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A temporary reduction in tears following LASIK happens in all cases, although many are unaware of it. It happens because the superficial corneal nerves are cut during flap creation.
100% of Focus patients treated for short-sight see 20/20 or better after Z-LASIK (<-9D). Click here to visit the Focus Clinics website
hi Lucy, You are fortunate to have thick corneas, so that your -8.00 is treatable with LASIK. That is the ...
Hi there, first of all this is an excellent site!
I am having LASIK this week (with one of the ... hi Steven, There is a very small, but not zero, risk of the flap being moved late on. Needs sharp ... Hi Varshan, you are better to target the keratocytes and potential haze with MMC in your case, rather than vitamin ...
Thanks so much for your reply Doctor. Just to get your opinion on a few points you missed out:
1. What's ...
Hi Dave again,
Thank you for all your responses. I've been finding this blog very informative and useful.
One further question I ... hi Varshan, Of your options, I would certainly choose the WaveLight Eye-Q for surface laser, with mitomycin C. MMC is ... Brian, my pleasure. You won't need to have the strong pressure feeling to flatten the eye next time, as your ... Dan, the healing has to do not only with the thickness but also with the fact that a keratome cuts ...
Yes, this is what I meant, blurry at distance.
don't know why but i am scared like he** ;) may ... hi Irene
Tear break up time (TBUT) is normally 10 seconds or longer, so yours is too quick at 6 seconds ... hi Brian, I am guessing you mean regressed to minus one? With blurry distance vision but good near vision? If ... Hi, I am in Canada and went in QC last October ( 21, 2011) to have Intralase. My vision was ...
Hi David,
Hope you don’t mind me getting involved in this thread, but I have been advised I have some dryness ... hi Vishal, C-TEN is basically just PRK, another variant of surface laser treatment. There can be various reasons for starbursts, ... hi Ini, My choice for your prescription is blade free femtosecond LASIK, including any wavefront/aspheric option. C-Ten is a variant ... hi Prabhjot. I dont do LASIK for 480 corneas, but perform PRK instead, with or without mitomycin C depending on ...
hi....i have cornea thickness of 480...and have been advised for bladless lasik surgery ....please advise is it safe or is ...
Dear David,
Many thanks - I'll start taking the flaxseed oil as you suggest and plan to travel to London ...
Hi Dave,
I Type this with great concern, my night vision has not improved since i got the C TEN procdure ...
Hello Dave,
I'm 38 and looking at having LASIK. My vision is -6.50 in the right and -6.00 in the left. ... Hi David,
Hope you don't mind me getting involved in this thread, but I have been advised I have some dryness ... hi Ness. My pleasure. I suggest that you start an oral supplement of flaxseed oil, 4000mg per day, taken with ... Dear David,
Many thanks for this. What you say confirms my suspicions about what was said.
It looks like I will be ... Ness, Yes you are right to be concerned when there is significant dryness pre-op. It is the one area where ... Hi Kieran. Can take 3 months to fully settle so still time. Of course, -8.00 with astigmatism is a very ...100% of Focus patients treated for short-sight see 20/20 or better after Z-LASIK (<-9D). Click here to visit the Focus Clinics website