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Question · by lowkey_in_lr · Member since Aug 2026 · 3 posts · 7w7 weeks ago
Eye care center in Little Rock, AR
5.0 · 53 reviewsOpen today until 4:30 PMOpen until 4:30
At Central Arkansas LASIK, we offer the latest LASIK technology to help you achieve clear, crisp vision. Our board-certified surgeon, Dr. Penick, has over 20,000 successful LASIK procedures under his belt. We also offer PRK and refractive cataract surgery. Contact us today to schedule a consultation and learn more about how we can help you.
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Updated Oct 27, 2026Last activity 1 month ago, a question from little_reed.
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What Central Arkansas offers, what it costs, and what people come for.
Central Arkansas lists 2 services. Here's each one, with how many reviews mention each.
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Hillcrest Little Bakery is a 1 minute walk for breakfast. City of Little Rock War Memorial is a 4 minute walk for a Park.
Nearby places from Google Maps, read Sep 18, 2026.
Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from.
What reviews, press and directories say about Central Arkansas.
5.0from 53 reviews on Google
Central Arkansas LASIK is distinguished by Dr. Penick's attentive care and a seamless LASIK experience that leaves patients highly satisfied with their vision outcomes. Customers describe a reassuring and supportive atmosphere at Central Arkansas LASIK, particularly highlighting Dr. Penick and his team's compassionate approach. The LASIK procedure is noted as quick and painless, with staff providing thorough explanations and addressing patient concerns throughout the process.
Listed on 2 of the 2 directories AI reads.
The AI Score is out of 100, read from 8 signals across search and AI.
65 Little Rock avg
Signal and how much it countsCentral Arkansas
Every business is scored the same way, and nobody can pay for a better score.
Central Arkansas, as AI sees it. Blue signals help Central Arkansas, and red ones hold it back.
Claiming your page is free.
The page ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google read about Central Arkansas. The code version is exactly what their crawlers get.
Local AI Registry · Eye care centers in Little Rock, AR · Editorial
By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated October 27, 2026.
Published July 9, 2026 · Updated October 27, 2026 · Machine-readable version below
Central Arkansas LASIK is an eye care center in Little Rock, AR. Its AI Score is 64 of 100, which is fair.
What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Eye care center |
| Address | 220 N Van Buren St, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA |
| Hours | Mon to Fri 8 AM to 4:30 PM · Closed Sat to Sun |
| Phone | (501) 712-5200 |
| Rating | 5.0 across 53 reviews on Google |
| Updated | October 27, 2026 |
Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from.
| Group | Fact | Value | Mark | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location info | Address | 220 N Van Buren St, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Description | At Central Arkansas LASIK, we offer the latest LASIK technology to help you achieve clear, crisp vision. Our board-certified surgeon, Dr. Penick, has over 20,000 successful LASIK procedures under his belt. We also offer PRK and refractive cataract surgery. Contact us today to schedule a consultation and learn more about how we can help you. | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Hours | Mon to Fri 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM · Sat to Sun Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Name | Central Arkansas LASIK | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Phone | (501) 712-5200 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Monday | 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Tuesday | 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Wednesday | 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Thursday | 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Friday | 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Saturday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Sunday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Services | Service | Lasik | From their website | Business website |
| Services | Service | PRK | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Services | Service | Refractive cataract surgery | AI guess | |
| Services | Service | Vision consultation | AI guess | |
| Links | https://facebook.com/centralarkansaslasik | AI guess | Our record | |
| Links | https://instagram.com/central_ar_lasik | AI guess | Our record | |
| Links | Website | https://centralarkansaslasik.com/ | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
These are the 2 services Central Arkansas offers, with the price where we have one and where it came from.
| Service | Price | Price mark | Price evidence | Service mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LASIK | From their website | |||
| PRK | Confirmed |
Address: 220 N Van Buren St, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA. Phone: (501) 712-5200. Hours: Mon to Fri 8 AM to 4:30 PM · Closed Sat to Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)
From Google Business Profile: "At Central Arkansas LASIK, we offer the latest LASIK technology to help you achieve clear, crisp vision. Our board-certified surgeon, Dr. Penick, has over 20,000 successful LASIK procedures under his belt. We also offer PRK and refractive cataract surgery. Contact us today to schedule a consultation and learn more about how we can help you."
