Perrone Stephen, MD

It’s been a little over 2 weeks since I did LASIK with Dr. Perrone. It’s great that he’s the one with you from step 1 till the end. He examined my eyes, tested for my real and most up to date prescription. We scheduled for the surgery a few days later. Everything was standard and informative. He answered all my questions and concerns about LASIK. Believe me, I was scared sh*tless about it but I was sick of wasting money on contacts and glasses every year. What I love about Dr. Perrone is how honest he is about the LASIK industry. He’s not trying to scam your money or hustle you for a higher price like other places out there. He charges a flat rate of $ 1000 per eye, no matter the prescription. I felt pretty confident with him as my eye doctor and surgeon especially since he’s had over 15 years of experience. It’s great that there aren’t multiple people handling my case and it’s one person from the get-​go so he knows everything from what it is and I don’t have to worry about miscommunication between the eye examiner, surgeon, and vice versa.
The surgery was done in midtown Manhattan and it was about 3 minutes. It takes about 10 — 15 minutes in total if you include the time from when you lay down on the surgery bed, numbing your eyes with eye drops and then cleaning your eye before surgery. LASIK is a very easy and short procedure. Basically a flap is cut into your eye prior to having the laser correct your cornea. My right eye took about 41 seconds under the laser and my left eye took about 45 seconds. Dr. Perrone was kind enough to allow my partner to be in the room with me and boy did I squeeze his hands like no tomorrow. The scary part was when they cut a flap into your eye because everything goes black for a moment. (Your eyes are being covered while the flap is being made.) I wasn’t warned about it when it happened. I actually panicked a bit and I was like «OH MY GOD, I CAN’T SEE I CAN’T SEE!!! WHY IS IT ALL BLACK?! «Dr. Perrone replied to me «No, that’s good ’cause if you could see then we have a problem.» I ended up laughing a bit which helped to relax me during surgery. The part I hate most is probably when they put on the clips to hold your eyes open. The laser part is 100% painless. You don’t feel anything at all.
After the surgery, I got up and opened my eyes, I was already seeing ALOT better than I did with glasses. I was thrilled that I was able to see. (My biggest fear about LASIK was going blind.) I rested my eyes for about 10 — 15 minutes and was given a bag of black sunglasses, artificial tears, tape, and eye shields for when I sleep to protect my eyes from getting poked or any foreign object getting into it. It’s crucial for the first two weeks to not rub your eyes because your flap could move and that could ruin your vision or cause an infection.
I went home and napped for a few hours. I woke up crying because I couldn’t believe how clear the world looked. For the first time in 17 years, the world wasn’t blurry anymore. I didn’t need to reach over for my glasses. It was so emotional for me, I knew at that moment, LASIK was the best decision I could do for my eyes.
The next day I went to see Dr. Perrone, my eyes were still a little bit sensitive to light but not so much on indoor lighting mostly sun from outside but at the end of the day i felt comfortable enough to not wear the shades. Dr. Perrone tested my vision and I was seeing ²⁰⁄₃₀ it was about 18 hours after the surgery. My vision was still a bit soft because the flap was healing but I could still see very clearly and definitely did not need my glasses. My eyes were healing great so Dr. Perrone said I could use my prescribed eye drops 3 times a day instead of 4.
A week later I went to see Dr. Perrone again, my eyes are healing incredibly well and I now only need to use the prescribed drops once a day. He tested my vision and I can safely say I’m seeing ²⁰⁄₂₀!!!
I am happy to say that every day since I have done LASIK I look forward to waking up. The world has never been more beautiful when it’s crystal clear the moment you open your eyes. I can’t remember the last time I woke up with ²⁰⁄₂₀ vision. probably when I slept with my contacts on or when i was 5. I cannot thank Dr. Perrone enough, he made the whole experience, quick, painless and easy. I was able to return to work and do normal things the next day.
If you have any concerns or questions about LASIK, feel free to message me. I am more than happy to advise and share my experience with it.
My next appointment will be in a month so I will keep updating this review until I complete my service with Dr. Perrone.

2 years later and boy am I glad I went thru with LASIK. I’ve been living a very active life style since. Not having to wear glasses makes it a breeze to do the things you do without having too worry about your glasses slipping or worry whether your contacts will stay in.
I highly recommend Dr Perrone, he will answer all you’re questions patiently and ease you into the process.

