Archive for July, 2005

Custom LASIK for Higher Myopia

Friday, July 8th, 2005

The question has been raised as to the status of Custom treatments for higher myopia. We are still very hopeful that this will occur this summer or fall but can never be sure what the FDA will do. There is a tendency for these announcements to occur around major medical meetings and our fall national [...]

Which MultiFocal?

Friday, July 8th, 2005

Jeff asks: are the multifocal implants ready to use and which do I like? He mentions Technis, Crystalens and ReSTOR. First, I don’t believe the Technis multifocal is available yet, the regular monofocal Technis is a good lens which has some built-in spherical aberration adjustment for better night vision. The Technis multifocal could be a [...]

ReSTOR after LASIK

Tuesday, July 5th, 2005

A question was asked concerning lens implants after LASIK. It is very compatible to have any kind of lens implant after a previous lasik. It requires extra care in terms of the preoperative calculations as these are somewhat altered by the previous corneal reshaping procedure (LASIK). You need a surgeon experienced in the field of [...]