If you have been rejected for the LASIK procedure in the past there maybe an alternative treatment for you today. The No Cut LASEK procedure is not new but is less known compared to LASIK, but it yields great results. The No Cut LASEK procedure allows those with larger pupils, or thinner corneas to have the procedure unlike with traditional LASIK. The No Cut LASEK procedure can also repair damage caused by previous procedures.

Below are 3 benefits of the No Cut LASEK treatment:

No Cutting – Unlike other procedures the LASEK procedure doesn’t require any cutting therefore there is less risk.

Less invasive than LASIK- no flap creation required, helps reduce the risk of halos and provides option for thin corneas to have treatment.

Short procedure time- The LASEK procedure is much easier and requires less procedure time. Generally between 5-10 minutes per eye.

With the No Cut LASEK procedure it allows others who didn’t have the alternative new options. The No Cut LASEK procedure also helps Astigmatism, Nearsightedness, and Farsightedness. The benefits of having this procedure far outweigh the risks of other procedures when they have larger pupils or thin corneas and it allows many more people to get the treatment they desire.

Advancements in treatments for nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism are on the rise. Alternatives for better quality of vision are a possibility for most of the population.

Dr. Brian Boxer Wachler is a renowned eye surgeon specializing in Keratoconus treatments, LASIK, Intra-Ocular Lens, and other procedures. More helpful information is available at www,BoxerWachler.com

LASIK is a surgical procedure which is aimed at helping an individual depend less on contact lenses and glasses. It is usually used as a solution to problems of astigmatism, Hyperopia (farsightedness) as well as myopia (nearsightedness). This procedure is performed with a laser and it can only be performed perfectly by a well-trained and qualified ophthalmologist. An ophthalmologist is experienced at all the physiology, anatomy and possible diseases and infections of the eye. Ideally you want to find an Ophthalmologist who completed a fellowship in Cornea/Refractive Surgery. A Cornea/Refractive Surgery Fellowship is a 1- year program after the completion of residency.

The cornea is a very important part of the eye which is responsible for ensuring that there is focus of light so that an image can be created on the retina. This experience can be linked to the lens of the camera which also focuses light so that an image can be created. However, sometimes, the cornea is shaped wrong and cannot produce the image right on the retina. This image might turn out to be unclear or blurred. These problems of the eye are known as refractive errors. LASIK is used to correct some of these refractive errors.

There are quite a number of preparatory stages that have to be carried out before the exact procedure is carried out. For instance, if you wear contact lenses, you will be required not to wear them at least between 3 to 21 days prior to the day of the surgery. Prior to the surgery, there is close observation of the cornea to find out thickness as well as the surface contour. Additionally, your pupil size should be measured to rule out a risk of glare or halos after LASIK.

The LASIK procedure is quick, usually 5 minutes per eye. Although the patient is awake there is no need to worry because the procedure is quite easy, mostly you will be staring at a blinking light. Eye drops (numbing drops) are used as anesthetic and there is no need for a shot. The three steps of LASIK include the flap creation, laser remodeling and then flap repositioning.

Dr. Brian Boxer Wachler, MD is a renowned eye surgeon specializing in LASIK Treatments, and other procedures. For more information on LASIK procedures visit www.BoxerWachler.com

The most common concern with LASIK is the price. A several thousand dollar procedure is not someone considers without deliberating over the cost. Often people get trapped by the idea, my contacts only cost me $75-$100 every 6 months. However, when one considers all the other incidentals in maintaining contacts and wearing them for a lifetime, the relative cost of LASIK diminishes.

Cost Analysis

LASIK ranges from $4900 - $6900 depending on the location in the United States and the experience/quality of the center. The average person will wear contacts for 25 years. When you compare the cost of LASIK to the cost of 25 years of contacts, the cost becomes relatively inexpensive.

Cost of contacts: average cost of contact lenses for a 1 year supply Is $200, that’s $5,000.00 for 25 years.

Contact Lens Solutions: average cost of contact lens solution per month is $10, that’s $3,000.00 over 25 years

Glasses: average contact lens wearer will replace glasses every 3 years at a cost of $200, that’s about $1600 over 25 years.

