We are excited to be offering Wavefront guided treatments at Western Laser Eye Associates using Calgary’s newest laser. In Calgary LASIK remains the most common laser vision correction performed, but photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) is making a come back. As reported on CNN today, PRK is becoming a more popular choice for many patients and surgeons […]
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Posted in LASIK, PRK | April 30, 2008
4/25/08 Physicians testified Friday on behalf of the American Academy of Opthalmology (AAO) as part of the US FDA ongoing study on LASIK satisfaction. They presented information from studies that involved thousands of LASIK patients over the past 15 years. Over 16,000 eyes have been studied since 1993. For the majority of patients the outcome […]
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Posted in LASIK, PRK | April 29, 2008
April 24, 2008 CNN reported on the FDA study that will follow hundreds of LASIK patients to find out why while the majority of patients are satisfied there is a small percentage of patients with significant side effects such as dry eye, night vision complaints or blurred vision. While some side effects like dry eye […]
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Posted in LASIK, PRK | April 25, 2008
Ophthalmology Times reported in the March 1, 2008 edition that women physicians are at an all time high. This trend is predicted to increase in the future. In 2004 the American Medical Association (AMA) reported that 25% of practicing physicians were women. They predict that by 2010 thirty percent of practicing physicians will be women. […]
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Posted in LASIK, News | April 22, 2008
It has been well known by laser eye surgeons that the eyes of some patients will undergo clyclotorsion, also known as cyclorotation, when laying flat for laser vision correction. This means that in some patients the measurements taken with the patient sitting up may be misaligned with respect to rotational axis when laying flat for […]
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Posted in LASIK, PRK | April 14, 2008
The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Ophthalmic News & Education (O.N.E.) network recently reported the results of nearly 3,000 peer-reviewed articles published over that past 10 years. Kerry Solomon MD of the Storm Eye Institute of the Medical Center of South Carolina led the study which found that 95.4 percent of LASIK patients worldwide were […]
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Posted in LASIK, News | April 11, 2008
Recently the FDA noted that while there are no published studies to suggest significant problems with quality of life following LASIK, there have been few well designed studies to evaluate quality of life post-LASIK. In response to consumer concerns, the FDA is undertaking a joint task force to try and quantify the small percentage of […]
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Posted in LASIK, News, PRK | April 9, 2008