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WHAT OUR LASIK PATIENTS EXPERIENCE
Be self-reliant with our all laser, no-touch LASIK
Living with the enemy
Glasses and contact lenses may have been a part of you for your whole life. Yes, they do their job but are they always on your team? Not if your visual aids make you feel like you’re missing out.
“So, so good. The team was a dream to deal with and bent over backwards to help in any way possible.” – Melinda Kuhn
When confidence overcomes constraint
Now you don’t need to let glasses get in the way of you doing the things you enjoy, like working out at the gym, or your weekly yoga class.
“I highly recommend VSON Laser Vision Specialists. They are professional, friendly, and very supportive from my first consultation, surgery day, and now with follow-up appointments. Thank you so much.” – Debie Thomson
When confidence overcomes constraint
Now you don’t need to let glasses get in the way of you doing the things you enjoy, like working out at the gym, or your weekly yoga class.
“I highly recommend VSON Laser Vision Specialists. They are professional, friendly, and very supportive from my first consultation, surgery day, and now with follow-up appointments. Thank you so much.” – Debie Thomson
Stop being comfortable feeling uncomfortable
Reject routine frustration and inconvenience, especially when being active.
See clearly through our hot and humid summers, even when it rains.
“VSON changed my life. 6/5 highly recommend! All the staff were very friendly and helpful. Dr Matthew delivers a calm, welcoming and reassuring presence.” – Jack Darnett
Stop being comfortable feeling uncomfortable
Reject routine frustration and inconvenience, especially when being active.
See clearly through our hot and humid summers, even when it rains.
“I highly recommend VSON Laser Vision Specialists. They are professional, friendly, and very supportive from my first consultation, surgery day, and now with follow-up appointments. Thank you so much.” – Debie Thomson
Cut ties with the opponent
Imagine having 20/20 vision without the need for visual aids – that feeling of total freedom.
With LASIK surgery you should no longer be disadvantaged and able to perform your best whichever activity you pursue. We hope you’ll feel like you’re on a level playing field.
“They explain everything perfectly, so you are comfortable and prepared for what happens. It made the whole process quite relaxing. If you are worried about LASIK, then do yourself a favour and go for a consultation. Nothing is rushed, and every question you may have will be answered.” – Danny K
Cut your ties with the opponent
Imagine having 20/20 vision without the need for visual aids – that feeling of total freedom.
With LASIK surgery you should no longer be disadvantaged and able to perform your best whichever activity you pursue. We hope you’ll feel like you’re on a level playing field.
“They explain everything perfectly, so you are comfortable and prepared for what happens. It made the whole process quite relaxing. If you are worried about LASIK, then do yourself a favour and go for a consultation. Nothing is rushed, and every question you may have will be answered.” – Danny K
HOW LASER EYE SURGERY IN BRISBANE WORKS
Enjoy a life free from glasses and contact lenses in 3 easy steps
Reach out
Chat us up, give us a call or book an appointment online. We make it easy to get in touch with us.
We’ll meet
Visit our clinic in Fortitude Valley for a free assessment that will give you a complete understanding of your laser surgery options.
Enjoy life
After a procedure that’s over before you know it, you’ll have the life-changing freedom that eye surgery brings.
1Healthblog.uofmhealth.org. 2021. Pros and Cons of LASIK: Are the Risks Worth the Cost?. [online] Available at: https://healthblog.uofmhealth.org/eye-health/pros-and-cons-of-lasik-are-risks-worth-costTHE BENEFITS OF LASIK EYE SURGERY
Dr. Matthew Russell explains how you feel after LASIK eye surgery
LASIK EXPLAINED
Useful information about this laser vision correction procedure
Refractive surgery can change the way you see the world in minutes.2Healthblog.uofmhealth.org. 2021. Pros and Cons of LASIK: Are the Risks Worth the Cost?. [online] Available at: <https://healthblog.uofmhealth.org/eye-health/pros-and-cons-of-lasik-are-risks-worth-cost> [Accessed 28 June 2021].
It can give you clearer vision than you ever thought possible without wearing glasses or contact lenses. Most patients’ only regret is that they did not have the procedure sooner.3 Solomon KD, Fernández de Castro LE, Sandoval HP, Biber JM, Groat B, Neff KD, Ying MS, French JW, Donnenfeld ED, Lindstrom RL; Joint LASIK Study Task Force. LASIK world literature review: quality of life and patient satisfaction. Ophthalmology. 2009 Apr;116(4):691-701. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2008.12.037. Review. PubMed PMID: 19344821. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19344821
- You’ll have the long term freedom from glasses and contact lenses that you’ve always wanted
- You’ll enjoy the confidence and convenience that your friends without glasses and contact lenses have always taken for granted
- You’ll notice all of the little things that are so easy for everyone else — from taking a shower without the blurriness, to not needing to put in your contact lenses in the morning, to exercising without worrying about your glasses, to avoiding the daily risk of a contact lens infection
- You’ll feel free to face the world without barriers like vision problems
- You can live life the way it should be – ready to face your future without the needless hassle of glasses and contact lenses.4Verywell Health. 2021. LASIK Surgery: Long-Term Care. [online] Available at: <https://www.verywellhealth.com/lasik-surgery-long-term-care-4847046> [Accessed 28 June 2021].
