This Laser Vision Correction section exists for one purpose only…to educate our patients and those interested in improving their vision with a laser alternative to glasses and contact lenses.

Our commitment to quality care includes state-of-the-art facilities at the Kansas City Eye Clinic and laser vision center.

If you wear glasses or contact lenses to correct nearsighted, farsighted, or astigmatic vision, a laser procedure may reduce or eliminate your need for corrective lenses.

Why choose the Kansas City Eye Clinic?

Michael. E. Hettinger, M.D., is a cornea surgeon specializing in refractive surgery; cataract with lens implant surgery, and corneal disorders. 

Nationally, Dr. Hettinger is actively involved with the Eye Bank Association of America, serving as chairman-elect, and will serve as chairman of the Board of Directors beginning June, 2002.

He is a recipient of the American Academy of Ophthalmology National Honor Award and is listed in "The Best Doctors in America".  Dr. Hettinger received his undergraduate degree from Rhodes College and medical degree from the University of Tennessee in Memphis. He completed surgical and research fellowships in anterior segment surgery and corneal disorders at Harvard Medical School. 

He is a diplomat of the American Board of Ophthalmology and a fellow in the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Hettinger is a former assistant professor of ophthalmology at the University of Kansas Medical Center and past medical director of the Kansas Eye Bank.