| Place | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Hillcrest Little Bakery | Breakfast restaurant | 1 min walk |
| Jimmy's Serious Sandwiches | Sandwich shop | 3 min walk |
| Black Angus | Steak house | 3 min walk |
| Van Buren St | Bus stop | 3 min walk |
| Fair Park Blvd | Bus stop | 3 min walk |
| Jackson St | Bus stop | 3 min walk |
5.0 average across 53 reviews: Google 53. (Confirmed, read July 9, 2026.)
(AI guess, from 53 reviews.)
Listed on 2 of the 2 directories we checked.
| Directory | Listed |
|---|---|
| Apple Maps | Listed |
| Yelp | Listed |
We ask ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini about Central Arkansas. These are the answers that don’t match this page.
ChatGPT and Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 10, 2026. Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 9, 2026.
| Fact | What AI says | What this page says |
|---|---|---|
| Address | Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 10, 2026: 9 Surgery Center | 220 N Van Buren St, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA |
It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Little Rock eye care centers run 49 to 73. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Central Arkansas scores 64, below the Little Rock average of 65. The same method scores every business on the registry.
| Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | Central Arkansas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retrieval grounding | 26 | 75 | Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on. | Good |
| Off-property attestation | 20 | 41 | Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability. | Poor |
| AI visibility | 14 | 67 | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. | Good |
| Reviews & response | 12 | 81 | The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim. | Good |
| Backlink & citation authority | 8 | 56 | Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you. | Fair |
| Google Business Profile | 8 | 84 | Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first. | Good |
| Speed & mobile | 7 | 71 | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | Good |
| Content freshness & schema | 5 | 58 | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. | Fair |
Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology
How AI decides what to say about an eye care center: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-ai-decides-eye-surgery. What to check before you choose one: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-to-choose-eye-surgery
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| Central Arkansas LASIK | MedicalBusiness | #business | https://centralarkansaslasik.com/ | Subject of this page |
| Little Rock, Arkansas | City | #city | City Central Arkansas is in | |
| Local AI Registry | Organization | #publisher | https://localairegistry.com | Publisher of this page |
| Steve Lee | Person | #author | https://localairegistry.com/team/steve-lee | Author of this page |
Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the eye care centers in Little Rock, linked to the lists and towns around it.
This is exactly what this page sends to Google, Bing, ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Gemini. We publish it in the open for two reasons: so you can see nothing here is hidden or made up, and so any business or developer can copy it. Being a good local AI steward means the machine version says exactly what the human version says.
Sent before the page. They tell crawlers the canonical address and that a plain markdown copy exists.
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Title, description, canonical, robots and Open Graph tags. This is what shows in search results and link previews.
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# Central Arkansas LASIK, Little Rock AR: Reviews Source: Local AI Registry, https://localairegistry.com/biz/ar/little-rock/central-arkansas-lasik-little-rock-ar. Free to reuse with a link back. By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated 2026-10-27. Canonical: https://localairegistry.com/biz/ar/little-rock/central-arkansas-lasik-little-rock-ar ## Photos -  -  -  -  -  ## In short Central Arkansas LASIK is an eye care center in Little Rock, AR. Its AI Score is 64 of 100, which is fair. What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks ## Key facts | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Type | Eye care center | | Address | 220 N Van Buren St, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA | | Hours | Mon to Fri 8 AM to 4:30 PM · Closed Sat to Sun | | Phone | (501) 712-5200 | | Rating | 5.0 across 53 reviews on Google | | Updated | October 27, 2026 | ## All the details Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from. | Group | Fact | Value | Mark | Evidence | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Location info | Address | 220 N Van Buren St, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Description | At Central Arkansas LASIK, we offer the latest LASIK technology to help you achieve clear, crisp vision. Our board-certified surgeon, Dr. Penick, has over 20,000 successful LASIK procedures under his belt. We also offer PRK and refractive cataract surgery. Contact us today to schedule a consultation and learn more about how we can help you. | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Hours | Mon to Fri 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM · Sat to