Supplies: average cost of miscellaneous supplies, such as extra cleaning solution, rewetting drops, contact lens cases, ripped or lost contact lens replacement $25 a year, that’s $625.00 over 25 years.

Recap the cost over a lifetime:

1. Contact lenses - $5,000.00

2. Contact Lens Solutions - $3,000.00

3. Glasses - $1,600.00

4. Supplies - $625.00

Total Lifetime Cost $10,225.00 = LASIK at $6900.00, not too expensive

For more information on selecting a LASIK doctor visit www.LASIKConsumerReport.com

Dr. Brian Boxer Wachler, MD is a renowned eye surgeon specializing in LASIK and other vision correction procedures.

Learn more about vision correction options at www.BoxerWachler.com

1. PERSONALLY MEET WITH YOUR LASIK SURGEON BEFORE THE DAY OF SURGERY

This is important to see if there is a comfort level with the patient and surgeon. Is the surgeon rushed and seems like there are more important matters he/she needs to get to? If you have follow up questions, how easy is it to reach surgeon – is surgeons e-mail or cell phone made available for concerns or questions? People generally know their gut feeling when they meet someone else. If you get a bad gut feeling, listen to it and seek another doctor.

2. RESEARCH THE SURGEON’S EXPERIENCE

Run a Google search on the surgeon to find out if there are numerous complaints. Look up the surgeon on your state medical board to see if there are any issues with the medical license.

3. SEEK THIRD-PARTY ASSESSMENTS OF SURGEON AND LASIK CENTER

Are there just a few happy patients on the website or is there a plethora of patients commenting? Social media sites allow unbiased, unfiltered patient assessments of the LASIK center.

4. EVALUATE THE LASIK CENTER IN PERSON

When you visit the LASIK center, is it clean and tidy or does it look like the kitchen of a “greasy spoon” diner? The latter might be fine for bacon and eggs, but not for eye surgery! Are the staff caring, polite, and genuinely interested in helping you? Everything in a medical practice trickles from the top down, so if the staff is rude and insensitive you can bet the doctor probably is as well.

5. FOUR ESSENTIAL TESTS

1) Dry eye check – if dry eyes are found on LASIK testing and NOT addressed, it increases risk of dry eye problems after LASIK

2) Pupil size check – some studies have shown increase risk of halos and glare from large pupils, while other studies have failed to show an association. Either way, pupil checking is a must.

3) Corneal mapping (topography) – the shape of the cornea can eliminate a patient from being a LASIK candidate and indicate appropriate alternative procedures like PRK or Visian ICL. LASIK done on a misshapen cornea that was not evaluated with corneal mapping can lead to double vision.

4) Corneal thickness (pachymetry) – LASIK on corneas that are too thin can weaken the strength of the cornea causing it to bulge out and turn into a condition called keratoconus that may lead to triple or quadruple images in vision.

Today’s LASIK equipment produces amazingly accurate results and risks are minimal compared to the LASIK of 5 years ago.

The primary way to reduce risks and complications is to be sure you find a surgeon who has been fellowship trained – this is an additional training period after completion of residency. Also, be sure they specialize in the area of refractive surgery – for example they are performing LASIK consistently on a weekly basis.

Fully approved by the FDA, Custom Wavefront LASIK eye surgeries, although rare have certain postoperative risks associated including:

• Dry eyes;
• Reduced vision;
• Infection;
• Inflammation;
• Still having the need for corrective lenses;

◦ In such cases, the prescription for corrective lenses, most likely very low powered, would help to sharpen or increase crispness for fine print, prolonged periods of reading, or night time driving;

The ultra-modern equipment used to perform Custom Wavefront LASIK procedures precisely monitors the movement or your eyes 4000 times every second. Even if a patient shifts during the procedure, absolutely no damage will occur. In fact, the energy from the laser is so mild that it cannot even be felt on bare skin. The equipment is fully capable of treating large diameter corneas and features a computerized flap protector. Infrared pupil measuring equipment has been specially designed to minimize the possibility of glare/halos and other nighttime vision disorders.

