Archives for: January 23rd, 2011
The Evolution of LASIK
Written by Dr. Dean Dornic on Sun 01/23/2011
Like many medical procedures, LASIK eye surgery has evolved and improved with time. Many patients are surprised to find out just how long LASIK has been around. In 1949 a Columbian ophthalmologist by the name Barraquer performed a corneal procedure to correct refractive error termed automated lamellar keratoplasty (ALK). ALK involved the use of a… Read More »
Are You Guilty of LASIK Stereotyping?
Written by Dr. Dean Dornic on Mon 01/03/2011
LASIK refers to a group of diverse procedures that involves reshaping the cornea under a flap. Over the years, LASIK has evolved with the introduction of many advances in instrumentation and techniques that have made vision correction safer and more successful. Now we can offer conventional LASIK but also Z-LASIK, CustomVue wavefront-guided LASIK , and… Read More »
What Matters is Results – Lasik & iLASIK
Written by Dr. Dean Dornic on Tue 12/07/2010
The prospective LASIK patient may be confused about what to ask about before choosing a Refractive surgeon. Most commonly, they make the assumption that LASIK is LASIK, that all technology and providers are more or less equivalent . They then set about choosing their LASIK provider by calling various offices asking about price. Often the… Read More »
Does the Type of “Blade-Free” LASIK Really Matter?
Written by Dr. Dean Dornic on Sun 08/08/2010
In the United States there are two main manufacurers of lasers to create LASIK flaps. Consumers may recognize the terms “iLASIK” and “Z-LASIK” as descriptors of a blade-free LASIK procedure and wonder what the difference is. Both lasers boast improvements in flap thickness precision but only the IntraLase has certain safety features that prevent certain… Read More »
You Can Get a Cheaper LASIK, but You Can’t Get a Better LASIK than iLASIK
Written by Dr. Dean Dornic on Sun 07/18/2010
Over the years, the LASIK procedure has evolved to become better and safer. The LASIK procedure still consists of two main steps: 1. creating a flap and 2. reshaping the cornea under the flap. The ultimate in safety and results in LASIK is iLASIK which is the culmination of improvements in both steps. In the… Read More »
IntraLase Gives You a “Do-Over”
Written by Dr. Dean Dornic on Mon 07/05/2010
Wouldn’t it be great if everytime things didn’t go exactly right you got a “do-over”. How much higher would your grade point average be if you had an opportunity to take that test over that you didn’t study properly for? How much better would your golf score be if you got to take over that… Read More »
Less Risk of Flap Displacement with IntraLase
Written by Dr. Dean Dornic on Fri 07/02/2010
One potential risk of the LASIK procedure is a flap complication. You know that the IntraLase procedure is the safest way to create the flap but did you know that the safety benefits extend even after the LASIK procedure has been completed? Here’s why. One potential complication is displacement or “slippage” of the flap, especially… Read More »
Meaningless and Misleading Claims
Written by Dr. Dean Dornic on Sat 05/22/2010
I read with alarm the totally contrived and misleading claims by some providers of LASIK in North Carolina. One provider claims to have “the best laser in it’s class”? What exactly does that mean? Also, there are the suggestions that some LASIK surgeons are using the same technology as the US Military. The only All-Laser… Read More »
LASIK for Military Pilots
Written by Dr. Dean Dornic on Mon 04/12/2010
Within the Department of Defense a total of 25 warfighter refractive surgery centers (Army: 12, Navy: 7, Air Force: 6) completed more than 312,000 refractive surgery procedures over the past 10 years. Laser vision correction has been allowed for all aspects of military service, including aviation, special operations, and support personnel. It is also approved… Read More »
Understanding IntraLase
Written by Dr. Dean Dornic on Mon 03/15/2010
The first step of the LASIK procedure is the creation of a corneal flap. The purpose of the flap is to serve as a protective “lid” underwhich the vision correcting corneal reshaping is accomplished. A laser has always been used to perform the reshaping but until IntraLase, the flap was created with instruments that contained… Read More »
