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World's superfast Excimer laser Amaris launched in Mumbai
Amaris, the world's superfast Excimer laser, has been launched in Mumbai at 'Mehta International Eye Institute', Colaba.The institute is the first in South East Asia to get this advanced facility. It is the latest in ...
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Effect of Thin Femtosecond LASIK Flaps on Corneal Sensitivity and Tear Function
Irina S.Barequet, MD; Ami Hirsh, MD; Samuel Levinger, MD To evaluate changes in corneal sensitivity and tear function following myopic LASIK with thin femto-second flaps. A retrospective study was performed to compare corneal...
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Measurement of LASIK Flap Thickness With Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography
Arthur C.K.Cheng, MRCS, FCOphth(HK); Thomas Ho, MRCOphth; Silvania Lau, BSc; Amy L. Wong, MRCS; Chris Leung, MD; Dennis S.C. Lam, MD, FRCS, FRCOphth To assess the interobserver variability and agreement of anterior segment optical...
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External Refinement of the Donor Lenticule Position During Descemet's Stripping and Automated Endothelial Kera
OPHTHALMIC SURGERY, LASERS AND IMAGING Vol.39 No. 6 November/December 2008 External Refinement of the Donor Lenticule Position During Descemets Stripping and Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty Steven B. Koenig, MD; David M...
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Cataract/IOL Surgery in a Significantly Hyperopic, Glaucomatous Eye
A 53-year-old white male was referred to me by his glaucoma specialist for possible cataract surgery.The motivation for the referral was the patient's significant degree of hyperopia and likely need for a high-powered PCIOL versus a...
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Seven-year Follow-up of LASIK for Moderate to Severe Myopia
JOURNAL OF REFRACTIVE SURGERY Vol.24 No. 6 November/December 2008 Zhaoqiang Liu, MD, PhD; Yan Li, MS; Zhenying Cheng, MD; Fang Zhou, MD; Hua Jiang, MD; Jinghai Li, MD To evaluate long-term refractive outcomes of LASIK for...
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Keratitis After PRK Enhancement Post-LASIK
By Mitchell A.Jackson, MD; Karl G. Stonecipher, MD; Walter J. Stark, MD; and William B. Trattler, MD CASE PRESENTATION A 42-year-old male underwent LASIK in both eyes approximately 1 year ago. His preoperative manifest...
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It's Time to Invest
Each year, a word or phrase emerges that encompasses my current thinking about refractive surgery and its role in society's marketplace.In 2006, I explored the theme of quality for Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today's...
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Cataract Surgery in China
Project Vision's goal is to provide sustainable eye care to residents of this country's rural regions.By Nathan Congdon, MD, MPH, and Dennis S. Lam, FRCS, FCROphth Last year, more people in China underwent LASIK than cataract...
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DSAEK in a Patient With Previous Trabeculectomy
By Nils A.Loewen, MD, PhD; David J. Schanzlin, MD; Gianmarco Vizzeri, MD; and Robert N. Weinreb, MD CASE PRESENTATION A 56-year-old male presented in early 2007 with a history in his left eye of laser trabeculoplasty in 1994,...
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Improving Glaucoma Care Through Professional Collaboration
My role as an optometrist in a busy glaucoma practice.Recent investigations regarding the prevalence of glaucoma report that 1.86% of the US population over 40 years of age is affected. Based on 2000 census data, there are approximately...
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Refractive Surgical Practices In HIV-Positive Persons
ScienceDaily (Nov.11, 2008) People who are HIV-positive are now living longer, healthier lives, thanks to antiretroviral therapy and other treatment advances, and the number of HIV-positive people seeking LASIK, intraocular lenses...
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Tips and techniques for cataract and refractive success: The dryeye connection
Source: Ophthalmology Times Meeting E-News Email|Print| Del.icio.us Digg Reddit Facebook |Save|License |Discuss On Sermo Dry eye disease and cataract and refractive surgery are intertwined closely.Pre-existing dry eye can affect surgical...
