LASIK Houston – Serving patients seeking LASIK eye surgery in Houston and the surrounding area
Yasir Ahmed, M.D., Mark L. Mayo, M.D., and Edward C. Wade, M.D., F.A.C.S. are experienced, board-certified ophthalmologists who treat Houston LASIK patients. Dr. Wade, a co-founder of Eye Center of Texas is known as “The Eye Doctor’s Doctor” and has been named one of the “Top 100 LASIK Surgeons in the United States.” Dr. Mayo has been named a “Top Doctor” in Houston. Dr. Ahmed joined Eye Center of Texas in 2021.
In addition to being leading providers of LASIK surgery, Drs. Ahmed, Mayo and Wade offer bladeless laser cataract surgery and are committed to providing patients with the latest vision correction techniques and overall excellence in eye care.
Eye Center of Texas is dedicated to high-quality patient care, advanced surgical expertise, outstanding results and has a reputation for excellence in LASIK, PRK, EVO ICL, and bladeless laser cataract surgery.
To schedule a consultation and learn more about your vision correction options, please contact Eye Center of Texas at (713) 797-1515.
More About LASIK Vision Correction at Eye Center of Texas
Drs. Ahmed, Mayo and Wade use leading-edge laser technology for customized vision correction treatment. Eye Center of Texas exclusively uses the iLASIK “All Laser” bladeless surgery technique which is proven to provide superior safety and superior vision compared to traditional blade LASIK surgery.
The surgeons also utilize wavefront imaging technology to create a unique “fingerprint” of the eye’s unique refractive errors, including nearly imperceptible errors called higher order aberrations. They then use this information to calibrate the excimer laser used to re-contour the curvature of the cornea.
The LASIK surgeon begins by using the IntraLase femtosecond laser to create a small flap in the cornea. He gently lifts back the flap to access the corneal tissue underneath. Using the calibrated excimer laser, the surgeon then reshapes the curvature of the cornea to correct the refractive error causing the patient’s nearsightedness, farsightedness and / or astigmatism. Once the surgeon is satisfied with the newly contoured cornea, he carefully returns the corneal flap back to its initial position, where it naturally re-bonds to the eye without the need for sutures.
Dr. Ahmed, Dr. Mayo and Dr. Wade’s Houston LASIK patients do not experience any pain during the procedure. They typically notice an improvement in vision 24 to 48 hours after LASIK surgery. Patients are happy to discover that they no longer need to rely on daily eyewear to see clearly. And more than 99 percent of patients attain 20/20 vision or better following LASIK surgery.
Yasir Ahmed, M.D. is a Baltimore native who graduated cum laude from the University of Maryland with degrees in physiology and neurobiology in 2008. Four years later, he earned his doctorate from Brown University’s Alpert Medical School where he did rotations for Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. He completed a medical internship at Harvard’s Mount Auburn Hospital and an ophthalmology residency at Penn State before participating in a cornea and external fellowship at Wills Eye Hospital at Thomas Jefferson University in 2016.
Mark L. Mayo, M.D., obtained his bachelor’s degree at the University of Texas at Austin, where he graduated at the top of his class, was recognized as a Dean’s Distinguished Graduate of the University and earned membership into the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society. Dr. Mayo then earned his medical degree at Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, again graduating at the top of his class and earning membership into the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. He next completed a medical internship at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas before fulfilling a three-year residency in ophthalmology at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia, Pa., where he was elected chief resident his final year. Dr. Mayo serves as Medical Director for OptiCare, a medical insurer that serves the entire state of Texas. He is also one of an elite group of 15 physicians in the United States who comprise the Physician Leadership Board to the United Surgical Partners Corporation. Dr. Mayo belongs to the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the Harris County Medical Society and the Texas Medical Association.
Edward C. Wade, M.D., F.A.C.S., graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Illinois, and was first in his class at Baylor College of Medicine. He completed his ophthalmology residency at Baylor College of Medicine, where he was named chief resident. Then, he completed a fellowship program in retinal disease and surgery at the prestigious Bascom-Palmer Eye Institute in Miami. Dr. Wade returned to Houston and co-founded the Eye Center of Texas. Over the course of his career, he has been recognized as a top LASIK and cataract surgeon. VISX named him one of the “Top 100 LASIK Surgeons in the United States,” and he was one of the first cataract surgeons in Houston to offer bladeless cataract surgery. Dr. Wade lectures around the world on a variety of eye care topics; he is also extensively published.