Sun Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Name | Central Arkansas LASIK | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Phone | (501) 712-5200 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Monday | 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Tuesday | 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Wednesday | 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Thursday | 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Friday | 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Saturday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Sunday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Services | Service | Lasik | From their website | Business website | | Services | Service | PRK | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Services | Service | Refractive cataract surgery | AI guess | | | Services | Service | Vision consultation | AI guess | | | Links | Facebook | https://facebook.com/centralarkansaslasik | AI guess | Our record | | Links | Instagram | https://instagram.com/central_ar_lasik | AI guess | Our record | | Links | Website | https://centralarkansaslasik.com/ | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | ## Services and prices These are the 2 services Central Arkansas offers, with the price where we have one and where it came from. | Service | Price | Price mark | Price evidence | Service mark | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | LASIK | | | | From their website | | PRK | | | | Confirmed | ### Known for Share your review link so AI can say what you're known for ## The team Add your team so AI can name who works here ## Visiting Central Arkansas Address: 220 N Van Buren St, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA. Phone: (501) 712-5200. Hours: Mon to Fri 8 AM to 4:30 PM · Closed Sat to Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.) ### Location info from Google Business Profile From Google Business Profile: "At Central Arkansas LASIK, we offer the latest LASIK technology to help you achieve clear, crisp vision. Our board-certified surgeon, Dr. Penick, has over 20,000 successful LASIK procedures under his belt. We also offer PRK and refractive cataract surgery. Contact us today to schedule a consultation and learn more about how we can help you." ### Parking and getting in Add your parking so AI can tell people where to park Add how to find your door so AI can walk people in ### Nearby | Place | Type | Distance | | --- | --- | --- | | Hillcrest Little Bakery | Breakfast restaurant | 1 min walk | | Jimmy's Serious Sandwiches | Sandwich shop | 3 min walk | | Black Angus | Steak house | 3 min walk | | Van Buren St | Bus stop | 3 min walk | | Fair Park Blvd | Bus stop | 3 min walk | | Jackson St | Bus stop | 3 min walk | ## Reputation 5.0 average across 53 reviews: Google 53. (Confirmed, read July 9, 2026.) (AI guess, from 53 reviews.) ### What people like - Quick and painless LASIK procedure - Thorough pre-op and post-op care - Helpful and kind staff - Smooth and comfortable experience ### Press Add a press story so AI can say who's written about you ### Awards Add an award so AI can name it ### Directories Listed on 2 of the 2 directories we checked. | Directory | Listed | | --- | --- | | Apple Maps | Listed | | Yelp | Listed | ## Questions people ask ### services here, what do people go in for? ### which one, Central Arkansas or Little Rock Eye? ### Open Saturdays here? ### best lasik surgeon in Little Rock ### can I ask for numbing here without it being weird? ### where does this place post updates ### what does Central Arkansas actually get right? ### Why do people rate Central Arkansas? ### anywhere on Van Buren to sit while I wait ### is there a rewards thing at Central Arkansas ### Booking here, how does it work? ### budget options in Little Rock, what is decent ### parking at Central Arkansas, where does everyone put the car? ### Ballpark for a visit to an eye doctor in Little Rock? ### opening hours at Central Arkansas in Little Rock, what are they these days? ### do I need to fill anything in beforehand ### Any medical supervision on site? ## What AI gets wrong about Central Arkansas We ask ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini about Central Arkansas. These are the answers that don’t match this page. ChatGPT and Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 10, 2026. Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 9, 2026. | Fact | What AI says | What this page says | | --- | --- | --- | | Address | Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 10, 2026: 9 Surgery Center | 220 N Van Buren St, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA | ## The AI Score: 64 of 100 It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Little Rock eye care centers run 49 to 73. