Laser Eye Surgery

BEIJING - Eye doctors in the capital are expressing confidence in laser eye surgery, or LASIK, despite the safety concerns that a Taiwan specialist raised this week. Ray Tsai, an ophthalmologist and LASIK pioneer, told Taiwan media on Tuesday that he plans ...  

Laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) for the treatment of myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism is one of the most widely performed ophthalmic surgical procedures in the world. Advanced technology including femtosecond lasers to create LASIK flaps ...  

A Taiwanese surgeon who was a pioneer in the field of Lasik eye surgery has announced he will cease performing the procedure, as it violates his medical ethics. Ophthalmologist Ray Tsai, who conducted groundbreaking trials with patients at Chang ...  

Taipei (The China Post/ANN) - The Ophthalmological Society of Taiwan on Wednesday pronounced the LASIK technique safe for candidates who receive pre-operative evaluations and regular follow-ups by a licensed professional.  

Suk Kyue Choi, Jin Hyoung Kim, Doh Lee ... Abad JC, An B, Power WJ, Foster CS, Azar DT, Talamo JH. A prospective evaluation of alcohol-assisted versus mechanical epithelial removal before photorefractive keratectomy. Ophthalmology.  

Following the AFC Championship Game, Elway and the Broncos lost in Super Bowl XXI to the New York Giants. It would be the first ... the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in downtown Denver. Elway had LASIK eye surgery and endorsed Icon LASIK in the Denver ...  

Corneal distortion which results from LASIK flap striae and wrinkles from incomplete resolution of the problem can negatively impact results and patient satisfaction. Obviously, methods to reduce or eliminate LASIK flap displacement are desirable.  

DEAR READER: Lasik is a type of eye surgery for people, like you, who want to avoid wearing glasses or contact lenses. How does it work? To answer that, let's talk about how you see. You see things because the light from those things travels into your eye.  

Your risk for corneal flap problems may be reduced with bladeless LASIK ... In rare cases, these issues may require LASIK enhancement surgery, or the use of prescription eyewear to completely correct. The good news is that LASIK complications are rare.  

An obvious approach is corneal refractive surgery. That subdivides into advocates for photorefractive keratotomy (PRK) and advocates for LASIK. LASIK, of course, has the advantage of better first-day acuities and less discomfort than conventional PRK.  

Dr. Michael Gordon and Dr. Jack Weiss of the Gordon & Weiss Vision Institute have recently announced David Schanzlin, MD will be joining them in practice to provide LASIK and cataract surgery in San Diego. He is internationally known as both an educator ...  

According to the latest statistics from the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), approximately 800,000 refractive surgical procedures were performed in 2010. Dr. Alan Faulkner, a laser vision correction surgeon and eye doctor in Hawaii, says these ...  

Even with excimer laser vision correction (eg, photorefractive keratoplasty [PRK], LASIK), AK can be a useful tool for many eyes. The Prospective Evaluation of Radial Keratotomy (PERK) study addressed only symmetrically placed radial incisions.  

LCA-Vision Inc. reported revenue of $25 million, up 27 percent from the same quarter a year ago, as total and same-store procedures grew. LCA-Vision (NASDAQ: LCAV), which provides laser vision correction under the LasikPlus brand, still posted a net loss of $2 million, or 9 cents per share. That compared with a loss of $7 million in the same period a year ago. The Kenwood-based company beat analysts expectations. Analysts had, according to...  

As a leader in the field of ophthalmology, Dr. Feldman has participated in FDA clinical studies of custom LASIK. Currently ... she was awarded Top Doc San Diego, inducted into the prestigious American College of Ophthalmic Surgeons and was one of nation ...