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Can You Have LASIK on Both Eyes at the Same Time in Omaha?

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Scheduling LASIK raises a practical question early: are both eyes treated in one appointment, or does each eye get its own surgery date? The answer shapes the surgical day, transportation home, and how the healing period is planned. Can You Have LASIK on Both Eyes at the Same Time in Omaha? Both eyes are commonly treated during a single LASIK session in Omaha, with the second eye treated immediately after the first in the same appointment. The surgeon evaluates how the first eye’s treatment proceeded before beginning the second, and treats the second eye only when that first treatment has gone as planned. One-session treatment applies to patients whose preoperative measurements support treating both eyes together. Treating both eyes in one session refers to the surgical appointment itself, which is scheduled separately from the initial consultation and diagnostic evaluation. Is it safe to have LASIK on both...
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What Is the Best Age to Get LASIK or Vision Correction Surgery? A Surgeon Answers on KETV

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Dr. Lance Kugler sat down with KETV’s Very Local Business Spotlight at Kugler Vision in Omaha, Nebraska, to answer some of the most common questions his practice hears about corrective eye surgery. One question comes up more than almost any other: is there a best age to get LASIK? Check out his answer and other insights from community-submitted questions below! What is the best age to get LASIK or vision correction surgery? There isn’t a single age that fits everyone. “We start as young as 18 to 20 years old, and then we go really all the way up through the rest of life,” Kugler said. “There’s solutions at every age.” A patient in their early 20s and a patient in their 60s can both walk into Kugler Vision as realistic candidates, just for different procedures suited to where their eyes are at that stage of life. Eye prescriptions typically stabilize in the late teens to early twenties, which is why LASIK , PRK , and SMILE be...
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Contact Lenses vs. LASIK: Which Is Actually Riskier Over a Lifetime?

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Most people assume contact lenses are the safe, low-stakes choice and surgery is the gamble. Comparing the two over a lifetime, rather than year to year, changes which side carries more cumulative risk. Are contact lenses or LASIK actually riskier over a lifetime? As of 2026, daily contact lens wear typically carries more cumulative lifetime risk than a one-time vision-correction procedure. A contact lens sits against the cornea, so its small annual infection risk repeats every year it’s worn, while LASIK , SMILE, or RLE carries a single risk concentrated in the healing window. The main concern is microbial keratitis, a corneal infection that contact lens wear is the leading cause of. That yearly exposure compounds across decades. What are the long-term risks of wearing contact lenses? The main long-term risk of wearing contact lenses is microbial keratitis — a corneal infection that contact lens wear is the...
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Is Refractive Lens Exchange Cheaper Than Waiting for Cataracts? The Cost-Benefit Timeline No One Discusses

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The math behind “just wait for cataracts” rarely gets walked through in full. For RLE-eligible candidates evaluating a financial decision, the cost-timeline picture between today and age 65 (or later) often differs from initial expectations. Is Refractive Lens Exchange Cheaper Than Waiting for Cataracts? As of 2026, for most RLE-eligible candidates, waiting for cataracts does not save as much money as it appears. Medicare covers 80% of standard cataract surgery with a basic monofocal lens, but patients who want the same visual range RLE provides still pay out-of-pocket for premium lens upgrades, coinsurance, and 15–25 years of glasses, contacts, and eye exams during the waiting period. Kugler Vision in Omaha is led by Dr. Lance Kugler, MD, founder and author of a peer-reviewed chapter on refractive lens exchange diagnostics published by SLACK Incorporated. The practice was the first in Nebraska to offer all seven modern vision correction procedur...
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EVO ICL vs. LASIK: Which is the Better Vision Correction for You?

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Choosing between EVO ICL and LASIK means understanding how each procedure works, who they’re best suited for, and what your unique eye anatomy requires. What’s the main difference between EVO ICL and LASIK? The main difference is that LASIK reshapes the cornea by removing tissue permanently, while EVO ICL places a biocompatible lens inside the eye without removing any corneal tissue. LASIK is a surface procedure that changes corneal curvature, whereas ICL works like an internal contact lens positioned between the iris and natural lens. Both correct refractive errors, but through fundamentally different mechanisms. At Kugler Vision, we perform comprehensive EyeAnalysis evaluations to determine which approach suits your corneal thickness, prescription strength, and lifestyle needs. Dr. Lance Kugler is one of the region’s most experienced surgeons in both procedures, allowing for unbiased recommendations based solely on your candidacy profile...
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How Is SMILE Different From LASIK? A Kugler Vision Surgeon Explains on KETV

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SMILE and LASIK correct the same problem — nearsightedness — by reshaping the same structure, the cornea. However, more people have heard of the household name LASIK. Drew Dickson, MD , refractive surgeon at Kugler Vision in Omaha, Nebraska, visited with KETV Very Local Business Spotlight to explain the similarities and the differences between LASIK and SMILE, as well as the patient profiles SMILE best serves. “[SMILE] is similar to LASIK in that it’s reshaping the cornea to fix people’s vision — but it just does it a little bit differently,” Dr. Dickson explains. How Is SMILE Different From LASIK? The mechanical distinction comes down to two things: the number of lasers used and whether a flap is created. LASIK requires both. Dr. Dickson notes: “With LASIK, we have to use two different lasers. The first laser will create a little flap, and then we are able to input someone’s prescription. With SMILE, we are able to do this all just with one laser. And r...
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A Real EVO ICL Patient Experience: “I won’t have discomfort, blurry contacts, or forgotten glasses to get in the way of something I have worked so hard for”

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Shreeya Mishra has worn glasses since she was five years old. She knows what it feels like to wake up and reach for them before she can see the clock, to feel contacts dry out under the exam room lights, to carry solution and backup pairs everywhere she goes. She also knows, better than most people walking through a vision correction consultation , exactly what EVO ICL is and what it does. She works at Kugler Vision in Omaha, Nebraska as an ophthalmic technician and has guided EVO ICL patients through the process herself, answered their questions, and watched them leave seeing clearly. Earlier this year, she stopped watching and became one of them. Kugler Vision Opth Tech and EVO ICL patient Shreeya M. working in the Kugler Vision clinic in Omaha, NE Why Would Someone Who Isn’t a LASIK Candidate Choose EVO ICL? EVO ICL is an implantable lens — a small, flexible collamer lens placed between the iris and the natural lens of the eye, correcting vision without removing any corneal...
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