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Tips and techniques for cataract and refractive success: The dry eye connection
Source: Ophthalmology Times Meeting E-News Email|Print| Del.icio.us Digg Reddit Facebook |Save|License |Discuss On Sermo Dry eye disease and cataract and refractive surgery are intertwined closely.Pre-existing dry eye can affect surgical...
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The dryeye connection
Source: Ophthalmology Times Meeting E-News Email|Print| Del.icio.us Digg Reddit Facebook |Save|License |Discuss On Sermo Dry eye disease and cataract and refractive surgery are intertwined closely.Pre-existing dry eye can affect surgical...
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Femtosecond lasers produce similar results
Source: Ophthalmology Times Meeting E-News Email|Print| Del.icio.us Digg Reddit Facebook |Save|License |Discuss On Sermo A study of two femtosecond lasers (IntraLase FS60, Advanced Medical Optics; Zeimer LDV, Ziemer Ophthalmic Systems)...
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Is Laser Eye Surgery Too New to Value?
LCA-Vision (LCAV) and TLC Vision (TLCV) compete in an otherwise highly fragmented laser vision correction industry.Because the surgery is elective, expensive, and not generally covered by insurance companies, demand for the surgery...
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Hospitals Hoping for Increased Insurance Coverage As Economy Falters
/ HLS / IHF / IPCM / ODSY / PTJ / THC / XLV Mike Havrilla About this author: Visit: Blog Site Visit: RSS Feed Font Size: Print Email (click to enlarge) The combination of a bad economy and rising unemployment is contributing to unpaid bills...
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Chronic pain syndrome: A new postLASIK entity?
Source: Ophthalmology Times Meeting E-News Email|Print| Del.icio.us Digg Reddit Facebook |Save|License |Discuss On Sermo Refractive surgeons may consider the diagnosis of LASIK chronic pain syndrome in postLASIK patients complaining of...
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Prospective study reaffirms high satisfaction with laser vision correction
Source: Ophthalmology Times Meeting E-News Email|Print| Del.icio.us Digg Reddit Facebook |Save|License |Discuss On Sermo Results of a survey administered to patients who underwent laser vision correction surgery indicate that the...
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2008 ISRS/AAO survey results track refractive trends
Source: Ophthalmology Times Meeting E-News Email|Print| Del.icio.us Digg Reddit Facebook |Save|License |Discuss On Sermo Results of the 2008 International Society of Refractive Surgery/American Academy of Ophthalmology (ISRS/AAO) survey show...
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Factors associated with changes in night-driving visual performance evaluated
Source: Ophthalmology Times Meeting E-News Email|Print| Del.icio.us Digg Reddit Facebook |Save|License |Discuss On Sermo Studies with a night-driving simulator (NDS) found that changes in night-driving performance were associated strongly...
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Historic LASIK Surgery Performed on Quadriplegic Patient to Preserve his Communication Abilities
BERGENFIELD, N.J., Nov.7 /PRNewswire/ -- Eric Abrue (30), a quadriplegic patient who is dependent on a respirator since he was eight years old, had a historic and highly successful LASIK procedure performed by Drs. Jeffrey and...
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Historic LASIK Surgery Performed on Quadriplegic Patient to Preserve his Communication Abilities
BERGENFIELD, N.J., Nov.7 /PRNewswire/ -- Eric Abrue (30), a quadriplegic patient who is dependent on a respirator since he was eight years old, had a historic and highly successful LASIK procedure performed by Drs. Jeffrey and...
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FDA initiating prospective trial of postLASIK quality of life
Source: Ophthalmology Times Meeting E-News Email|Print| Del.icio.us Digg Reddit Facebook |Save|License |Discuss On Sermo Planning is underway for a large national prospective study to evaluate postLASIK quality-of-life outcomes in a clinical...
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