Posts Tagged Lasik milwaukee
A Surgeon’s Reasons for Seeking Lasik Eye Surgery
Posted by Dr. John Suson in Lasik | iLasik, Milwaukee Eye Care on December 16th, 2009
What are your reasons for thinking about Lasik surgery now and what are your concerns? Many people that have been nearsighted since childhood dream of the freedom of being without glasses. Although people become accustomed to wearing glasses or contact lenses, at its core, it is never a totally natural thing to do. I started wearing glasses in the 4th grade and contact lenses in junior high. By the time I was an adult, it was just a subconscious part of my daily routine. As I grew up, my vision became worse until I couldn’t even see the alarm clock in the morning when I woke up. It wasn’t until I personally had Lasik myself in my 30’s that I fully realized what a handicap it was. I look back and remember all of the hassles with my inability to fully participate in simple activities that others took for granted. When I went swimming, I would have to go without my contacts and be essentially blind, or wear glasses which hampered swimming. Sports were always difficult because of sweat pouring onto the glasses and visual problems due to movement of the contacts. And I remember so many times losing a contact lens and crawling around on the floor desperately trying to find it.
Should I consider Lasik Eye surgery?
Posted by Dr. John Suson in Milwaukee Eye Care on September 17th, 2009
Many people are curious about Lasik eye surgery as an option for vision correction instead of the traditional glasses or contact lenses that they’ve used for ages. Many people were told in the past that they were not good candidates but with current up-to-date technology, many of these people are actually very good candidates. The reasons for having Lasik eye surgery are very personal and each individual has to look at his or her own needs, desires, and lifestyle. Those things will be the major determinants on whether you should have Lasik eye surgery.
iLasik: Visual Function, Cosmetics, and Convenience
Posted by Dr. John Suson in Milwaukee Eye Care on August 27th, 2009
A patient sent me a note saying that his wife wanted him to be able to see through walls. Another said their spouse wanted to be able to see their pretty eyes. Whether these suggestions truly came from the spouses, they illustrate 2 of the major reasons for having Lasik eye surgery. Those reasons are 1) visual function and 2) cosmetic appearance. Another third category of reasons to have Lasik surgery falls under convenience, for example getting rid of the hassle of cleaning and disinfecting contact lenses.
Don’t Compromise: Have Blade Free Lasik or No Surgery at all!
Posted by Dr. John Suson in Milwaukee Eye Care on July 7th, 2009
I recently had a patient tell me the cost of Lasik was his biggest concern. He liked the idea of the top end blade-free technology, but if it wasn’t within his price range, then he couldn’t have it anyway. My answer to this patient: “Your choice is clear. Do NOT have Lasik at all…at least until you can save up some money to have it done right.”
Reading Vision After Cataract or Lasik Surgery. What should you think about?
Posted by Dr. John Suson in Milwaukee Eye Care on June 2nd, 2009
How to deal with reading vision after eye surgery?
Lasik Eye Trackers, Iris Registration, and Decentration.
Posted by Dr. John Suson in Lasik | iLasik, Milwaukee Eye Care on May 31st, 2009
In the early days of laser refractive surgery, the laser systems were relatively simple. The laser energy was produced in a relatively circular simple pattern which expanded outward. The surgeon maintained control of the treatment alignment manually while using an aiming reticle viewed through the surgical microscope. In those days, if a patient had excessive movement or oscillation of their eye, it could be quite challenging to maintain proper centration of the laser treatment. It is always best to maintain perfect centration of treatment in order to obtain the best optical results. Any significant deviation from center can lead to suboptimal results and even induced astigmatism or other optical aberrations. Decentration and related optical aberrations were actually a rare but important complication after Lasik or PRK in its early days. Innovations in technology have reduced their incidence considerably, however.
Epithelial Ingrowth After Lasik Surgery
Posted by Dr. John Suson in Milwaukee Eye Care on May 29th, 2009
One well known complication of Lasik Surgery is Epithelial Ingrowth. Epithelium is the very fast growing cell layer that covers the eye. Actually, there is an epithelium that covers every part of the outside of your body. It is rapidly growing and constantly shedding and renewing itself throughout your lifetime. The epithelium should remain on the very outer surface of the body, but at times we can see it grow beneath the surface where it becomes trapped and cannot properly shed and renew itself. On the skin, epithelial ingrowth appears as a cyst or bump and has only a cosmetic consequence.
Treatment of Astigmatism in Cataract and Refractive Surgery
Posted by Dr. John Suson in Milwaukee Eye Care on May 28th, 2009
Treating Astigmatism in Cataract and Refractive Surgery
What is Wavescan Technology?
Posted by Dr. John Suson in Milwaukee Eye Care on May 26th, 2009
What Is a Wavescan and How Does It Affect My Lasik?
Trends Show Increasing Use of Blade Free Lasik
Posted by Dr. John Suson in Milwaukee Eye Care on May 21st, 2009
As time passes, more and more US eye surgeons are changing over to the use of blade-free lasik systems like the iLasik system that I use. Every study has shown that results using the femtosecond lasers to make Lasik flaps result in equal or better outcomes with significant safety advantages. Those resisting change to the more advanced systems continue to site the cheaper cost and the time savings. Typically they mention time savings of around 8 minutes per case. I personally find it astonishing that the surgeon would sacrifice safety and precision for the sake of cramming in a few more cases a day. If the case can be made safer by spending just a few more minutes per case, I don’t see how that is unreasonable. Here is a link to a recent article from Ocular Surgery News detailing the current trends toward the laser only flade-free Lasik systems.