Q: 27 year old woman wants Lasik. MR -5.75 +0.50 x 95 20/20 – 5.25+0.50 x 85 20/20 Pachs 574 OD, 599 OS Topographies attached. What concerns me is the skewed topography left eye. Would you recommend: 1. No refractive surgery 2. PRK 3. Lasik Thanks, David Atlanta, GA A: Hi David In general, if …
Q: When McLean originally published this technique (Ophthalmology, 1986), it was with a regular, non-bent 20g needle. The advantage of using such a large needle is that there is zero chance of perforating. When Peter Laibson discussed this technique at the AAO, he suggested maybe using a smaller (i.e. 25g) needle. With that, unbent, folks …
Q: Dear All, I would highly recommend the above EXCELLENT review article (link below). Many of our colleagues worked very hard to produce and excellent summary of the “state of the art”. Randy Highland Park, IL A: dear randy, parag, roy, and everyone else i just read this article in the blue journal, it agree …
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Q: Dear Kerafriends, Jim is right (as always) – I’m really not feeling safe in offering LASIK, as besides the skewed axis seen on axial curvature maps and the PTA quite near 40%, her Pentacam shows some suspect parameters, mainly: ART max < 386 and BAD-D > 1,22 – Sandra, you can find some interesting …
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Hi Kamran Pls see below — Emil William Chynn, MD, FACS, MBA Harvard/Columbia/Dartmouth/NYU/Emory-trained 1st eye surgeon in NY to get LASIK himself (1999) Performed 5,000 LASIKs from 1996-2002 Switched to non-invasive LASEK in 2003 Have performed more LASEKs than any MD in US www.ParkAvenueLASEK.com 102 E. 25th St. (& Park Avenue South) (212) 741-8628 …
Q: I will put my $0.02 here for what it’s worth. In theory the structural integrity from SMILE should be better but independent in vivo research is needed. Dan Reinstein is a consultant for Zeiss. SMILE has a lot of attractive features but sadly my evaluation from peers who used it and abandoned it is …
Dr. Chynn wrote in bold to a question from another doctor: Emil/KeraNetters Tangent from the December discussion on PTK in corneal scarring: I have a 24yo with history of traumatic recurrent erosion in the left eye. Had anterior micropuncture performed by another surgeon this past December but has started to re-erode. He wants to have …