People with misaligned eyes (strabismus) can safely have refractive surgery and expect excellent results. That’s the finding of a new study that evaluated the effect of LASIK, LASEK and phakic IOL implantation to correct refractive errors in eyes with esotropia and exotropia.
LASEK News
Surgeons discuss humidity, corneal hydration and laser eye surgery
April 20, 2010Refractive surgeons agree that the condition of the surface of the eye (cornea) before, during and after LASIK and other laser eye surgery is an important factor in visual outcomes of the surgery. In the April 2010 issue of EyeWorld, a panel of eye surgeons discussed the importance of the ambient humidity and temperature in the laser surgery suite and eye hydration before, during and after surgery to achieving predictable, high-quality visual results.
LASEK safe, effective for correction of farsightedness and amblyopia in children
February 3, 2010LASEK is safe and effective for the correction of childhood farsightedness, with or without associated amblyopia, according to a new study. Researchers in Canada assessed the safety and effectiveness of LASEK for the treatment of bilateral hyperopia, including cases of unequal farsightedness with associated amblyopia.
LASEK surgery reduces pre-operative straylight associated with glare, study finds
January 13, 2010Several studies have pointed out that a potential side effect of laser eye surgery is post-operative glare.
Researchers in Belgium have found just the opposite: LASEK eye surgery appears to reduce pre-operative retinal straylight, which is a potential source of glare. The results of their study suggests patients undergoing LASEK for the correction of myopia may [Read More …]
Thin-flap LASIK and LASEK compared
September 24, 2009Researcher in Spain have found that two similar laser eye surgery procedures — thin-flap LASIK and LASEK — both are safe and effective for the correction of myopia, but that femtosecond laser-assisted (“all-laser”) thin-flap LASIK produces slightly better visual and refractive outcomes.
Laser vision correction survey finds 95 percent of patients are satisfied with outcome
July 31, 2009A survey of 13,655 patients undergoing LASIK or LASEK laser vision correction at Optical Express refractive surgery centers finds 95 percent of patients say they are “satisfied” or “very satisfied” with their vision one month after surgery.
LASEK pioneer introduces new epi-LASEK procedure
June 1, 2009LASEK pioneer Massimo Camellin, MD, who is credited with creating the procedure as an alternative to LASIK, recently introduced a modification of LASEK to make it an even more attractive procedure. LASEK is similar to LASIK, but the flap is much thinner and is created in a different way.
Outcomes of LASEK, Epi-LASIK and PRK compared
April 8, 2009LASEK, Epi-LASIK and PRK produce similarly good refractive and visual outcomes when used to correct myopia with a wavefront-guided excimer laser. That’s the finding of researchers at the University of Ottawa Eye Institute in Canada. In the study, 998 eyes with nearsightedness ranging from -1.00 to -8.00 diopters (D) were treated at the university eye center using one of the following laser eye surgery procedures: LASEK, Epi-LASIK, PRK and Epi-PRK.
