye surgery in suitable patients to extend the range of astigmatism treatment or fine-tune the focus outcome.

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Visian EVO ICL

An advanced vision correction treatment technology, and SBK LASIK alternative.

Visian ICL is well-suited for patients with moderate to severe nearsightedness, with or without astigmatism. It's also a great option for patients with dry eyes, thin corneas, or corneal scarring, including people who have been told they are not good candidates for SBK LASIK

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SMILE

A minimally invasive procedure designed to correct nearsightedness and astigmatism.

SMILE is the latest technique to join Brusco Vision's lineup of laser vision correction solutions. SMILE may be an option even for people who’ve been told in the past that they are not good candidates for other advanced laser procedures.

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Refractive Cataract Surgery

Everyone will eventually develop cataracts. Fortunately, it can be replaced with a lens that will correct your vision.

Refractive Cataract Surgery offers you a whole new world of improved vision beyond what basic cataract surgery can offer. It’s an additional level of advanced care that brings together the latest technological innovations in eye surgery to help you obtain the best vision possible.

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ASA PRK

A LASIK alternative that is typically reserved for a subset of laser eye surgery candidates who have special considerations.

ASA PRK is preferable for patients with thinner corneas, minor corneal irregularities, scarring, for patients with specific hobbies such as contact sports, occupations such as the armed forces, or for those with keratoconus who have already had crosslinking performed.

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