Learn more today at: http://www.boxerwachler.com/lasikspecialist/lasikprocedures/wavefront.html

Ocular Surgery news posed the question to Ophthalmologist performing LASIK: Do you prefer the traditional microkeratome instrumentor femtosecond microkeratome laser for creating the LASIK flap.

Overwhelming the top experts in the world responded that the traditional microkeratome instrument was preferred.

The reasons given were:

• Femtosecond lasers produce a less regular surface
• Femtosecond lasers create tiny bubbles which makes it difficult for eye trackers to engage 20% of the time
• Femtosecond lasers create a tissue bridge making flap lifting more difficult
• Femtosecond lasers causes more inflammation than a traditional microkeratome and delay visual recovery
• Femtosecond lasers does not reduce ectasia risk
• Femtosecond lasers cost more which is passed onto the patient

Two-thirds of all LASIK procedures performed in the world use the traditional microkeratome instrument for flap creation. 

Experts agreed that those using the femtosecond laser tend to be less experienced surgeons or surgeons who want to create an illusion that all laser LASIK is superior in their marketing materials.

Expert surgeons report the use of femtosecond lasers have an application for patients with map dot finger print epithelial dystrophy or less experienced surgeons with flap creation by the traditional microkeratome instrument.

Custom Wavefront LASIK eye surgery involves a procedure that creates a small, thin flap in the outer layers of the patient’s corneas. These flaps are folded back to allow a flying spot laser to reshape the surfaces of the corneas. The flaps are then repositioned and bonded permanently without sutures. In most cases, the procedure requires only about 5 minutes per eye, is quite comfortable for patients, and requires no shots or needles of any kind. Only eye numbing drops are utilized to prepare the patient.

Custom Wavefront LASIK eye surgery corrects various vision imperfections including:

• Myopia (nearsightedness);
• Hyperopia (farsightedness);
• Astigmatism;
• Presbyopia (need for reading glasses);
• Halo vision;
• Glared vision;
• Ringed vision;
• Reduced night vision;
• More…

Other facts about Custom Wavefront LASIK vision enhancement:

• Patients normally return to work the day after the procedure;
• Patients are requested to avoid swimming for 2 weeks;
• Working out can normally be resumed in 2-7 days;
• You may still need to wear contact lenses or glasses after healing;

The ultra-modern equipment used to perform Custom Wavefront LASIK procedures precisely monitors the movement or your eyes 4000 times every second. Even if a patient shifts during the procedure, absolutely no damage will occur. In fact, the energy from the laser is so mild that it cannot even be felt on bare skin. The equipment is fully capable of treating large diameter corneas and features a computerized flap protector. Infrared pupil measuring equipment has been specially designed to minimize the possibility of glare/halos and other nighttime vision disorders.

Learn more today at: http://www.boxerwachler.com/lasikspecialist/lasikprocedures/wavefront.html

     TIP 1 - Personally meet with the LASIK surgeon BEFORE day of surgery

This is important to see if there is a comfort level with the patient and surgeon.  Is the surgeon rushed and seems like there are more important matters he/she needs to get to?  If you have follow up questions, how easy is it to reach surgeon – is surgeon email or cell phone made available for concerns or questions?  People generally know their gut feeling when they meet someone else.  If you get a bad gut feeling, listen to it and seek another doctor. 

Tip 2 - Research the surgeon’s experience

Run a Google search on the surgeon to find out if there are numerous complaints.  Look up the surgeon on your state medical board to see if there are any issues with the medical license.

Tip 3 -  Seek third-party assessments of surgeon and lasik center

Are there just a few happy patients on the website or is there a plethora of patients commenting?  Social media sites allow unbias, unfiltered patient assessments of lasik center.

Tip 4 -  Evaluate the lasik center in person

When you visit the lasik center, is it clean and tidy or does it look like the kitchen of a “greasy spoon” diner?   The latter might be fine for bacon and eggs, but not for eye surgery.  Are the staff caring, polite, and genuinely interested in helping you?  Everything in a medical practice trickles from the top down, so if the staff are rude and insensitive you can bet the doctor probably is like that too.

