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Oh my! I just did a MedWatch search for product code MTA (phakic IOLs). There were 738 filed since 1/1/2013, and they all appear to be filed by the manufacturer. That means no patients are filing injury reports because, like LASIK patients, they don't know that they can or how to do it.
 
Oh my!

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When we do your cataract surgery we'll just let you remain aphakic and give you those awesome +20D lenses since you love wearing glasses so much. Or you can just keep your cataracts.

Maybe this is just the IMed in me, but maybe after a good long conversation with a physician you'd find that you benefit from Seroquel 25 mg PO BID.
 
Oh my!

http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k501/CherrySoda_99/How%20I%20Met%20Your%20Mother%20Gifs/****oo.gif

When we do your cataract surgery we'll just let you remain aphakic and give you those awesome +20D lenses since you love wearing glasses so much. Or you can just keep your cataracts.

Maybe this is just the IMed in me, but maybe after a good long conversation with a physician you'd find that you benefit from Seroquel 25 mg PO BID.

Phakic intraocular lens is a special kind of intraocular lens that is implanted surgically into the eye to correct myopia (nearsightedness). They are called "phakic" because the eye's natural lens is left untouched. This is in contrast to intraocular lenses that are implanted into eyes after the eye's natural lens has been removed during cataract surgery.

Maybe you should choose another profession!
 
I'm aware of the difference. My point stands. You appear to find fault with any surgeries and are crazy.
 
There's no point arguing with this Stardust guy, he's either a troll trying to incite people's reactions or truly is very ignorant of the clinical and scientific aspects of ophthalmology. In fact, his posts sound more litiginous than anything as if he were some lawyer trying to find leads to sue other doctors. I mean, the guy is using Dr. Oz as a legitimate source. He's no different from the anti-vaccination nuts out there.
 
Majority of eye doctors wear glasses and contact lenses and don't do lasik or phakic iol to themselves! You and i know that! Im not the miniority! I only recommend surgery if glasses or contacts don't work! Good eye doctors recommend the same to their patients! Millions of dollares is what move this industry of elective refrative surgeries. That's why lasik center websites are full of bs and not talk about the risks. Ophthope didn't know what phakic mean and you know very little about lasik or phakic iol. For example whats your opinion about the information in lasik centers webpages or lasik advertising? They are big fraud, it's only to sell dreams and make money. We all know that!

About Dr. Oz, the post have much more information. It was about the flap never heals. Google Glass also have a warnig to lasik patients because flap never heals. Millions of Google Glass will be sold with a lasik warning about the flap never heals.

Dr. OZ warning about lasik flap never heals.


https://support.google.com/glass/answer/3064131?hl=en
"If you’ve had Lasik surgery, ask your doctor about risks of eye impact damage before using Glass."
http://androidheadlines.com/2013/05...r-glass-says-it-may-be-bad-for-your-eyes.html
"The company goes on to advise people who have had Lasik eye surgery to avoid wearing the device. If you’re really eager to try, then Google recommends that you go to your doctor for final approval"

Dr. John Kanellopoulos: “There was evidence presented by Emory University’s Henry Edelhauser at this year’s Refractive Surgery Subspecialty Day at the Academy of Ophthalmology meeting that the LASIK flap never actually heals onto the underlying stroma, especially centrally... This was a real eye-opener for me..." (Review of Ophthalmology 2/1/2009)

"To put it more simply, the corneal flap after LASIK provides no more corneal strength than the wearing of a contact lens." William Jory, MD. J Refract Surg. 2004 May-Jun;20(3):286.

"Laser in situ keratomileusis is another surgery in which the flap is prone to traumatic dislocation because the interface does not seem to heal except at the edges." Source: Protective effect of LASIK flap in penetrating keratoplasty following blunt trauma. Canto AP, Vaddavalli PK, Yoo SH, Culbertson WW, Belmont SC. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2011 Dec;37(12):2211-3.

"Although LASIK remains the most popular refractive surgical procedure, it is becoming apparent that corneal surfaces, cut to create the midstromal flap during surgery, fail to fully reunite postoperatively; surgeons can simply peel back an anterior corneal flap several years later. Such patients... are at risk for progressive visual disability due to general corneal weakness that may progress to ectasia or even traumatic displacement of the insecure flap." Source: Mi S, Dooley EP, Albon J, Boulton ME, Meek KM, Kamma-Lorger CS. Adhesion of laser in situ keratomileusis-like flaps in the cornea: Effects of crosslinking, stromal fibroblasts, and cytokine treatment. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2011 Jan;37(1):166-72.

