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LASIK Flap Healing Long Term
Is it true that corneal flaps never heal completely after Intralasik? What is the chance of dislocation during the rest of the patients life?
SAFETY NOTE: Does the LASIK flap ever heal?
What are the risks of having a blade-cut flap in laser eye surgery? Should you choose the newer blade-free all-laser LASIK technique?
Part 7: LASIK vs PRK/LASEK? Which laser procedure is best?
In summary, there are definite clinical reasons why we as treating clinics have moved over to wavefront LASIK and using a blade-free dual laser approach. More accurate treatments so better vision, removal of an older mechanical device technology and improved long-term safety.
Part 6: LASIK vs PRK/LASEK? Which laser procedure is best?
We discussed in the last post about the two options you have: LASIK or PRK (surface laser), and how 90%+ of treatments are done via LASIK. LASIK comes in two flavours now: blade or blade-free. The older traditional LASIK technique uses a mechanical device containing a blade (called a keratome or microkeratome) to cut a [...]
Part 4: Should I Pay More For Wavefront? What is the Truth?
Is wavefront laser eye surgery worth it? Find out the answers here.
Part 3. Should I Pay More For Wavefront LASIK? Will I See Better?
Should I Pay More For Wavefront LASIK? Will I See Better? Get all the answers in this blog post.
Part 2. Expensive Laser Eye Surgery – Is It Worth It?
Do laser eye surgery clinics try to sell you on the most expensive treatments? Are these expensive treatments no better than the cheaper ones? Is there really any difference between blade LASIK and the newer (more expensive) blade free dual laser option?
LIVE VIDEO: All Laser Blade Free Method vs Microkeratome Method
The new femtosecond lasers have eliminated the need for a blade in LASIK laser eye surgery. All leading laser eye treatment clinics now offer blade free LASIK as a safer and more accurate procedure for patients…
Laser Eye Surgery is Effective for Reading Vision
SEVERAL approaches to LASIK are effective in the treatment of reading vision problems (presbyopia) for patients with otherwise normal distance vision, or long or short sight, according to studies presented at the 12th Winter Refractive Meeting of the ESCRS.
What kinds of laser eye surgery are there? Part 1
There are three main treatment choices for anyone thinking of having laser eye surgery. But which one will be right for you? Find out in this two part posting for anyone considering laser eye surgery.
What is an excimer laser & how does it correct vision?
The excimer laser produces a high-energy, cool ultraviolet light beam in pulses and delivers the pulses to a surface of the eye’s cornea, precise enough to etch a human hair -see the photos!
FDA approves faster iLASIK laser
Advanced Medical Optics Inc. in Santa Ana, announced on Wednesday that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new laser for use in laser eye correction. The iFS femtosecond laser is set to be at the centre of AMO’s iLasik products for laser vision surgery.
CAUTION: Laser Eye Surgery Ahead!
The most common reason I hear from people who have not yet decided to go for laser eye correction is that they are cautious and worried that something might go wrong. The results you will get, and live with, will depend on four factors. Find out more…
Z-LASIK and iLASIK laser eye surgery explained
Z-LASIK: means blade free LASIK using the new Swiss Ziemer laser to make a corneal flap, rather than a traditional blade.
9 out of 10 people choose blade free LASIK
Since we introduced the Z-LASIK blade free LASIK laser eye surgery procedure into the UK in January 2008, more than 90% of our patients have opted to go dual laser (no blade) for their vision correction.
Why don’t patients care about which eye laser they are treated with?!
Laser eye surgery patients just don’t seem to care!! Why?! Laser vision results have got better and better over the past 15 years – and this is mainly because the lasers have got a lot, LOT better! … We have published all these laser eye surgery results on our www.focusclinics.com website (see them here: www.focusclinics.com/treatments_results.php The clear winner so far is the WaveLight Allegretto laser from Germany.
Moria unveils a new device for creating ultra thin flaps in LASIK
Moria will unveil their new One Use-Plus SBK microkeratome at the upcoming 2008 meeting of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery in Chicago. Moria will present the clinical outcomes of their clinical trials. In eyes receiving this Moria SBK (ultra thin-flap LASIK), the flap thickness accuracy, speed of sight improvement, higher order aberrations [...]
Corneal inlay showing early positive results in European study
Early data from a European clinical trial covering several centres suggest that the AcuFocus ACI 7000 corneal inlay could become an innovative, minimally invasive option for correcting patients who have lost reading vision through ageing changes. However, only 70 patients have been treated with the implant as part of the study, and only 23 have [...]
What are ‘femtosecond’ eye lasers?
I get asked about the so-called ‘femtosecond‘ lasers now being used in LASIK laser eye surgery, and what these devices do. OK, here are the answers. First of all, LASIK eye surgery is a laser procedure with two parts. First we have to make a thin flap from the top part of the cornea, basically [...]
WaveLight laser owner Alcon boosts sales by 20%
WaveLight AG, which manufactures the FDA-leading Allegretto eye laser system used at FOCUS Laser Vision, was acquired by the major Swiss company Alcon in November 2007. Alcon, Inc. (ACL), a manufacturer of pharmaceutical and surgical equipments, has posted a 6.1% increase in profit for the fourth quarter from the same period in 2006, boosted by [...]
Z LASIK performs very well with corneal scars
We have been using the Ziemer LDV for 3 weeks now with great results. Vision results and flap creation have been excellent and without any complications. For eyes with pre-existing corneal scars there has always been a question mark over the ability of femtosecond lasers to create LASIK flaps as the scar tissue may prevent [...]
Daily Mail covers Z LASIK laser eye surgery event
The Daily Mail featured a half page article this week on the new Z LASIK surgery procedure that took place at FOCUS Laser Vision (www.focusclinics.com) on January 18th. Jenny Hope from the Mail wrote a great piece covering the new technology and the impact for Bella Roberts, the first UK patient to get rid of [...]
Watch the new Z LASIK Laser Eye Treatment now!
OK, it’s here at FOCUS Laser Vision in London. The video of our breakthrough next generation Z-LASIK laser eye surgery procedure! I can tell you the results have been amazing. Twelve treatments on our first day, and everyone can see better than 20/20, 60% of them seeing an incredible 20/12! (that’s two lines smaller than [...]
What is it like to have Z-LASIK laser eye surgery?
You can hear Bella Roberts talking with me just 24 hours after her breakthrough Z-LASIK laser eye treatment. You can read more about Z-LASIK in my previous posts, and compare to Bella talking about her LASIK just before having the surgery! www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmZZ6wWiBH8 Why have Z-LASIK all-laser eye treatment? Why have FOCUS Laser Vision spent more [...]
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Hi Dr. Allamby,
I have just had intralase lasik with wavefront (4 days ago) and am slightly concerned that the day ...
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I'm aware that surgery shouldn't be conducted on women who are already pregnant. But could you tell me whether there ...