Dishler Laser - Blog

Recently I have been investigating cameras from Nikon and when you look at what makes the difference between a $200 Coolpix and a $5200 D3S model, you can learn something important about LASIK. In bright light under ideal circumstances they both take great pictures. Why are these two camera that are 25 times difference in price (and the Coolpix is much easier to carry around) is the reason that professional photographers choose the D3S? It must be more than to look cool carrying around a big impressive looking camera. The answer is that It takes a lot more money and a much bulkier camera to do what the D3 can do as compared to the Coolpix. In a phrase the difference is low light capability. The D3 can take pictures that still look good in very dim light whereas the Coolpix (without a flash) cannot. In bright light with high contrast targets, both cameras can easily give 20/20 type sharpness but obviously this is not the whole story or NASA would not have decided to lug some D3S cameras into outer space if a smaller camera would work just as well.

We have enjoyed patients from a wide geographic area over the last 25 years in practice. Everyone from farmers to aerospace engineers, to wildlife biologists and pharmacists have had their vision improved with our caring and dedicated staff. There is a little hamlet in the mountains known as Aspen, Colorado, and many of the people who live their can choose from a wide variety of providers both within Colorado and in other places that they frequently visit. For this reason, we are particularly proud at how many people from the Aspen and Carbondale area have chosen Dishler as the place to have their laser vision correction. We have seen hundreds of patients from the roaring fork valley who could have been treated elsewhere in Colorado and we appreciate the long distance traveled by these patients. Aspen is known worldwide as one of the premier locations for lifestyle, sports, and as a premier vacation destination. To be "Aspen's choice" for LASIK is fantastic!

For many people who have significant refractive error, their world is a complete blur were it not for glasses or contact lenses. And while these appliances do wonders to help millions of people cope with their poor unaided vision, they leave many with a psychological feeling of being incomplete. Some express their concern as worry about what would happen if they ever lost or broke their glasses, or perhaps if swimming in the ocean their contact lenses were to wash out leaving them helpless. Others are continually reminded of the heavy glasses on their noses, or an irritation often felt with a foreign material floating in their eye. For these people laser vision correction is not about perfect vision, it is about a freedom from the dependence on glasses or contact lenses to live their everyday lives. We understand these serious concerns and try to work with patients in Denver Colorado who want to discuss not only the technical aspects of LASIK but also have concerns about how their vision and improved eyesight can impact their everyday lives.