"Delayed trauma has been shown to cause flap defects,demonstrating that LASIK flaps remain vulnerable to traumatic dehiscence and dislocation even 6 or 7 years after surgery." Source: Roxana Ursea, MD and Matthew T. Feng, MD. Traumatic Flap Striae 6 Years After LASIK: Case Report and Literature Review. J Refract Surg. Vol. 26 No. 11 November 2010

Dr. George O. Waring III: "This means you can lift the LASIK flap indefinitely after LASIK. My longest personal LASIK flap lift is 12 years, and it was done very easily. We have performed biomechanical studies now at Emory up to eight years post-operatively and find that the strength of the lamellar wound is about 2 percent of the normal cornea."
Source: Am J Ophthalmol. 2006 May;141(5):799-809. Peer Discussion: Corneal keratocyte deficits after photorefractive keratectomy and laser in situ keratomileusis.

"The LASIK flap once cut may contribute little to the mechanical stability of the cornea and probably never completely adheres to the underlying stromal bed..." (O'Brart et al, 2007)

""I was in the middle of trephining a donor cornea, when it fell apart," he said. "Fortunately, we were able to send a new cornea right away, and the surgeon finished the operation," said Ronald E. Smith, MD, medical director of the Doheny Eye Bank in Los Angeles. Later, back at the eye bank, researchers examined the ruined cornea and determined that it had had LASIK." Source: Laura J. Ronge. LASIK Shatters Assumptions. EyeNet, August 2001. Read article

"Another aspect of LASIK surgery is that during this procedure, a corneal flap is made, which will create lifelong lamellar corneal potential space." J Refract Surg. 2006 May;22(5):441-7. Galal et al.

"However, this case illustrates that even 4 years following the procedure, the lamellar flap remains an inherently weakened area of the eye, susceptible to traumatic disruption." Source: Nilforoushan MR, Speaker MG, Latkany R. Traumatic flap dislocation 4 years after laser in situ keratomileusis. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2005 Aug;31(8):1664-5.

"Your corneal flap will never adhere to the surface of the eye with quite the same strength it did prior to the surgery, so there is a rare but possible risk of the flap becoming displaced with sufficient force." Source (pg 4)

Dr. Gary Conrad, Kansas State University Biology Professor: "It was once believed that the flap would re-adhere permanently. However, the unique connective tissue of the cornea and a lack of blood vessels limit its ability to fully heal even years after the procedure." Source

"The corneal flap of approximately 160 μm, of one third thickness of the average cornea, has been shown to never heal fully by Seiler and Marshall (personal communication, June 26, 2000). Approximately 22 million corneal fibers are intersected, their severed ends never rejoining, meaning that the flap is held in place only by glycosaminoglycans and peripheral scar tissue. To put it more simply, the corneal flap after LASIK provides no more corneal strength than the wearing of a contact lens." Jory W. Corneal ectasia after LASIK. J Refract Surg. 2004 May-Jun;20(3):286.

"Furthermore, if [LASIK] interface transparency is indicative of absent wound healing, one might expect that the interface remains a potential space and flap adhesion is impaired for the lifetime of the flap." (Ursea and Feng, 2009)
 
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We all know the flap interface is a potential area weakness and the flap can be re-lifted years after surgery (ie for possible touch up etc). So what? What is your issue with that? Short of the rare event of traumatic flap dislocation, there is very little risk with this. In fact, military (army, navy) feel it is so low risk they provide lasik surgery to their combat ready soldiers.

Please clarify what your issue is with non-healing flaps then. Instead of quoting Dr. Oz and others, specify what is the real problem with this.

Please clarify the risks involved with extended contact lens wear and lifetime risk of corneal scars and/or infection.

The google glass website states only to consult your eye doctor. It does not state that Lasik is a contraindication to using glass. This is typical cover your ass/lawyer lingo. Can you please show us where the company states that lasik is an absolute contraindication to using google glass?

I told myself I wouldn't "feed the beast" but Stardust is so annoying it's hard to restrain myself.
 
Someone kill this thread and ban that troll! <boycott this thread NOW!>
 
I think it's not a good idea to ban me because we still live in a democracy. What im writing here is what we all will see in the news all over the world in the near future.

My issue with lasik flap never heals is that zero lasik doctors tell that to patients. It's google that will do that in mass scale! Google say "If you’ve had Lasik surgery, ask your doctor about risks of eye impact damage before using Glass." So don't worry with me writing this in the forum, because all will be informed about this someday..... Google only have 2 warnings for Glass, Children's and lasik patients!

Are you calling 'touch up' to second surgery? Do you know that 'touch up' is done with off label devices? The fda have no lasers approved to do enhancements lasik surgeries. Lasik doctors call 'touch up' to enhancements surgeries because it's easier to sell more lasik and do more money. It's just a 'touch up'....

Many lasik doctors call 'touch up' to elective surgery done with off-labe devices and this is WRONG!
 
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