South Florida’s leader in custom no-flap LASIK, laser cataract surgery, and corneal cross-linking — performed by the Rand physicians in our own surgical pavilion in Deerfield Beach.
Trusted by South Florida families for over 50 years
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What we do best
Every eye is different, which is why we never start with the procedure. We start with your measurements, your health, and how you actually use your vision.
Laser Vision Correction
Wake up, look at the clock, and simply see. Our custom, no-flap laser vision correction is mapped to the unique optical fingerprint of your eye — not an average.
Premium Lens Implants
Cataract surgery is no longer only about removing a cloudy lens. With premium lens implants, it is an opportunity to correct a lifetime of prescription at the same time.
Minimally Invasive
For keratoconus and corneal thinning, cross-linking strengthens the collagen bonds inside your cornea — a minimally invasive treatment designed to halt progression and protect the sight you have.
Over 100 professionals on staff
Retina & Vitreous
Macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, retinal tears and detachment, macular holes and floaters — medical and surgical.
Corneal Transplantation
Full and partial-thickness grafts for corneal disease.
Glaucoma Management
Early detection, medical therapy, and surgical options.
Dry Eye & Ocular Surface
Diagnosis and treatment of chronic ocular surface disease.
Comprehensive Eye Exams
Adult and pediatric vision and medical eye evaluations.
Optical Boutique
Prescription eyewear and contact lenses on site.
Understand your eye
Before you decide anything, it helps to see what we are actually working on. This is how the eye focuses light — and where custom LASIK makes its correction.
The difference
Drag to move between a cataract-clouded world and a corrected one. For most of our patients, this is not a metaphor — it is the week of their procedure.
BeforeAfterWhy Rand
Dr. William J. Rand opened this practice with one nurse, one optometrist, and two receptionists. What has not changed in fifty years is the belief that the surgeon who recommends a procedure should be the one who performs it — and the one who checks on you afterward.
Consultation, diagnostics, surgery, and follow-up all happen under one roof, in our own surgical pavilion. You are never handed off to a facility that has never met you.
The physician who evaluates your eyes is the physician who operates on them, and the one who sees you afterward. Continuity is the whole point.
We adopt a platform when it measurably improves an outcome — LenSx, CustomVue, premium lens implants — and we train the entire team on it before it touches a patient.
We have grown from four exam rooms to one of the largest comprehensive eye care facilities in the country, with over 100 professionals on staff.
The Rand Surgical Pavilion
Three floors, a self-contained operating suite, and every stage of your care in one place — state-licensed and Joint Commission certified.
100+
Eye care professionals under one roof
3
Floors, including our own surgical pavilion
The physicians
The Rand family has led this institute for over 50 years. You will know your surgeon by name — and they will know your eyes by their measurements.
Founder & Medical Director
Founded Rand Eye Institute with four exam rooms and a singular standard of care. Fifty years later that standard still defines every procedure performed here.
Cornea & Refractive Cataract Surgery
Specializes in ocular surface disease, cornea and external disease, and refractive cataract surgery — the procedures where precision is measured in microns.
Director of Innovation
Leads the Institute's adoption of new surgical technology across comprehensive ophthalmology, refractive surgery, and cataract care.
Technology
We adopt a platform when it measurably improves an outcome — not because it is new. Each one below is used daily, by surgeons trained on it here.
Computer-guided, image-mapped cataract surgery. Incisions planned in software before a single one is made.
Maps the optical imperfections unique to your eye and builds a laser treatment around them.
Premium lifestyle lens implants that can address distance, near, and astigmatism at once.
Our own state-licensed, Joint Commission certified surgical facility — inside the building.
Clinical research
We take part in clinical studies so our patients can reach newer treatments years before they are widely available. Below are areas we are currently running trials in.
Retina — Neovascular AMD
In the wet form, abnormal vessels grow beneath the retina and leak fluid and blood, which can take central vision quickly. Standard care is injections that suppress that growth. Research in this area looks at treatments that last longer between visits.
Retina — Geographic Atrophy
The dry form advances slowly as cells in the macula thin and drop out, leaving blind spots that widen over time. Research here is focused on slowing how fast that atrophy spreads.
Ocular Surface
Chronic dry eye is an inflammatory disease of the tear film and ocular surface, not simply a lack of tears — which is why drops alone often fall short. Research looks at treatments that address the inflammation underneath.
Taking part is entirely voluntary, and choosing not to will never change the care you receive here. Whether you are eligible is decided at a screening visit, not over the phone — every study has strict criteria, and most people who ask will not qualify for a given trial. A study treatment is being investigated precisely because its benefit is not yet proven, so no outcome can be promised. Your study doctor will walk you through the risks, what is involved and your right to withdraw at any time before you consent to anything.
Ask about a study
(954) 782-1700Tell our team which condition you are asking about and we will book you with the right physician.
Patient stories
“I had worn glasses since I was nine years old. The morning after my procedure I walked outside and read a street sign across the intersection. I sat down on the curb.”
“Everything was explained twice — once by the technician and once by my surgeon — before I ever agreed to anything. I never felt sold to. I felt cared for.”
“My son was told his keratoconus would keep getting worse. Cross-linking stopped it. That is the entire sentence, and it changed our year.”
Straight answers
And if yours is not here, call us. A member of our clinical team will answer it — not a call centre.
That is exactly what the consultation determines. We map your cornea, measure its thickness, check your prescription stability and overall eye health, and then tell you honestly which procedure fits — including when the answer is that you should wait, or that a different procedure serves you better.
The eye is numbed with anesthetic drops, so the procedure itself is not painful. Most patients describe pressure and light rather than pain. Some scratchiness or watering for a day or two afterward is normal and expected.
Most LASIK patients return to normal activity within one to two days. Cataract vision typically clears over the first several days. Cross-linking involves a protective contact lens for a few days. You will have a written recovery plan and direct access to us throughout.
Yes. These are outpatient procedures performed with numbing drops and, when appropriate, a mild oral relaxant. You go home the same day — you will just need someone to drive you.
Medically necessary care — including cataract surgery and cross-linking — is generally covered by medical insurance, and we accept a wide range of plans. Elective vision correction such as LASIK typically is not, which is why we offer interest-free monthly payment plans. Our team verifies your specific benefits before you commit to anything.
Pricing depends on the procedure and, for cataract surgery, on the lens you choose. We give you a complete written figure at your consultation with no obligation — and we will walk you through insurance coverage and interest-free monthly financing at the same time.
The next step
A full diagnostic workup and an honest recommendation — including when the honest recommendation is to wait. No obligation, no pressure.
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