Archive for the ‘LASIK’ Category

• Dr. Chynn helps a worried patient

  Monday, September 22nd, 2008

  Sakiko Wetterlind wrote to Dr. Chynn:
  I am shortly visiting NYC and would like to have a consultation and evaluation of my eyesight. I recently underwent LASIK surgery in Singapore (my eyesight was previously -11). The doctor assured me I would obtain eyesight to around -0.5 .However, now, 6 months after the surgery, my eyesight has […]

• Dr. Chynn informs about his procudures and his staff

  Friday, September 19th, 2008

  Dear Lori:
  You are asking about Conductive Keratoplasty, which I used to perform, but stopped doing, because of several reasons:
  1. The effect is not permanent (FDA actually denied the company’s application to say it as permanent).
  2. You can only reliably treat less then +3 of hyperopia, which is less than the patients often have.
  3. Conductive […]

• Dr. Chynn will now perform laser eye surgery on dogs!

  Monday, September 8th, 2008

  Emil Chynn, MD owner of www.ParkAvenuelaser.com has had his dog volunteer in St. Vincent Hospital’s Pet Therapy program for years, the 1st Pet Therapy Program in NYC. As such, he has also examined many of the other dogs in the pet therapy program, and found many to be misdiagnosed with cataracts, when they […]

• Dr. Chynn offers a generous 9/11 fundraiser

  Monday, September 8th, 2008

  In honor of the heroes and in memory of victims of 9/11, Emil Chynn, MD, owner of www.ParkAvenueLaser.com, and the 1st MD to arrive at Ground Zero on the morning of 9/11, would like to offer this generous fundraiser, which he hopes to be a success and continue it each and every year:
  If you are […]

• Dr. Chynn answers a patients question on traveling post LASIK surgery

  Monday, September 1st, 2008

  Xavier H. writes:
                I am a New Yorker residing in London at the moment and am interested in obtaining more information regarding the LASIK procedure. I am planning to visit NY from the 10th through the 15th of September and would like to know if it would be possible to have this procedure even though […]

• Laser Vision Correction Q & A with Dr. Chynn:

  Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

  Q: Is the Laser Vision Correction surgery permanent?
  A: For almost every Lasik patient the vision distance correction is permanent.  In rare cases vision can deteriorate again after the correction due to lifestyle, chronic health problems, and poor eye care.
  Q: Can reading vision be corrected along with nearsightedness with Lasik?
  A: For patients over 40, we […]