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LASIK Laser Eye Surgery Blog at Eye Surgery USATuesday, June 3, 2008Help for Aging Eyes Without Lasers or GlassesCan you read this? How about this? Close up vision often erodes with age, but most baby boomers would rather fumble with reading glasses than rush for eye surgery. The otherwise popular LASIK uses lasers to cut and reshape the cornea, and in rare cases it can cause scaring or infection. People of a certain age, it seems, don't like their eyes sliced. Now Conductive Keratoplasty - a new three-minute, outpatient, slice-free technique - helps safely restore close vision in farsighted folks and is recommended for those over age 40. Last week at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, researchers announced that the procedure, abbreviated as CK, restored normal vision in 93 percent of patients over the two years of study. Read more of this article provided by Robert K. Maloney, MD. Labels: articles, CK, Conductive Keratoplasty
Tuesday, April 29, 2008New lasik research reveals unexpected finding: Key to better-than-20/20 vision is in the flapNew scientific data being presented at this year's ASCRS meeting reveals the key to a better-than-20/20 outcome in LASIK surgery may depend on whether your doctor uses a blade or a laser to create the corneal flap in the first step of the procedure. "It turns out that the flap that we make in LASIK is not an innocent bystander," says Roger F. Steinert, M.D., 2005 ASCRS president, professor of ophthalmology, professor of biomedical engineering, director of cornea, refractive and cataract surgery, and vice chair of clinical ophthalmology at University of California, Irvine. Read more of the article to find out what exactly the finding reveals on Eye Surgery USA! Labels: articles, Laser Eye Surgery
Wednesday, April 2, 2008Bye-bye, bifocals? A new three-minute procedure may help baby boomers read without glassesIt happens to everyone sooner or later: You can't read a book unless you hold it at arm's length. You have to ask a friend to help you peruse a menu. Oliver Besnoin noticed his vision was headed south the day the stock market data he obsessively watches scroll across his computer screen was simply too small to read. Even so, he balked at wearing bifocals. "I was not ready for that. That's not me," says the 47-year-old former fasion model, who races motorcycles in his spare time. CK is not cheap-it costs up to $2,500 and is not covered by insurance. It only works for those who didn't need glasses before they turned 40 and has not been approved for nearsightedness (Myopia), one of the most common vision problems. Nevertheless, experts predict the market for the new and relatively painless method will be huge. "It's another option for patients who want to avoid reading glasses," says Harvard Medical School clinical instructor Kernest Kornmehl, author of an article on CK that is due to appear in an upcoming issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Unlike LASIK, which uses a laser to slice and reshape the cornea, CK doesn't involve cutting (see box). Instead, a tiny probe applies radio waves in a circular pattern just below the surface of the eye. The radio waves act like a belt reshaping the cornea into a perfect circle, improving its contour and allowing light to focus properly on the back of the eye. To read more of this article click here and visit Dr. Maloney on Eye Surgery USA. Labels: articles, Dr. Robert Maloney
Thursday, March 27, 200895% Satisfaction Rate with LASIKAccording to a global study conducted by the international body of scientific literature and reported by the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) more than 95% of LASIK patients are satisfied with vision. LASIK has been performed on over 16.3 million patients worldwide, backed up by more than a decade of clinical study and progressive technological advances, LASIK ranks among the most successful elective procedures today. "We find that there is solid evidence in the world's scientific literature to affirm that there is an exceptionally high level of satisfaction in patients who have had LASIK surgery," said Richard Lindstrom, M.D., president of ASCRS. Key findings from the study include:
And remember, Eye Surgery USA is your source for finding LASIK and Laser Eye Surgeons for all your vision needs. Labels: articles
Thursday, March 20, 2008Temperature and humidity can affect LASIK surgery results
Humidity and temperature levels can affect LASIK surgery results, increasing the number of people who need follow-up procedures, report researchers from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. "This is the first study to show that environmental factors can affect LASIK outcomes," said Keith Walter, M.D., assistant professor of ophthalmology.Read more of the article here. Do you live in an area where there's a lot of humidity? This may be of concern for you if you are considering refractive surgery. Make sure that you check with your surgeon to see if this can be a critical factor in your procedure. Search for the nearest eye surgeon near you at Eye Surgery USA! Labels: articles, Laser Eye Surgery, LASIK
Friday, March 14, 2008When is LASIK not for me?You are probably NOT a good candidate for refractive surgery if: You are not a risk taker. Certain complications are unavoidable in a percentage of patients, and there are no long-term data available for current procedures. It will jeopardize your career. Some jobs prohibit certain refractive procedures. Be sure to check with your employer/professional society/military service before undergoing any procedure. Cost is an issue. Most medical insurance will not pay for refractive surgery. Although the cost is coming down, it is still significant. This article is provided by the FDA and hosted on Eye Surgery USA. Visit Eye Surgery USA to read more of this article. Labels: articles
Wednesday, March 12, 2008Do You Know Your Prescription?Your prescription for glasses or contact lenses are documented after a doctor measures your eyes and obtains these readings. Patients have a tendency to remember that they are "20/100" or "20/400," but these numbers simply refer to the line on the eye chart that you are able to read. Doctors use a more precise set of numbers to measure your prescription. Read more at Eye Surgery USA. Article provided by Arun C. Gulani, M.D.,M.S. Labels: articles
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