Archive for the ‘Why LASEK and Epi-LASEK are safer than LASIK’ Category
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Over 40, Glaucoma LASEK is the ONLY Solution
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
Q: Here are my questions, I am nearsighted, I am in my 40’s (47 to be exact), and I have been diagnosed with glaucoma (I have been to a specialist Dr. Falck in Mystic Ct, and my condition is not serious enough for medication). Am I still a candidate for LASEK?
A: First of all, […] -
Have Dry Eye - LASIK Isn’t an Option
Friday, January 22nd, 2010
With a history of dry eyes, you should not have a LASIK, as that would make them more dry! PRK is an archaic procedure that is 20 years old, and I performed my last PRK over a decade ago, just to give you an idea how outdated that is.
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Suspicion of Keratoconus - You Need BETTER Advise
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
If someone told you that you can get LASIK if you have any suspicion of Keratoconus is clearly wrong. Cutting into your cornea will further destabilize it, making your “forme fruste KC” which it sounds like you may have worse, which would be ridiculous, and pretty much malpractice.
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Complications from LASIK
Saturday, October 10th, 2009
Concisely and synoptically I would like to report the situation I am facing, hoping in your specialized medical opinion. My name is VK, I am 27 years old, and in 1-10-2008 I was the subject of a myopia correction operation in both eyes, which was done with the LASIK method causing to me a severe […]
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Evaluating Epithelium strength/replacment in LASEK and epiLASEK vs. PRK
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009
Timothy Asks:
I have seen on the web articles or statements that no doctor can necessarily guarantee that a LASEK (as opposed to PRK) procedure will, in fact, occur. This is because (as I have read) a doctor cannot determine by examination whether a person’s epithelium would be strong enough to withstand the LASEK procedure, […] -
Dr. Chynn responds and explains why you would want the no-flap procedure
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008
Name:
Timothy D.Request Information:
Category:
LasikWhere do you need this product or service?
Matawan, NJ 07747
What best describes your vision problems?
I have […] -
Dr. Chynn corresponds with a world-renowed expert
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
Dear Dr. Paysse:
I enjoyed the article about your correcting Pediatric Anisometropic Amblyopes in this week’s Eyeworld (http://www.eyeworld.org/article.php?sid=4621).
I have performed LASEK in about 2 dozen adult Amblyopes and they have all improved 1-4 lines over their preoperative best corrected visual acuity, which has not been well-reported in the literature.
The problem I am having here in the […] -
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 […] -
Contact Lens Intolerance
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
The topic of Contact Lens Intolerance is discussed by Dr. Emil Chynn :
Many patients come to us because they are becoming “contact lens intolerant.”
Typically, after wearing lenses for decades, the cornea does not get enough oxygen, and grows abnormal new blood vessels. Even the new contact lens materials, with higher DKs, which allow more oxygen to […] -
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 […]