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Central Arkansas scores 64, below the Little Rock average of 65. The same method scores every business on the registry. | Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | Central Arkansas | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Retrieval grounding | 26 | 75 | Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on. | Good | | Off-property attestation | 20 | 41 | Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability. | Poor | | AI visibility | 14 | 67 | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. | Good | | Reviews & response | 12 | 81 | The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim. | Good | | Backlink & citation authority | 8 | 56 | Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you. | Fair | | Google Business Profile | 8 | 84 | Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first. | Good | | Speed & mobile | 7 | 71 | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | Good | | Content freshness & schema | 5 | 58 | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. | Fair | Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology How AI decides what to say about an eye care center: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-ai-decides-eye-surgery. What to check before you choose one: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-to-choose-eye-surgery ## Entity map Every person, place, organization and treatment named on this page, with a stable ID and a public reference. The JSON-LD below connects them to each other. | Entity | Type | ID on this page | Same as | Relationship to Central Arkansas | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Central Arkansas LASIK | MedicalBusiness | #business | https://centralarkansaslasik.com/ | Subject of this page | | Little Rock, Arkansas | City | #city | | City Central Arkansas is in | | Local AI Registry | Organization | #publisher | https://localairegistry.com | Publisher of this page | | Steve Lee | Person | #author | https://localairegistry.com/team/steve-lee | Author of this page | ## Topical map Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the eye care centers in Little Rock, linked to the lists and towns around it. ### Lists - Best eye care centers in Little Rock: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ar/little-rock/eye-care-center - Best businesses in Little Rock: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ar/little-rock ### Every list - Every leaderboard in Arkansas: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ar ## References ### Sources cited - [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJBcvZtE6j0ocRgOa5If1I1KQ (accessed Jul 9, 2026) - [2] centralarkansaslasik.com, https://centralarkansaslasik.com/lasik/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026) - [4] AI engine output: ChatGPT and Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 10, 2026; Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 9, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
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<p>Local AI Registry · Eye care centers in Little Rock, AR · Editorial</p>
<h2>Central Arkansas LASIK, Little Rock AR: Reviews</h2>
<p>By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated October 27, 2026.</p>
<p>Published July 9, 2026 · Updated October 27, 2026 · Machine-readable version below</p>
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<section id="ai-in-short">
<h3>In short</h3>
<p>Central Arkansas LASIK is an eye care center in Little Rock, AR. Its AI Score is 64 of 100, which is fair.</p>
<p>What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks</p>
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<section id="ai-key-facts">
<h3>Key facts</h3>
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<thead><tr><th scope="col">Fact</th><th scope="col">Value</th></tr></thead>
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<tr><td>Type</td><td>Eye care center</td></tr>
<tr><td>Address</td><td>220 N Van Buren St, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Mon to Fri 8 AM to 4:30 PM · Closed Sat to Sun</td></tr>
<tr><td>Phone</td><td>(501) 712-5200</td></tr>
<tr><td>Rating</td><td>5.0 across 53 reviews on Google</td></tr>
<tr><td>Updated</td><td>October 27, 2026</td></tr>
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<section id="ai-all-the-details">
<h3>All the details</h3>
<p>Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from.</p>
<table>
<thead><tr><th scope="col">Group</th><th scope="col">Fact</th><th scope="col">Value</th><th scope="col">Mark</th><th scope="col">Evidence</th></tr></thead>
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<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Address</td><td>220 N Van Buren St, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Description</td><td>At Central Arkansas LASIK, we offer the latest LASIK technology to help you achieve clear, crisp vision. Our board-certified surgeon, Dr. Penick, has over 20,000 successful LASIK procedures under his belt. We also offer PRK and refractive cataract surgery. Contact us today to schedule a consultation and learn more about how we can help you.</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Hours</td><td>Mon to Fri 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM · Sat to Sun Closed</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Name</td><td>Central Arkansas LASIK</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Phone</td><td>(501) 712-5200</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Monday</td><td>8:00 AM to 4:30 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Tuesday</td><td>8:00 AM to 4:30 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Wednesday</td><td>8:00 AM to 4:30 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Thursday</td><td>8:00 AM to 4:30 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Friday</td><td>8:00 AM to 4:30 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Saturday</td><td>Closed</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Sunday</td><td>Closed</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Lasik</td><td>From their website</td><td>Business website</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>PRK</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Refractive cataract surgery</td><td>AI guess</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Vision consultation</td><td>AI guess</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Links</td><td>Facebook</td><td>https://facebook.com/centralarkansaslasik</td><td>AI guess</td><td>Our record</td></tr>
