Category: Cataract Surgery
Crystalens for Cataract Surgery
Written by Dr. Dean Dornic on Sun 07/19/2009
Many Raleigh NC area patients consult us for LASIK in an effort to reduce their dependence on glasses. Occassionally a patient will consult us for LASIK after discovering that their vision is worsening and we discover that they have cataracts. For them, they can still achieve their goal of eyeglass independence but instead of LASIK… Read More »
Treating Epithelial Ingrowth with the YAG Laser
Written by Dr. Dean Dornic on Wed 04/01/2009
Jorge L. Alió, MD described the use of the YAG laser to treat epithelial ingrowth after LASIK as an alternative to flap lifts in a recent issue of Refractive Eyecare. Early treatment of mild-to-moderate epithelial ingrowth with the Nd:YAG laser promises a simple way to eliminate a vexing problem and, possibly, prevent the development of… Read More »
Toric implants for astigmatism
Written by Dr. Dean Dornic on Sat 01/31/2009
Patients contemplating cataract surgery will have the choice of correcting their astigmatism with a newer implant developed by Alcon. The idea of the implant is to correct their astigmatism at the time of their surgery thus getting a “two for one” benefit. If you have astigmatism, ask your surgeon if this implant would be a… Read More »
