Chicago Cornea Consultants

The practice offers a wide range of surgical vision correction options, including LASIK, SMILE, PRK, Advanced Surface Ablation, Contoura Vision-assisted LASIK, and EVO ICL. Surgeons use the Zeiss VisuMax 500 femtosecond laser and the Alcon WaveLight excimer laser for precise, customized outcomes. Chicago Cornea Consultants ranks among only a few practices in Illinois to offer SMILE.

Yes. Chicago Cornea Consultants has offered corneal cross-linking since 2010 and has performed more CXL procedures than any other practice in the metro Chicago area. The team draws patients from throughout the Midwest for this treatment. The practice also fits specialized contact lenses for keratoconus, including scleral lenses and EyePrint PRO lenses.

The surgeons perform both traditional and laser cataract surgery. They offer a broad selection of premium intraocular lenses, including trifocal, toric, presbyopia-correcting, Vivity, and Light Adjustable Lens options. Chicago Cornea Consultants was the first practice in the nation to offer the Vivity IOL and the first in Chicago to offer the LAL+. The Alcon ORA intra-operative wavefront aberrometry system is available at all locations.

The practice operates an accredited Office-Based Surgical Suite at its Hoffman Estates location on the campus of St. Alexius Medical Center. This OBS Suite allows surgeons to perform procedures in a fully equipped, accredited surgical environment without requiring a hospital setting.

Chicago Cornea Consultants offers LipiFlow Thermal Pulsation and Intense Pulsed Light therapy for dry eye. The practice introduced LipiFlow first in Chicago. Doctors use the LipiView interferometer to assess meibomian gland function before recommending a treatment plan.

The practice operates offices in Chicago, Highland Park, Hoffman Estates, and Arlington Heights. The Arlington Heights location recently opened following the acquisition of the former Northwest Ophthalmology Associates. Doctors serve patients from throughout the Chicago area and the broader Midwest.

Yes. The physicians at Chicago Cornea Consultants remain on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week for emergencies. Patients can reach the practice at any time when an urgent eye issue arises.

Yes. Chicago Cornea Consultants accepts CareCredit patient financing, which allows patients to spread the cost of elective procedures over time. The practice team can help patients explore financing options during a consultation.

Yes. The practice maintains a dedicated referral portal for physicians. Referring providers can submit patient referrals online for corneal disease, refractive surgery consultations, cataract evaluations, and other specialty services.

Newsweek has honored the practice's physicians as both top ophthalmologists and top cataract surgeons in America. Chicago Magazine has repeatedly named its doctors to its Top Doctors in Chicago list. The surgeons also serve as global educators, training physicians in their techniques internationally.