LASIK · lens · cataract surgery · Salt Lake City
Clear answers first. Clearer vision, if it fits.
A free 90-minute screening maps your corneas, prescription and tears. Then a surgeon tells you what fits: LASIK, PRK, SMILE, an implantable lens, lens exchange, or no surgery at all.
- Prices per eye LASIK $2,100 to $2,900, in writing
- Risks up front Dry eye and halos, explained first
- Same surgeon From screening to final follow-up
Screening snapshot
Sample- Sphere
- −3.25 D
- Astigmatism
- −0.75 D
- Cornea
- 548 µm
- Tear break-up
- 9 s
Talk about: LASIK or SMILE
Illustrative sample, not a real patient.
The 6:42 a.m. moment
Most people start reading about LASIK the morning they reach for glasses to see the clock.
Wanting to wake up and just see is a good reason to ask. It is not a reason to rush. The right answer depends on the shape of your cornea, how steady your prescription is, and how your tears behave, and you can only learn those at an exam.
Across the room
A rough illustration of blur at a distance. It is not a vision test and it does not show what surgery would do for you.
Seven ways forward
LASIK is one option. Your eyes pick the right one.
Laser options reshape the cornea. Lens options work inside the eye. Eye health care protects what you have. Prices are per eye, ranges before your exam and a written number after.
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LASIK
Adults with a stable glasses or contacts prescription and healthy corneas.
$2,100 to $2,900
per eye
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PRK
People who are not suited to a flap, or who would rather not have one.
$2,000 to $2,800
per eye
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SMILE and ICL
Nearsighted people who want no flap, and people with high prescriptions or thinner corneas.
$2,300 to $5,200
per eye, SMILE to ICL
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Cataract surgery
Usually people over 60 whose vision is cloudy, dim or full of glare.
Insurance billed
upgrades $1,200 to $4,000 per eye
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Refractive lens exchange
Adults with presbyopia or strong farsightedness who are not ideal for laser.
$4,200 to $5,800
per eye
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Glaucoma care
People with glaucoma, high eye pressure, or a family history who need regular checks.
Insurance billed
SLT laser self-pay $900 to $1,400 per eye
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Dry eye care
People with gritty, burning, watery or tired eyes, and anyone planning eye surgery.
Evaluation insurance billed
in-office treatments $250 to $1,200 per session
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Not sure which?
Six questions point you to the right conversation. Only an exam can decide.
Take the self-check
Your free screening
Ninety minutes of measuring, all in one visit.
Stop soft contacts about a week before. Your pupils may be dilated, so bring sunglasses and, if you can, a driver. You leave with your results explained and, if surgery fits, a written quote per eye.
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TOPO
Illustration: an astigmatism bow-tie
Corneal map
The shape and thickness of your cornea, point by point. The single most important check for laser candidacy.
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WAVE
Wavefront
How light actually travels through your eye, including small distortions glasses cannot fix.
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TEAR
Tear film
How stable your tears are. Dry eye changes both the plan and the recovery.
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PUPIL
Pupil in dim light
Larger pupils can mean more night halos. It shapes which option we suggest.
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RX
Prescription stability
We compare with your old glasses or records. A shifting prescription means wait.
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Only an exam can decide.
The pictures on this page are illustrations, not real scans. Your own measurements are what your surgeon reads with you, line by line.
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OCT
Retina and nerve scan
A health check of the back of the eye, so nothing else is hiding behind blurry vision.
Honest timing
How long things actually take
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About 90 min
Free screening
Your pupils may be dilated. Bring sunglasses.
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About 2 hours
Surgery day at the center
Most of it is prep and rest. Someone drives you home.
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About 15 min
Time in the laser suite
LASIK, both eyes. The laser runs for well under a minute per eye.
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Next morning
First check
We confirm healing and whether you can drive.
Before you decide
The side effects, said plainly.
Every procedure page lists its risks in plain words: common, less common, rare. Here is LASIK. We would rather you read this now than meet it in a consent form.
Read the full LASIK page-
Common
Dry eye
Most people have dry, gritty eyes for the first weeks. It usually eases over 3 to 6 months. For some it lasts longer and needs ongoing drops or treatment.
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Common
Halos, glare and starbursts
Rings around lights at night are common early on. They usually fade as the eye heals, but some people notice them long term, especially with larger pupils.
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Less common
Under- or over-correction
Your eye may heal a little differently than planned. A touch-up (enhancement) can sometimes help if your corneas allow it.
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Rare
Flap problems
The flap can wrinkle or shift, usually in the first days. It is treatable, and it is why rubbing your eyes is off limits for a while.
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Rare
Infection or corneal weakening
Serious problems are uncommon. Careful screening is how we try to avoid ectasia, a weakening of the cornea.
Prices per eye
The ranges, before you ever call.
- LASIK
- $2,100 to $2,900 per eye
- PRK
- $2,000 to $2,800 per eye
- SMILE
- $2,300 to $3,100 per eye
- ICL
- $4,000 to $5,200 per eye
- Refractive lens exchange
- $4,200 to $5,800 per eye
60-second fit check
Tick what is true.
Tick the ones that apply. Every answer is useful, even a no.
Take the full self-checkYour surgeons
The surgeon you meet is the surgeon who operates.
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Dr. Maren Holt, MD
Founder, cornea and refractive surgeon
LASIK, PRK, SMILE, ICL
“If a screening ends with me saying no, the screening worked.”
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Dr. Elias Brandt, MD
Cataract, lens and glaucoma surgeon
Cataract surgery, lens exchange, glaucoma
“A standard lens and a good pair of readers is a perfectly good outcome.”
Patients, in their words
Including the ones we told no.
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LASIK
They talked me through the halos before I asked
I had read about night halos and was nervous. Dr. Holt brought them up first, showed me my pupil size and what it meant. I had some halos for about two months. Now I mostly notice them in the rain.
Kayla R. · Sugar House
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Screening
They told me no, and I appreciated it
My corneas were not a good fit for LASIK. Instead of a sales pitch I got a clear explanation and a referral to talk about ICL later if I want. I trust them more because of it.
Priya S. · Lehi
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Cataract
My daughter came to the consult and it helped
Dr. Brandt explained the lens options without any push. I chose the standard lens and use readers for knitting. Colors are bright again and night driving is so much better.
Ellen W. · Holladay
Free screening
Find out what fits your eyes.
A free 90-minute screening, a surgeon who reads the results with you, and a written quote per eye if surgery makes sense. If it does not, we will tell you that too.