- You’re at least 18 years old
- Your vision prescription/refractive error has not changed significantly in the past six months to a year
- You are generally healthy
- You don’t have any active eye infection or inflammation that could jeopardise the safety of the procedure
- Your corneas are thick enough for us to create a corneal flap (we can only know that when we examine you)
If you are not eligible for this type of laser eye surgery, Dr. Russell can explore long term LASIK alternatives with you.
- Passionate about providing top-quality laser eye surgery for his patients. Dr. Russell is always looking for ways to make the procedure safer, more comfortable, and more successful. He has multiple scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals
- Experienced. He has performed more than 20,000 eye surgery procedures. He stays up to date with improvements in LASIK technology and techniques so he can ensure that you benefit from the latest and best advances
- Respected as an innovator among his patients and peers. Dr. Russell has an excellent reputation both locally and internationally. He’s been a professor at world-class universities. Professional organisations invite him to speak to their international audiences. Dr. Russell is frequently the first to bring new eye surgery technologies to patients in Brisbane
- Provides peace of mind. When you put your trust in Dr. Russell, you can enjoy the peace of mind that comes from being under the care of an exceptional surgeon.
We can perform this treatment on an outpatient basis. We will completely numb your eyes with anaesthetic drops, so you will not feel a thing. We can also give you a sedative medication to help you relax. The entire procedure takes about 5 to 15 minutes, and the laser treatment itself lasts less than a minute. Surgery is over before you know it.
Step 1 – Creating the flap
The first step of treatment is to create flaps in the cornea that are thin and hinged. The flap is created with a femtosecond laser. This thin flap is folded back to reveal the deeper layers of the corneal tissue.
Step 2 – Reshaping the cornea
Next, an excimer laser delivers pulses of light that precisely remove microscopic amounts of corneal tissue to reshape the cornea’s curvature. After we have reshaped the cornea, we restore the corneal flap to its original position over the eye, where it heals on its own.
OHSU Casey Eye Institute, a leader in ophthalmic care and research, recently compared the chance of complications from contact lenses with the risks of vision correction surgery. The information tells us that contact lenses are not always a safer choice than LASIK eye surgery.5Ohsu.edu. 2021. LASIK vs. Contact Lenses | Casey Eye Institute | OHSU. [online] Available at: <https://www.ohsu.edu/casey-eye-institute/lasik-vs-contact-lenses> [Accessed 28 June 2021].
In the study, patients had vision loss in one surgery in approximately every 1,250 people. The vision loss was less than people lost from infections related to contact lenses6www.ohsu.edu. (n.d.). LASIK vs. Contact Lenses | Casey Eye Institute | OHSU. [online] Available at: https://www.ohsu.edu/casey-eye-institute/lasik-vs-contact-lenses [Accessed 18 May 2020].
Wearing contact lenses puts you at risk of several serious conditions and other long-term complications including eye infections and corneal ulcers.7Center for Devices and Radiological Health (2018). Contact Lens Risks. [online] U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Any surgical or invasive procedure carries risks. Before proceeding, you should seek a second opinion from an appropriately qualified health practitioner.
After leaving our centre, we recommend resting your eyes for the remainder of the day. You can likely resume work, driving, and most of your daily routine as soon as the day after surgery. You might experience temporarily dry eyes and should use medicated eye drops prescribed by Dr. Russell to reduce inflammation and prevent infection.
Refractive surgery like LASIK is just one of the surgical procedures Dr. Russell uses to help patients achieve long term vision correction.
Book a free assessment today. You can book online or call us to arrange an appointment. Assessments are free and suitable candidates all meet with highly sought-after LASIK and PRK eye surgeon, Dr. Matthew Russell before they commit to surgical procedures.
THE LAZY PERSON’S WAY TO LEARN EVERYTHING THEY NEED TO KNOW ABOUT VISION CORRECTION
Tired of Googling your way to understanding vision correction? We’ve got you covered! This “all-in-one” guide to vision correction options in Queensland will answer every question you have. Even the ones you didn’t think to ask! Best of all, it’s only a click away.
WHO CAN LASER EYE SURGERY HELP?
Find the laser eye surgery option right for your age. We offer unique solutions for each stage of life
Tired of missing out because you need glasses and contact lenses to see clearly?
Do your glasses prevent you from looking your very best?
