Archive for August, 2008

• NY Times blog features Park Avenue Laser Vision’s support to Obama raffle

  Thursday, August 14th, 2008

  Posted by Dov Weinstock on Aug 14, 2008
  Yesterday’s NY Times Political blog featured Dr. Emil Chynn’s fundraising raffle for Barack Obama. Dr. Chynn hatched the idea of selling raffle tickets and then performing LASEK vision correction surgery for a lucky winner. Apparently, there is some question about whether this valuable prize violates campaign contribution rules. […]

• Patient asks about the use of Restasis

  Thursday, August 14th, 2008

  Daniel G. writes :

  Dear Dr. Chynn,
  I used Restasis for 3 days then I stopped, as it had some side effects — and when I read the package insert it also emerged that it may not have any efficacy in my case.
  Two days into using it I started to have some conjunctival hyperemia, foreign body […]

• Testimonial from LASEK patient Diane C.

  Thursday, August 7th, 2008

  Diane C. writes:
  On July 23, 2008, I had LASEK and epi-LASEK eye surgery to correct my vision, and Dr. Chynn at Park Avenue Laser Vision gave me something I’ve never had as an adult - the ability to see without corrective lenses. When I was four years old, I had sinus surgery and shortly after […]

• More clarification about Allegretto vs. LASEK

  Thursday, August 7th, 2008

  Melissa G. writes:
  I appreciate getting your thoughts on the Allegretto Wave technology in a prior posting.  Based on some readings, the Allegretto Wave claims to take into account the back surface of the eye for a truly custom and thorough Lasik analysis.  Another claim is that the technology truly reshapes the cornea […]

• Laura’s LASEK Testimonial

  Thursday, August 7th, 2008

  Laura Dahl, the New York City Designer and a satisfied Manhattan LASEK patient, writes:

  I opted to have one eye lasered 3 years ago with great success. I recently got my second eye done and am happy to report that I have better than 20/20 vision now. Dr. Chynn literally changed my life! No more fussing […]

• Dr Chynn Gives Details on LASEK vs. Alegretto / Intralase

  Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

  Mike P. writes:
  Sorry I couldn’t attend the consultation that I’ve schedule. I actually decided to have my LASIK done at Gotham Lasik.
  Dr. Bonanni is the only Lasik surgeon in NY and NJ  to have the most advanced technology; the WAVELIGHT ALLEGRETTO and Intralase lasers that provide for a true custom bladeless procedure.
  The ALLEGRETTO WAVE is the […]

• Inquiry about LASIK/LASEK after RK for Asigmatism

  Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

  Alan F. writes:
   
   
  I had RK in the 70’s for Astigmatism and my vision has not been great for the last 2 years. My doctor recomended glasses which I am reluctantly using. I wondered if your type of Laser Surgery would work? If so I will make an apointment, I live in NYC.
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  Dr. Chynn replies:
   

  Alan,
  You can’t […]

• Patient with Giant Papillary Conjunctivitis (GPC) concerns

  Monday, August 4th, 2008

  Tiffany B. writes:
  I am seeking laser vision correction because I have been diagnosed twice with giant papillary conjunctivitis in the last three years (most recently one month ago - I’ve been told this last time, it was not a bad case at all) and am afraid that this is the start […]

• Patient inquires about correction for distance and close-up vision

  Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

   Lllian A. writes:
   I, at 45, have difficulty seeing distance and up close with contacts and do not want to use bifocals.  My field of work requires that I have good vision and can work in dark or very sunny places with tools and wires that are color coded.  I want to be […]

• Laundry List of questions about Dr Chynn and Laser Eye Surgery

  Saturday, August 2nd, 2008

  Phillip S. sends in a list of questions for Dr. Chynn:
  I have been researching corrective eye procedures on the internet.  There is a lot of information out there and I have come up with the following questions:
   How long have you been performing refractive surgery procedures? How long have you been performing these procedures at your […]