Tip 5 - Make Sure these Four Essential Tests Are Part of the Evaluation

1) dry eye check – if dry eyes are found on lasik testing and NOT addressed, it increases risk of dry eye problems after lasik

2) pupil size check – some studies have shown increase risk of halos and glare from large pupils, while other studies have failed to show an association.  Either way, pupil checking is a must.

3) corneal mapping (topography) – the shape of the cornea can eliminate a patient from being a lasik candidate and indicate appropriate alternative procedures like PRK or Visian ICL.  Lasik done on a misshapen cornea that was not evaluated with corneal mapping can lead to double vision.

4) corneal thickness (pachymetry) – lasik on corneas that are too thin can weaken the strength of the cornea causing it to bulge out and turn into a condition called keratoconus that may lead to triple or quadruple images in vision.

Learn more at: www.BoxerWachler.com

Though lasik procedures have been around for a while now, the art of repairing damage from Lasik procedures is relatively new. Many patients who have had lasik by inexperienced surgeons or outdated equipment unfortunately suffered side effects or complications due to their lasik procedures. Technology has advanced since the day lasik procedures first started however the trust in most patients with complications due to lasik haven’t.

Learning that there are new technologies that can repair your complications is the first step, trusting another doctor with your eyes is a hard second step. The wonderful staff at the Boxer Wachler Vision Institute know this all too well. They provide new technologies that allow you to be relieved from your complication related conditions.

Dr. Boxer Wachler specializes in a technique called Wavefront-guided & Anti-halo Lasik which helps repair the complications of halos from former Lasik procedures. His staff provides a safe and inviting atmosphere to allow comfort and dependability in your doctors office.

Wavefront-Guided & Anti-Halo Lasik:

Wavefront Lasik is a new FDA approved procedure which allows the doctor to customize each procedure to the unique eyes of each patient. The procedure allows doctors to repair damage to the eyes due to prior lasik procedures or due to conditions suffered by the patients.

The new procedure takes about 10 minutes to preform and is done in the doctors office. There are many benefits to wavefront Lasik. Listed below are a few:

Benefits:

Procedure minimizes Halo or glare risks that occurred more frequently in Lasik procedures.

Specialized laser gives more accuracy & follows the eye more accurately during the procedure.

Specialists use a special flap-maker for each eye reducing the risk of infection during the procedure.

To find out more about anti-halo lasik or about the Boxer Wachler Vision Institute visit: www.boxerwachler.com

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The goal of the Lasik procedure is to improve the vision of the patient. Quite often the vision is stored to at least 20/30 in 90-97% of cases. With the new technologies that the Custom Wavefront Lasik provides the doctor can make the procedure more custom to each patient. Quite often with Lasik procedures the patient requires less need for their contacts or glasses. In some cases the patient rarely needs to use them having 20/20 vision restored in their eyes.

Custom Lasik:

The doctor will map or take what is called a “fingerprint” of the patients vision imperfections. The machine will also smooth out the fingerprint using a laser. There are many benefits to using Custom Wavefront Lasik:

Reduces the chances of infection. The procedure is preformed in there air filtration room.

Sterile flap maker reduces the risk of infection in the eye

The Flying Spot Laser- Moves with the eye during treatment reducing the risk of halos, glares, or poor night vision.

Procedure:

The procedure generally takes about 5-10 minutes, and is requires no shots, uses numbing drops. The procedure is painless and 97-99% accurate. The use of the wavefront technologies laser helps provide greater accuracy and improve your chances of vision correction. The procedure has many safety features to assist in lessoning the chances of infection, or risk to the patient.

Benefits:

As I am sure all of you know Custom Wavefront Lasik is a very common procedure and provides many benefits to its patients. It is used to treat nearsightedness [myopia], farsightedness [hyperopia], and astigmatism. While the benefit of having vision correction should be all you need to get you moving in the right direction, Custom Wavefront Lasik can maximize the accuracy of your results and reduce your risk of infections.

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