We know how it feels to have glasses and contact lenses get in the way of what you most want out of life. That’s why we offer a free assessment in Brisbane to help you make an informed choice about laser eye surgery.
After you’ve had our assessment, you’ll enjoy the clarity and confidence you need to know – without a doubt – if laser surgery is right for you.
Do your glasses make you look years older than you actually feel?
Life needn’t go downhill the second you hit some magic number. Why spend half a lifetime in reading glasses when a 20-minute treatment can get you out of them?9All About Vision. 2021. Refractive Lens Exchange (Lens Replacement Surgery). [online] Available at: <https://www.allaboutvision.com/visionsurgery/refractive-lens-exchange.htm> [Accessed 21 June 2021].
These days, people in their 40s and 50s are living as actively as their kids. That’s why we offer specific treatments for ageing eyes whether you need a corneal transplant, laser surgery, or have dry eyes.
Book an assessment in Brisbane, and we’ll guide you towards the right treatment for you.
Seeking to ditch your lifetime of glasses and contact lenses for good?
Armed with varifocals, bifocals, reading specs, contact lenses, and everything else – it can sometimes feel like you’re carrying around a pharmacy in your pockets or purse.
We appreciate how you’ve probably got better things to do than have to worry about your declining vision. Visit us for a free assessment, and you too can join the hundreds of thousands that experience spectacle-free vision from morning till night regardless of age.10Mayo Clinic. 2021. LASIK surgery: Is it right for you?. [online] Available at: <https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/lasik-eye-surgery/in-depth/lasik-surgery/art-20045751> [Accessed 28 June 2021].
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Brisbane performer Jordan Malone (@jordanmalone_) talks about her laser surgery at VSON
WHICH LASER EYE TREATMENT IN BRISBANE TICKS YOUR BOXES?
Every type of laser eye surgery aims to achieve freedom from glasses, the only difference is eligibility and convenience
| Quality | SmartSight | LASIK | TransPRK | PRK |
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| Recovery time | Fastest (1 day) | Fast (1 day) | Less fast (3-4 days) | Least fast (5-7 days) |
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| Cost | Find out here | Find out here | Find out here | Find out here |
| Procedure | All laser treatment without a flap | All laser treatment | All laser treatment – no touch | Mainly laser treatment |
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| History | Surgeons first performed lenticule extraction in 200714https://eandv.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40662-014-0003-1 | First performed 1991 | First performed 2007 | First performed 1987 |
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FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT LASER EYE SURGERY…
Educate yourself further about laser eye surgery
A guide to LASIK, what it can treat, as well as all the need-to-know details on this refractive surgery. Click here for more information.
A direct comparison of PRK eye surgery vs LASIK eye surgery including the pros and cons of each and which uses a femtosecond laser. Click here for more information.
An informative article on PRK eye surgery, what the procedure is used for and how it is performed including how it affects your corneal tissues and corneal nerves. Click here for more information.
A WebMD article and explanation of LASIK eye surgery. Click here for more information.
They say ‘you are what you eat’. Like any aspect of the body, whether it’s the state of your joints, your brain, your digestion, or your eye health. A healthy and balanced lifestyle plays an important role. Both in warding off disease and even the effects of ageing that some may think are inevitable. Though we can’t eat good vision, we can ensure our diet contains all the vital nutrients and compounds. Click here to read more about laser eye surgery in Auckland and find out more about foods for eye health.
If you have to deal with the hassle of corrective lenses, ditching them for perfect eyesight sounds like a dream come true. The best way to achieve that goal is through eye laser surgery. There are a few different laser procedures to choose from, three of the most common being PRK, LASIK, and SMILE. Even if you think your eyes are too difficult to correct with surgery, this may not be the case. Click here to find out about SMILE laser eye surgery and the incision lenticule extraction SMILE technique, as well as the other treatments available.
ABOUT THE EXPERT
Dr. Matthew Russell
MBChB, FRANZCO
Laser eye and cataract surgery specialist
With over 15 years of experience, I enjoy the privilege of helping patients of all ages reclaim clear vision or preserve it for as long as possible.
Vision correction and high-precision cataract surgery hinge on the expertise and skill set of the provider who also has access to the most precise tools for the job. Ophthalmic surgeons like me know how to make treatment safe, comfortable and positive for the patient. They know how to minimise the risk of complications and maximise successful outcomes.
I understand that medical and surgical eye care is a serious undertaking. I take the time to address whatever questions and concerns you might have. I believe everyone’s eyes are unique and require a customised solution tailored to your needs and goals.
My combination of education, training and experience positions me to provide optimal results for patients of all ages. I have a passion for helping my patients enjoy the clear, high-definition vision they need to live rich and active lives. Now, I have hand-picked a team of professionals that share my passion and commitment to exceptional care.