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Chicago LASIK and Cataract Surgery Specialist
Dr. Stuart Sondheimer

Welcome to the website of Chicago LASIK surgeon Stuart Sondheimer, MD. This is a website about modern-day eye care delivered by a highly experienced, Chicago eye surgeon. While LASIK eye surgery is a large part of Dr. Sondheimer's practices in Skokie, Deerfield and Park Ridge IL, many patients he sees do not have LASIK surgery. In cases when eye surgery, such as LASIK, is recommended, patients in the Chicago area may be sure they are receiving the diagnosis, opinion and surgical skills of a surgeon who has performed tens of thousands of successful cases, and whose seasoned approach to eye care provides patients with truthful and accurate information.

We offer services such LASIK eye surgery in Chicago, as well as glaucoma treatments, Crystalens® , ReStor Multifocal Lens Implant, ICL and cataract surgery in Illinois. Our laser vision correction solutions include the latest current refractive technologies such as LASIK and Wavescan LASIK and PRK.

Why Choose Dr. Sondheimer, a leading Chicago LASIK and Cataract Surgeon?

As a leading Chicago LASIK and CATARACT surgeon, Dr. Sondheimer has corrected the vision of many thousands of patients. His dedication to patient safety and commitment
to helping each and every patient with his or her vision correction are only two reasons, patients trust Dr. Sondheimer with their eyes, others include:

Personalized Patient Care – Before a patient undergoes vision correction surgery such as LASIK or Cataract surgery, Dr. Sondheimer personally meets with and carefully evaluates him or her to answer any questions and offer an expert recommendation regarding which procedure is the best for that patient. This personalized care is continued through the procedure and follow up visits, as Dr. Sondheimer conducts all post-surgical evaluations personally.

State-of-the-Art Technology – Dr. Sondheimer is pleased to provide the most advanced LASIK and Cataract Surgery in Chicago. He offers the safest LASIK technology of the IntraLase Blade-FREE laser and customized Wavefront LASIK, which treats each patient’s unique optical system in a fashion to give optimized results. LASIK Chicago patients in their 40s and 50s are often treated by Dr. Sondheimer with Monovision LASIK to enjoy excellent distance and reading vision free of glasses. Dr. Sondheimer performs advanced Cataract Surgery that treats preexisting astigmatism and or presbyopia (difficulty reading without glasses) so that many patients can enjoy being free of glasses after Cataract Surgery.

Education and Training – Dr. Sondheimer’s experience, training and education are three contributors to his skill as a leading surgeon. He has performed many thousands of Refractive (LASIK, PRK, etc) and Cataract Surgeries since 1981. He has trained with some of the top ophthalmologists in the world and has also helped numerous surgeons in training learn the intricacies of refractive surgery and cataract surgery. His formal education consists of a bachelor’s degree from Washington University in St. Louis, a medical degree from University of Illinois in Chicago, a flexible internship at Northwestern University/ Evanston Hospital, an ophthalmology residency at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, and an ophthalmic basic science course at the University of Texas in Houston. Dr. Sondheimer has continuously learned, mastered, and taught the latest and most advanced techniques in Refractive and Cataract Surgery.

View common LASIK FAQs.

Choosing a Chicago LASIK surgeon can be rather confusing. We hope that our website will help you understand the important aspects of selecting a surgeon. Not only is Dr. Sondheimer an experienced and accomplished surgeon but he also understands the importance of making LASIK in Chicago affordable. This is exactly the reason why we have various payment plans and LASIK financing with a 0% program.