The Nidek EC 5000 Laser is a great Laser if you have a low prescription with a low level or no astigmatism. Many National Lasik Providers use this laser as a marketing tool. They have the laser in house in order to advertise low $499 and even $299 per eye ads to lure in potential Lasik patients. Once the potential Lasik patient is in the door on the price they are then informed the price is for the old Nidek EC 5000 which was approved over 7 years ago back in 1998. They are even then sometimes shown blurry pictures of what they say the Nidek EC 5000 Laser will do and then shown a clear crisp picture of what the high price Custom Lasik procedure will do. The potential Lasik patient is then pretty much scared of never going with the NIDEK EC 5000 Laser and will have to either pay the high price for custom wavefront lasik or hold off and then save up for the procedure or not get it done at all. The NIDEK EC 5000 does not have an automatic eye tracking system it is more manual and Doctor controlled during the procedure. This leaves room for a tired Doctor who has done around 14 Lasik Surgeries already to make an error in the alignment of the laser. If the alignment is off and the the laser is applied this could cause ghosting or double vision side effects. BAD NEWS! You will have problems pretty much for life. Folks this is serious, research the technology before you leap into lasik. My goodness! These are your precious eyes we are talking about. Below I have more information on the NIDEK EC 5000 for you to read through. If you are asking yourself well, what laser do you recommend? I would have to say as of right now it would have to be the Allegretto Wavelight Laser. Go to www.AllegrettoLaser.com to research this awesome German made Eximer Laser. It is the fastest to date with some of the highest correcton parameters with peripheal vision in mind. Well keep on reading below about the NIDEK EC 5000. Take care you all.
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Risks and Benefits of the NIDEK EC 5000 Laser:
The NIDEK EC-5000 Excimer Laser System (including EC-5000CX/CXII) has been approved for use in the United States to perform photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) for the reduction or elimination of myopia in the low, moderate or high ranges (-0.75 to -13.00 D), spherical equivalent at the spectacle plane, uncomplicated by refractive astigmatism (i.e. equal or less than 0.75 D in any meridian), and of moderate myopia with astigmatism from -1.00 to -8.00 D spherical equivalent with astigmatism from -0.50 to -4.00 D absolute cylinder by manifest refraction in subjects who are 21 years or older, and to perform laser in-situ keratomileusis (LASIK) for the correction of myopia ranging from -1.00 D to -14.00 D MRSE with or without less than or equal to -4.00 D astigmatism; in patients who are over 21 years of age; and in patients with documentation of stable manifest refraction as defined in the indications statement over the past year.In PRK of moderate myopia with astigmatism, due to cylinder coupling effects on sphere, the lower range of the intended use must be restricted in a step-wise fashion, with a nomogram lookup table provided for specific treatment combinations.In PRK studies of 587 eyes (consistent cohort) after final treatment with refractive data at 6 months, 91.3% were corrected to 20/40 or better and 60.6% were corrected at 20/20 or better without spectacles or contact lenses.Approval of the PRK for moderate myopia with astigmatism application was based on clinical trials with 749 eyes treated, of which 635 of 748 eligible eyes were followed for 6 months together with supplemental safety and effectiveness information from the 9 through 24 months examination intervals. This clinical investigation extended for 24 months. In PRK for moderate myopia with astigmatism studies of 635 eyes with refractive data at 6 months of follow-up, 93.5% were corrected to 20/40 or better and 64.3% were corrected to 20/20 or better without spectacles or contact lenses. Long term risks of PRK for moderate myopia with astigmatism beyond this time interval have not been studied.Approval of the LASIK application is based on a clinical trial of 1126 eyes (622 primary and 504 secondary) of which 722 eyes were treated for astigmatic myopia and 404 for spherical myopia. Of all eyes treated, 966 eyes were available for analysis at 3 months, and 758 eyes were followed for 6 months or more. Accountability was 88.3% at 3 months and 82.5% at 6 months. The data analysis was based on the refractive data at the 6 month follow-up examination for 758 total eyes. This analysis showed that 640/758 (84.4%) eyes were corrected to 20/40 or better and 359/758 (47.4%) were corrected to 20/20 or better visual acuity without spectacles or contact lenses. Long term risks of LASIK for myopia or myopic astigmatism have not been determined.This laser is not indicated to correct farsightedness in the United States.Adverse Events and Complications Reported:In PRK clinical trials the percentage of individuals with 20/20 or better pre-op had best corrected spectacle visual acuity worse than 20/25 in the following proportions; 4.0% (-6.00 to -9.00 D) and 4.8% (>-10.00 D). Complications reported by subjects: An increase in fluctuation of vision (34.1% pre-op vs. 48.1% post-op); glare (26.9% pre-op vs. 34.4% post-op); and difficulty in night driving (23.5% pre-op vs. 48% post-op.)In PRK for moderate myopia with astigmatism adverse events were reported by at least 1% of subjects at 6 months post final treatment; increased glare (3.7%); increase in fluctuation of vision (5.2%); and an increased difficulty in night driving (19.6%).Alternatives to PRK for myopia and to PRK for moderate myopia with astigmatism: PRK and PRK for moderate myopia with astigmatism are elective procedures with the alternatives including but not limited to eyeglasses, contact lenses, LASIK, radial keratotomy or automated lamellar keratoplasty.Contraindications, Warnings & Cautions:PRK and LASIK are contraindicated in patients with autoimmune, immunodeficiency, or collagen vascular disease, signs of keratoconus, susceptibility to excessive keloid formation, or who are pregnant or nursing, or on certain ocular or systemic steriod regimens. Laser surgery is NOT recommended for patients with a history of ocular Herpes simplex or ocular Herpes zoster. Caution should be exercised when considering performing laser eye surgery on patients with unstable refraction, systemic disease likely to adversely affect wound healing, active ocular disease, glaucoma/ocular hypertension, insulin-dependent diabetes or clinically significant atopic disease, corneal epithelial, stromal, or endothelial dystrophy, previous corneal scarring, previous penetrating ocular or corneal surgery, or in patients currently taking medications which may adversely affect corneal wound healing. The safety and effectiveness of performing laser eye surgery on these patients has not been determined.Adverse Events for LASIKThe LASIK study showed that most adverse events occurred in trace amounts (<1%). Those that were greater than 1% included 13 eyes (1.2%) that required surgical fixation of a loose flap; and foreign bodies or apparent infection were observed in 20 eyes (1.8%). In addition, at 6 months post final treatment, ghost/double images occurred at 1.3%.LASIK is an elective procedure with the alternatives including but not limited to eyeglasses, contact lenses, photorefractive keratectomy (PRK), radial keratotomy, astigmatic keratotomy or automated lamellar keratectomy.In the United States, this device is not to be used in procedures other than those described in the approved U.S. version Operator's Manual.
