Nevada Institute of Ophthalmology

Spex Optical

You're in great hands with Dr. Carr

Dr. Carr received formal ophthalmic training at Kresge Eye Institute in Detroit, MI. Kresge Eye Institute is the first facility in the United States of America to perform refractive procedures. Dr. Carr has subsequent expert training and experience with refractive and laser vision correction procedures.

Dr. Tyree Carr graduated from Loyola University, Stritch School of Medicine of Chicago, and completed his ophthalmology residency at Wayne State University School of Medicine, Kresge Eye Institute of Detroit. Dr. Tyree Carr became certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology in 1983.

Since then Dr. Carr has been serving patients in the Las Vegas Community for 25 years. He is one of the foremost eye surgeons in the Valley and a member of many local, national and international professional organizations.

Dr. Carr has offices in two locations:

2800 N. Tenaya Way, Suite 102
Las Vegas, NV 89128
702-240-2820

1703 Civic Center, Suite 2
N. Las Vegas, NV 89030
702-642-7952

Multi-Focal IOLs

Comprehensive Surgery

LASIK

CONTINUITY OF CARE

What is custom LASIK or wavefront LASIK?
Am I a candidate for LASIK Surgery?
Why choose CustomVue?

Dr. Carr offers several payment options, which help make LASIK an affordable choice for your eye care. Please call our office today at 702-240-2820 for a free consultation.

What is custom LASIK or wavefront LASIK?

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration has approved CustomVue™ treatments, establishing a new standard for the correction of nearsightedness (myopia), farsightedness (hyperopia) and astigmatism. You may have heard CustomVue treatments referred to as “custom LASIK” or “wavefront LASIK.” CustomVue treatments use WaveScan™ technology, originally developed to reduce distortions in high-powered telescopes, to:

Measure imperfections in your eye 25 times more precisely than standard methods.
Produce a detailed map of your eye – as unique as your fingerprint.
Generate digital information which is transferred directly to the laser used in your procedure, to provide a new level of precision and accuracy.

In addition, the CustomVue procedure uses Iris Registration Technology – the first fully automated method of aligning and registering wavefront corrections for CustomVue treatments. This non-contact method of aligning the treatment to the cornea provides greater alignment accuracy.

With CustomVue treatments, we can measure and correct the unique imperfections in your vision. As shown in FDA clinical studies for treatment of myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism, the CustomVue procedure can produce better vision than is possible with glasses or contact lenses.

Why CustomVue Lasik?
Reach the full potential of your vision – your personal best vision

Just like a fingerprint, each person’s vision is 100 percent unique to their eyes. Before the recent advancements in technology, doctors were only able to use standard measurements to correct vision, meaning that prescriptions could only provide a certain level of correction regardless of an individual’s needs.

Now, VISX CustomVue can measure and correct the unique imperfections of each individual’s vision and provide them with the potential to experience better vision than is possible with glasses or contact lenses – Personal Best Vision

Taking the Mystery out of Laser Vision Correction

The laser vision correction process begins with a consultation with your doctor where a patient can learn about the technology and the procedure. An evaluation follows to assess a patient’s overall health and to measure and create a detailed and unique map of their eyes. Once it’s confirmed that an individual is a good candidate for laser vision correction, the procedure can be scheduled.

On the day of the procedure, anesthetic drops are placed into the patient’s eyes. The patient’s unique correction information is transferred from the WaveScan to the laser. Laser vision correction works by gently reshaping the cornea with the cool beam from the laser to remove micrscopic amounts of tissue – less than the thickness of a human hair in most cases – to create a new curvature. The procedure typically takes several seconds and the majority of individuals feel no discomfort.. Many patients notice immediate results after CustomVue and vision continues to improve over several days. Routine follow-up visits complete the process.

Great Results by Day and by Night

One year after the CustomVue procedure, patients in clinical study reported these great results without glasses and contact lenses:

100% could pass a driving test
98% could see 20/20 or better
70% could see better than 20/20

In a clinical study, four times as many people were satisfied with their night vision after the procedure as compared to their night vision before with glasses or contact lenses.

Clear vision – Anytime, Anywhere!

VISX lasers have been used to perform millions of laser vision correction procedures in the U.S. and around the world. If you’re over the age of 21, and are nearsighted and/or astigmatic, you may be a candidate for the CustomVue procedure.

The first step is to call an eye care center to schedule a doctor’s consultation. During the consultation you can review the details of the technology and the procedure and be that much closer to living your best.