The Omaha Eye & Laser Institute is dedicated to providing exceptional care, enabling patients to enjoy clear distance vision without glasses or contacts. As pioneers in bringing bladeless laser vision correction LASIK (2002) and bladeless Laser Cataract surgery (2011) to Nebraska, we focus on advanced laser technology to produce superior surgical results and improved vision.
All procedures are performed in our private, AAAHC-accredited, and state-certified surgical center, ensuring consistent care throughout the treatment process. Our highly experienced staff is exclusively focused on eye surgery and committed to enhancing patients' quality of life through dramatically improved vision.
Schedule a ScreeningA cataract is a cloudy area in the natural lens of the eye that affects vision. As a cataract develops, the eye’s lens gradually becomes hard and cloudy, allowing less light to pass through, making it more difficult to see.
Cataracts are the most common age-related eye condition and the leading cause of preventable blindness. Cataracts are treated by removing the eye’s cloudy natural lens and surgically replacing it with an intraocular lens or IOL.
Symptoms vary from person to person. However, common symptoms include blurred vision, light sensitivity, poor night vision, dull color vision, reduced vision in bright light, impaired depth perception, difficulty in seeing distances, and numerous changes in glasses prescriptions to accommodate changes in vision.
Dr. John Liu is one of Nebraska’s most experienced eye surgeons, having performed thousands of laser and microsurgical procedures. He specializes in cataract surgery, iLasik correction, and glaucoma surgery.
Dr. Liu became board-certified in ophthalmology in 1987 and participates in continuing education programs around the country.
Today, he is one of the few fellowship-trained glaucoma specialists in Private practice in Nebraska. Dr. Liu was raised in the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and is also fluent in Spanish and Chinese.
Dr. James Liu joined his brother in practice at The Omaha Eye Institute in 1996. Since then, he has become one of the most experienced and talented eye and cosmetic surgeons in Omaha, having performed thousands of laser and microsurgical procedures utilizing the latest techniques and technology.
He specializes in refractive surgery, cataracts, cosmetic surgery of the eyelids, and laser skin rejuvenation. Dr. James Liu was American Board Certified in Ophthalmology in 1998.
He has been a member of the Academy of Ophthalmology since 1996 and a Fellow of the Academy since 1998. He continues to actively participate in numerous continuing education programs in ophthalmology and cosmetic surgery throughout the United States.
Dr. Mark Young, M.D., is a native of North Platte, NE. He attended medical school at the University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine in Omaha, NE, and completed his residency in ophthalmology at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver, CO. He spent the first five years of his practice in Greeley, CO, and has since been practicing in North Platte, NE.
Dr. Mark Young was American Board Certified in Ophthalmology in 1996. He has been a member of the Academy of Ophthalmology since 1995. He continues to actively participate in numerous continuing education programs in ophthalmology throughout the United States.
Dr. Haschke was raised in Fargo, North Dakota. She is a board certified comprehensive ophthalmologist with interests in cataracts, dry eye, glaucoma, medical retina, and refractive surgery. She performs laser-assisted cataract surgery and offers multifocal lenses for patients who desire less dependence on glasses. She also performs LASIK surgery, glaucoma filtering surgery, pterygium surgery, intravitreal injections, chalazion and eyelid lesion surgeries, and laser treatment for secondary cataracts and glaucoma.
Dr. Jessica Liu was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska. Her practice at Omaha Eye and Laser Institute focuses on surgery involving the anterior segment of the eye, such as traditional and laser cataract surgery, with toric, trifocal, and light adjustable lens implants.
Glaucoma surgery includes trabeculectomy, glaucoma tube shunts, and glaucoma MIGS procedures, including iStents, Xen gel implants, KBD goniotomy, Hydrus implants, and OMNI 360 viscocanalostomy. She also performs refractive surgery, including LASIK, PRK, and ICL surgeries, along with laser glaucoma surgeries, such as laser peripheral iridotomy, selective laser trabeculoplasty, and micropulse cyclophotocoagulation.
Dr. John Halgren is one of Nebraska’s most experienced ophthalmologists, having served the Midwest for over 21 years. Dr. Halgren specializes in corneal diseases, corneal transplantation, cataract surgery, and refractive surgery. Dr. Halgren has been board-certified in ophthalmology since 2000 and participates in continuing education programs around the country. Today, he is one of a handful of fellowship-trained corneal specialists in private practice in Nebraska.
During your cataract exam and preoperative measurement visit, your eye doctor will assist you in selecting a cataract lens implant for vision correction and clarity.
Monofocal lens implants are standard IOLs that uniformly correct vision at one distance, requiring you to wear visual aids at the uncorrected distance.
Multifocal cataract lens implants can be employed by your cataract surgeon to address vision correction at various distances – near, intermediate, and far.
Toric lens implants can be utilized to correct astigmatism, reducing the need for glasses post-cataract surgery.
PanOptix IOLs are trifocal IOLs. These IOLs can correct vision at various distances, including up close, far away, and intermediate distances. The PanOptix trifocal IOL reduces reliance on visual aids after cataract surgery.
The Light Adjustable Lens delivers superior visual outcomes that non-adjustable IOLs cannot match. This lens allows us to modify its power after it has been placed in your eye.
Once locked in after two final light treatments, the Light Adjustable Lens provides patients with permanent customized vision.
“Thanks to Dr. John Liu and your entire staff for everything you’ve done. The gift of being able to see is the greatest feeling.”
-Patricia S.
“Everyone at the Omaha Eye & Laser Institute was so friendly and supportive. They really make you feel at ease. And the results from my surgery –WOW! I can see again. It feels like a weight has been lifted from me. Thank you all!”
-Heidi S.
Omaha Eye & Laser Institute
11606 Nicholas St.
Omaha NE 68154
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755 Fallbrook Blvd. Suite 205
Lincoln, NE 68521
