Join ophthalmologist Ronald Krueger, MD, as he discusses several procedures related to freeing you from glasses and contact lenses. Underneath the video we include links to specific topics in the 38-minute video.

• Introduction - 1:15
• What is refractive surgery and why would anyone want to get it? - 2:05
• How the eye works - 2:50
• Nearsightedness (myopia) - 3:41
• Astigmatism - 4:09
• Farsightedness (hyperopia) - 4:28
• Struggle seeing up close (presbyopia) - 5:00
• The evolution of refractive surgery and different types - 6:42
• Watch a video of the SMILE procedure (Small Incision Lenticular Extraction) - 10:40
• What are the advantages of LASIK? - 11:38
• How doctors evaluate you, to see if you're a candidate for any of these procedures? - 12:12
• Nebraska Medicine's free evaluation to see if you're a candidate - 12:46
• What going through the LASIK procedure and follow up recovery is like - 13:45
• Risk and benefits to surgery - 15:04
• Video of a patient going through the procedure - 17:38
• The procedure is quick and really all about visual freedom - 21:20
• Prices for the procedures - 22:21
• Does eye color play a role in which procedure you're eligible for? - 23:03
• Does the surgery help with things like floaters? - 23:31
• Is the procedure permanent or does it wear off? - 24:16
• What is the right age to get this procedure? - 25:29
• Are people who have chronic dry eyes still eligible? - 27:20
• What the consultation includes - 28:52
• How fast can someone get in for a consultation? - 29:48
• Is lens replacement as in cataract surgery the only option for both eyes to get equal correction? - 30:20
• If someone has the procedure and the person's vision changes, does that person has to pay to have the procedure repeated? - 32:35
• How Dr. Krueger is able to perform these procedures even on people who have a phobia of someone touching their eyes? - 34:10
• Dr. Krueger talks about what it's like for him to help people see better - 36:15
• 402.559.2020 is the number for the free screening - 37:15