John-Kenyon American Eye Institute PSC has upgraded to a new blade-free laser for LASIK surgeries, according to a news release.

The release said the practice is the first in Kentucky to offer the iFS laser, which can complete procedures in 10 seconds per eye. It also offers shorter recovery times with fewer dry-eye symptoms.

John-Kenyon was the sixth ophthalmology group in the nation to install the IntraLase blade-free LASIK method in 2003, and the iFS is the most recent upgrade.

"NASA astronauts and U.S. pilots can have LASIK today because of the exclusive, validated safety and precision performance of the IntraLase method, and we’re proud to offer our patients this same advantage,” said Dr. Asim Piracha, medical director of John-Kenyon.

Since 2003, John-Kenyon’s doctors have completed more than 10,000 LASIK procedures using the IntraLase method, the release said.