Archive for the ‘LASEK’ Category

• Will I need Reading Glasses if I get LASEK as I get Older?

  Saturday, February 6th, 2010

  Q: I wear glasses all the time. I am nearsighted with -5.50 in both eyes. If I don’t get eye surgery is there a chance that when I get older that I won’t have any problem seeing at reading distance? I am concerned that if I have surgery I will definitely need […]

• PRK No Way - LASEK Military Grade Eyesight

  Saturday, February 6th, 2010

  Q: I would like to recieve PRK surgery in order to enlist to the special warfare program in the US Navy. I would like to make an appointment with you to see if I am a good candidate for the surgery?
  A: Please call my office for an appoitment and we no longer perform PRK. […]

• LASEK - Patient INSISTED Their Story be Told

  Saturday, February 6th, 2010

  Contact Main Reason:
  Freedom from glasses/contacts, uneccessary maintanence and expense on contact supplies/solution.
  A: Dry eyes and red vains continously appearing at the time.
  that’s bc you were wearing your lenses too many hours per day and starving your cornea of oxygen, […]

• CustomVue is OK - But LASEK is Much Safer

  Monday, February 1st, 2010

  Q: I am considering CustomVue LASIK, is it safe?
  A: You seem to have done some research, as you are requesting CustomVue, which is really the way to go in terms of making your vision as clear as possible
  You also are requesting Intralase, which makes me think you are interested in safety, and have heard that […]

• How Does Age Effect LASEK - How Young?

  Saturday, January 2nd, 2010

  Q: I’m hoping to get Lasik at some point in 2010. I’ve heard that your contact/glasses prescription must stay the same for 2 years before you get Lasik, to make sure your eyes aren’t changing. Is this the case? Can the procedure be performed again at a later date if your eyes […]

• A Minor Correction About a Minor Correction (A Low Rx)

  Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

  Q: It turns out that my vision, at -1.0 is too light for LASEK, but I will definitely keep you in mind for myself or friends!
  A: Actually you are incorrect about being “too mild to fix”:
  Your Rx of -1.00 is too low to risk cutting your cornea in half with the older, less safe, more […]

• LASEK - LOTS of Questions

  Sunday, December 20th, 2009

  For your Lasek procedure, what exactly is the epi-lasek procedure? Does the epithelial layer is discarded or put back in after the surgery?
  epi-LASEK is using an advanced, blunt, plastic separator to separate the epithelium from the cornea, instead of cutting a flap as with a LASIK, so it’s 10x safer
  What is the worst refractive surgery […]

• Stopped Doing LASIK a Decade Ago

  Saturday, December 12th, 2009

  Q: I would like know how much it will cost to get both eyes LASIKed? And would it be possible for me to have both the consultation and operation scheduled during that time period?
  A: Please understand that I no longer perform the older, cutting LASIK, which i had a decade ago myself, as […]

• When Cheap is Crazy - Especially When it Comes to Your Eyes

  Thursday, November 5th, 2009

  Dear Dr. Chynn
  I am that skeptical guy that was at your office this Wednesday.
  I spoke again with Diamond Vision and found out that they also use Visx Wavescan Customview laser.
  Yes, but the same equipment by inferior operators yields an inferior result:)
  I realize you do a LASEK procedure which replaces the epithelial tissue back on […]

• All Vision Centers Aren’t Created Equal

  Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

  Greeting: John Doe
  E-mail Address: john@doe.com
  Home Phone: xxx-xxx-xxxx
  Comment: Dear Dr. Chynn
  Q: I am that skeptical guy that was at your office this Wednesday.
  I spoke again with DV and found out that […]