![]() ![]() After many visits to the Doctor, I was referred to another Doctor who was apparently having success with Intacts. Even with the glasses, however, I still could not achieve sharp vision. Things that were once crystal clear were no longer, and I was having difficulty reading, which was something I had never had a problem with.Īfter visiting the Doctor who performed the Lasik surgery, I was informed that I had astigmatism in both my eyes and there was not much that could be done about it other than to start using glasses again. Unfortunately approximately two years later I began to notice trouble with my vision. ![]() I couldn’t have been happier that my myopia had been taken care of and was enjoying 20/20 vision. I had undergone Lasik surgery on both my eyes in 1999, with perfect results. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank you so very much for everything you have done for me! As you may remember I came to you with very poor vision and little hope. The following are just a few e-mails I have received from patients who have experienced vision loss as a result of LASIK surgery: It is thought that these “shock waves” may be responsible for creating disruptions in the deeper ocular membranes of the eye. These “shock waves” travel from the anterior segment of the eye to the posterior segment. Pulsed ablation of the stromal bed by the laser sets up acoustic stress waves along the axis of the eye. The creation of acoustic waves has been proposed as a possible cause of damage to the retina and vitreous. The increased wall tension may cause breaks in the retinal-vitreous membranes and other ocular damage. This increase in IOP results in a greater ocular wall tension than some myopic eyes may be able to tolerate. Thus, LASIK can be thought of as a trauma to the eye in the form of increased intraocular pressure (IOP). to create the vacuum allowing the microkeratome ring to suction onto the cornea. According to the manufacturer of the microkeratome, it is believed that the eye pressure has to exceed 65mmHg. It is thought that the increase in eye pressure during flap formation creates a mechanical force or stress on the eye which may encourage or enhance damage to the vitreous and/or retinal tissues. It is during the first 2 phases that the eye is stressed the most.įlap Creation. The third phase involves the repositioning of the corneal flap. The second phase involves photocoagulation with a laser of the stromal bed (the corneal tissue under the flap). This phase of the procedure requires a temporary but significant increase in the intraocular pressure. The first phase involves the creation of the corneal flap with a microkeratome (a very small tool that slices into the cornea). The LASIK procedure can be divided into 3 major phases. To better understand why these complications can take place due to LASIK, it is best to briefly discuss the procedure itself. For example, many patients who have undergone LASIK have experienced retinal-vitreous problems such as retinal and vitreous detachments, retinal tears and floaters months or years after having undergone LASIK surgery. Many of the complications that our LASIK patients have experienced have an indirect cause-effect relationship. A few of the visual complications include: glare, halos around lights, reduced vision indoors and at night, double and triple vision and distorted vision known as higher order aberrations. These complications include but ar not limited to: severe dry eye, irregular, uneven or rough corneal surface, ectasia which is a protrusion or bulging of the cornea, and severe depression. Lasik Complications are the unanticipated events that can take place months or years after Lasik is done. Morris Waxler (26 years with FDA), The Federal Official who approved LASIK, highlighted on MSNBC, now demanding that the FDA END LASIK!” States, “The LASIK community lied and distorted data to get it FDA approved and that it’s got an Adverse Event Rate (permanent injury rate) 20 times (20x) higher than allowed.” Former FDA official calls for end to LASIK ![]()
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