I waited a long time to write this review because I wanted to be sure… reeeeally sure that I had a positive experience with no side effects. Well, here I am almost 4 months post-​Lasik with Dr. Perrone… and I would 100% recommend him to anyone.
I went to Dr. Perrone with NO intent of getting LASIK. I simply needed to see an ophthalmologist, he took my insurance, and was easy for me to get to. I went on the recommendation of my Optometrist, who has been providing me with eye exams and glasses for the last 20 years, since they could take a more advanced look at my bad eyes. I have been wearing glasses since I was 6 years old. My prescription? I was a +8 in one eye, and a +5 in the other… so pretty much completely blind without glasses. I also don’t wear contacts because no matter the brand, they would irritate my eyes.
So I went to Dr. Perrone, who did some tests, told me that my prescription was undercorrected, and asked if I’d like a new pair of glasses OR if I ever thought about getting LASIK correction surgery. Now, I am an EXTREMELY anxious person. I freak out over everything and I probably asked him like 1,000 questions about it right then and there… but ultimately Dr. Perrone made me feel so comfortable with his experience, the ease of the procedure, AND my being a perfect candidate, that I walked out with an appointment a month later, and a folder with materials to review. His office made it very clear that I could call at ANY time with any questions and they’d be happy to answer… and I did.
My biggest freak out was over the consent form that I had to sign — on which you basically agree that they won’t be responsible for loss of vision. I obsessed over that form a lot but everyone was super nice and reassuring every time I would call. I was also worried that my eyes were TOO bad for the surgery, but again, was calmed down a lot by Dr. Perrone and the office staff.
The day of the surgery, I commuted into the city (right on Park Ave and 40^th), with the husband. They did some last minute tests, mapped out my eyeballs, and then I had to watch a video. The nurse who was assisting Dr. Perrone was really nice and sweet, even though I was totally freaking the eff out — even post self-​administered Xanax.
Well, it was finally my turn. After they numbed my eyes for like an hour, I went under the machine. I was given a teddy bear to hold and you better believe I clenched the hell out of that bear. First, they did my right-​eye, which is my better eye. I felt nothing and the laser beamed into my eyeball for 30 seconds. It was so quick and simple. It also helped that the nurse was counting down the 30, so I felt reassured it would be over soon.
They patched the right eye, and swung me under for the other one, which I was told would take just a little longer because it was my bad eye. How much longer? 1 minute total. I felt really comfortable with that since I just did 30 seconds, no problem. Again, the nurse counted down as I stared at the beam. I was on the table for probably a total of 5 minutes.
They helped me up once everything was finalized and checked, and I was led to a dark waiting room and instructed to keep my eyes closed for 20 minutes. It was SO DIFFICULT because ALREADY I could SEE — like much better than I ever could without glasses. I was getting really emotional. After about 20 minutes, the Doctor came to see me, and checked my eyes to ensure everything was still perfect and wrinkle-​free. It was. I was given a dark pair of sunglasses, a bag of stuff, and sent on my way, with a follow-​up appointment the next day, and Dr. Perrone’s cell number, in case of emergency.
Well, unfortunately for me, I had to use that cell phone number because I never received the prescriptions I needed for the drops to help heal my eyes! When I got home I had my husband call and Dr. Perrone was able to call everything to my pharmacy, no problem.
The next day, I could see, but not read (so much blurriness). I went to every single checkup that was included in the cost of the surgery (I think it was 4 – 5) and things got better every single time. Now, I didn’t have a next day miracle, and my eyes took about 2 weeks to reach a comfortable vision point, but they get better every single time I see the doctor and now, I have perfect ²⁰⁄₂₀ vision. My vision is better than it could have ever been via correction like glasses. My left eye is still catching up though.
Overall, I had such a wonderful, positive experience getting Lasik from Dr. Perrone. One thing that made me feel really comfortable is knowing that he works as an ophthalmologist and as I visited him, I saw him take all sorts of patients, and schedule cataract surgeries, etc. This definitely isn’t an in-​out LASIK shop. It was also one of the cheaper places I found.
I would not hesitate to recommend Dr. Perrone to anyone. And no, I got absolutely NO kickbacks from this review. I wish!!!