<tr><td>Links</td><td>Instagram</td><td>https://instagram.com/central_ar_lasik</td><td>AI guess</td><td>Our record</td></tr>
<tr><td>Links</td><td>Website</td><td>https://centralarkansaslasik.com/</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
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<section id="ai-services-and-prices">
<h3>Services and prices</h3>
<p>These are the 2 services Central Arkansas offers, with the price where we have one and where it came from.</p>
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<thead><tr><th scope="col">Service</th><th scope="col">Price</th><th scope="col">Price mark</th><th scope="col">Price evidence</th><th scope="col">Service mark</th></tr></thead>
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<tr><td>LASIK</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>From their website</td></tr>
<tr><td>PRK</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Confirmed</td></tr>
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<h4>Known for</h4>
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<section id="ai-the-team">
<h3>The team</h3>
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<section id="ai-visiting-central-arkansas">
<h3>Visiting Central Arkansas</h3>
<p>Address: 220 N Van Buren St, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA. Phone: (501) 712-5200. Hours: Mon to Fri 8 AM to 4:30 PM · Closed Sat to Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)</p>
<h4>Location info from Google Business Profile</h4>
<p>From Google Business Profile: "At Central Arkansas LASIK, we offer the latest LASIK technology to help you achieve clear, crisp vision. Our board-certified surgeon, Dr. Penick, has over 20,000 successful LASIK procedures under his belt. We also offer PRK and refractive cataract surgery. Contact us today to schedule a consultation and learn more about how we can help you."</p>
<h4>Parking and getting in</h4>
<h4>Nearby</h4>
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<thead><tr><th scope="col">Place</th><th scope="col">Type</th><th scope="col">Distance</th></tr></thead>
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<tr><td>Hillcrest Little Bakery</td><td>Breakfast restaurant</td><td>1 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Jimmy's Serious Sandwiches</td><td>Sandwich shop</td><td>3 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Black Angus</td><td>Steak house</td><td>3 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Van Buren St</td><td>Bus stop</td><td>3 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Fair Park Blvd</td><td>Bus stop</td><td>3 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Jackson St</td><td>Bus stop</td><td>3 min walk</td></tr>
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</section>
<section id="ai-reputation">
<h3>Reputation</h3>
<p>5.0 average across 53 reviews: Google 53. (Confirmed, read July 9, 2026.)</p>
<p> (AI guess, from 53 reviews.)</p>
<h4>What people like</h4>
<ul>
<li>Quick and painless LASIK procedure</li>
<li>Thorough pre-op and post-op care</li>
<li>Helpful and kind staff</li>
<li>Smooth and comfortable experience</li>
</ul>
<h4>Press</h4>
<h4>Awards</h4>
<h4>Directories</h4>
<p>Listed on 2 of the 2 directories we checked.</p>
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<thead><tr><th scope="col">Directory</th><th scope="col">Listed</th></tr></thead>
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<tr><td>Apple Maps</td><td>Listed</td></tr>
<tr><td>Yelp</td><td>Listed</td></tr>
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</section>
<section id="ai-questions-people-ask">
<h3>Questions people ask</h3>
<h4>services here, what do people go in for?</h4>
<h4>which one, Central Arkansas or Little Rock Eye?</h4>
<h4>Open Saturdays here?</h4>
<h4>best lasik surgeon in Little Rock</h4>
<h4>can I ask for numbing here without it being weird?</h4>
<h4>where does this place post updates</h4>
<h4>what does Central Arkansas actually get right?</h4>
<h4>Why do people rate Central Arkansas?</h4>
<h4>anywhere on Van Buren to sit while I wait</h4>
<h4>is there a rewards thing at Central Arkansas</h4>
<h4>Booking here, how does it work?</h4>
<h4>budget options in Little Rock, what is decent</h4>
<h4>parking at Central Arkansas, where does everyone put the car?</h4>
<h4>Ballpark for a visit to an eye doctor in Little Rock?</h4>
<h4>opening hours at Central Arkansas in Little Rock, what are they these days?</h4>
<h4>do I need to fill anything in beforehand</h4>
<h4>Any medical supervision on site?</h4>
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<section id="ai-what-ai-gets-wrong">
<h3>What AI gets wrong about Central Arkansas</h3>
<p>We ask ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini about Central Arkansas. These are the answers that don’t match this page.</p>
<p>ChatGPT and Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 10, 2026. Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 9, 2026.</p>
