Talamo Laser Eye Consultants
LASIK - Laser Eye Surgery
If you are seeking investigating LASIK or PRK in Boston call us today to get the answers you have been seeking.
Cataract patients now have the option to have their vision corrected to allow them to see at both near and far distances after cataract surgery!
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Our DOCTORS
Dr. Jonathan H. Talamo's clinical team includes Dr. Kathryn M. Hatch, Dr. Karen L. Zar and a group of experienced, talented, caring office and operating room personnel whose principal goal is to make your visit with us as informative, pleasant and as stress-free as possible.
Intacs™
Intacs™ are plastic inserts placed in the cornea within channels. The channels can be created by mechanical dissection or the Intralase femtosecond laser (Dr. Talamo uses an all laser approach, which he feels is safer and more effective). The rings flatten the central cornea to correct low levels of nearsightedness (myopia). Unlike other refractive surgery procedures, Intacs™ can be removed. When the inserts are removed the cornea returns to its preoperative shape and one is again nearsighted.
The procedure is generally performed on an outpatient basis using drops for an anesthetic. It is a quick procedure and can take less than half an hour.
Since 1999, 
Dr. Talamo has also been using Intacs™ to treat nearsightedness and carefully screened cases of keratoconus.
Complications with Intacs™ are rare, but include undercorrection, overcorrection, induced astigmatism, infection, glare, haloes and extrusion of the insert. Minimal scarring may also occur in the area of the rings.