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<thead><tr><th scope="col">Fact</th><th scope="col">What AI says</th><th scope="col">What this page says</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td>Address</td><td>Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 10, 2026: 9 Surgery Center</td><td>220 N Van Buren St, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA</td></tr>
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<section id="ai-score">
<h3>The AI Score: 64 of 100</h3>
<p>It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Little Rock eye care centers run 49 to 73. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Central Arkansas scores 64, below the Little Rock average of 65. The same method scores every business on the registry.</p>
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<thead><tr><th scope="col">Signal</th><th scope="col">Weight</th><th scope="col">Score</th><th scope="col">What it measures</th><th scope="col">Central Arkansas</th></tr></thead>
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<tr><td>Retrieval grounding</td><td>26</td><td>75</td><td>Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on.</td><td>Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Off-property attestation</td><td>20</td><td>41</td><td>Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability.</td><td>Poor</td></tr>
<tr><td>AI visibility</td><td>14</td><td>67</td><td>Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service.</td><td>Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Reviews & response</td><td>12</td><td>81</td><td>The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim.</td><td>Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Backlink & citation authority</td><td>8</td><td>56</td><td>Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you.</td><td>Fair</td></tr>
<tr><td>Google Business Profile</td><td>8</td><td>84</td><td>Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first.</td><td>Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Speed & mobile</td><td>7</td><td>71</td><td>Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone.</td><td>Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Content freshness & schema</td><td>5</td><td>58</td><td>Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals.</td><td>Fair</td></tr>
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<p>Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology</p>
<p>How AI decides what to say about an eye care center: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-ai-decides-eye-surgery. What to check before you choose one: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-to-choose-eye-surgery</p>
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<section id="ai-entity-map">
<h3>Entity map</h3>
<p>Every person, place, organization and treatment named on this page, with a stable ID and a public reference. The JSON-LD below connects them to each other.</p>
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<thead><tr><th scope="col">Entity</th><th scope="col">Type</th><th scope="col">ID on this page</th><th scope="col">Same as</th><th scope="col">Relationship to Central Arkansas</th></tr></thead>
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<tr><td>Central Arkansas LASIK</td><td>MedicalBusiness</td><td>#business</td><td>https://centralarkansaslasik.com/</td><td>Subject of this page</td></tr>
<tr><td>Little Rock, Arkansas</td><td>City</td><td>#city</td><td></td><td>City Central Arkansas is in</td></tr>
<tr><td>Local AI Registry</td><td>Organization</td><td>#publisher</td><td>https://localairegistry.com</td><td>Publisher of this page</td></tr>
<tr><td>Steve Lee</td><td>Person</td><td>#author</td><td>https://localairegistry.com/team/steve-lee</td><td>Author of this page</td></tr>
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<h3>Topical map</h3>
<p>Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the eye care centers in Little Rock, linked to the lists and towns around it.</p>
<h4>Lists</h4>
<ul>
<li>Best eye care centers in Little Rock: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ar/little-rock/eye-care-center</li>
<li>Best businesses in Little Rock: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ar/little-rock</li>
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<h4>Every list</h4>
<ul>
<li>Every leaderboard in Arkansas: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ar</li>
</ul>
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<h3>References</h3>
<h4>Sources cited</h4>
<ul>
<li>[1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJBcvZtE6j0ocRgOa5If1I1KQ (accessed Jul 9, 2026)</li>
<li>[2] centralarkansaslasik.com, https://centralarkansaslasik.com/lasik/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
<li>[4] AI engine output: ChatGPT and Perplexity, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 10, 2026; Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Jul 9, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Sep 18, 2026)</li>
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</html>This is the evidence for every fact on this page, across Locals, Services, Team, Visit, Reputation and Updates. Each reference names the fact, the source, what kind of source it is, and the date it was checked, with a link and an archived copy so anyone can verify it. Visitor references are dated firsthand accounts. AI guesses record what an AI engine said on that date, not what is true.