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Lasik Co-Managed Doctor's Offices
How many of you have had the Lasik Procedure done where you first had to go to a co-managed doctor's office for you initial consultation and your pre-operative exam and then had your Lasik Procedure at a facility many miles away from your home town? If you said yes you are one of thousands who get Lasik done in this manner. One of the down sides to this method is that the surgeon who actually performed the Lasik Procedure on you is almost always in-accessible due to the facts he or she may be several hundred miles away or even in a different state. What if an emergency such as a flap wrinkle, fold or detachment occured where you are unable to see the doctor until his next visit back to your region. It could be weeks before that surgeon is back in your area. This is why making sure the actual surgery center is semi close to your home town in order that the same surgeon who performed your lasik procedure is close at hand in case of an emergency. Emergencies do happen! be prepared and do your homework before leaping into lasik. Go to www.lasik.fm to learn more about Lasik. There is a laser picture gallery at www.laserchoice.com . You can also chat about lasik at www.talklasik.com . If you have a suggestion or comment please feel free to post your thoughts. I accept all posts even advertisements so post on and thank you for reading this and pass this information along to the next person.
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TLC Vision to buy TruVision, expand services
TLC Vision Corp. agreed to acquire TruVision, a managed-care contractor for elective health-care services, for $17.5 million in cash and stock, it said Friday.
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Salt Lake City, Utah-based TruVision's services allow insurance health plans and large corporations to offer LASIK vision surgery to members at a reduced price. The company is projected to refer more than 23,000 LASIK procedures to its provider network this year. TLC Vision said the deal gives it immediate entry into the lower-cost market.
TLC also said Friday it plans to expand its highly profitable refractive business through a new brand, called LASIK Select, which will target the "value-priced" consumer segment.
The company plans 15 LASIK Select centers to be operating by the end of 2006. Five centers, part of the TruVision acquisition, will be operating by the end of this year. LASIK Select will target markets that don't compete with TLC Vision's existing TLC Laser Eye Centers and other lower-cost competitors.
"A broadened approach allows us to reach a different refractive patient, while continuing to realize the strong earnings and cash-flow contribution from our existing TLC Laser Eye Centers," said Jim Wachtman, president and chief executive, in a statement. "For our long-term growth, this refractive expansion strategy now gives us a business model that addresses all segments of the refractive market and continues to provide superior services to our surgeons, optometrists and the LASIK patient."
The TruVision acquisition is expected to close by mid-November.
Mississauga, Ontario -based TLC Vision Corp. (NASDAQ: TLCV) has its U.S. headquarters in St. Louis.
Now there will be 3 giant National Lasik Providers competing against one another in the value price lasik market: The Lasik Vision Institute , Lasik Plus and Lasik Select
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Salt Lake City, Utah-based TruVision's services allow insurance health plans and large corporations to offer LASIK vision surgery to members at a reduced price. The company is projected to refer more than 23,000 LASIK procedures to its provider network this year. TLC Vision said the deal gives it immediate entry into the lower-cost market.
TLC also said Friday it plans to expand its highly profitable refractive business through a new brand, called LASIK Select, which will target the "value-priced" consumer segment.
The company plans 15 LASIK Select centers to be operating by the end of 2006. Five centers, part of the TruVision acquisition, will be operating by the end of this year. LASIK Select will target markets that don't compete with TLC Vision's existing TLC Laser Eye Centers and other lower-cost competitors.
"A broadened approach allows us to reach a different refractive patient, while continuing to realize the strong earnings and cash-flow contribution from our existing TLC Laser Eye Centers," said Jim Wachtman, president and chief executive, in a statement. "For our long-term growth, this refractive expansion strategy now gives us a business model that addresses all segments of the refractive market and continues to provide superior services to our surgeons, optometrists and the LASIK patient."
The TruVision acquisition is expected to close by mid-November.
Mississauga, Ontario -based TLC Vision Corp. (NASDAQ: TLCV) has its U.S. headquarters in St. Louis.
Now there will be 3 giant National Lasik Providers competing against one another in the value price lasik market: The Lasik Vision Institute , Lasik Plus and Lasik Select
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Intralase Corp., Gets FDA approval for expanded use of the Intralase Laser
I have been a stockholder of Intralase the maker of the Intralase Femtosecond Laser which is the up and coming new way to create a corneal flap for the first step of Lasik for a while now. I recieved a news update from the company a few days ago that Intralase had recieved FDA approval for expanded uses for their patented laser. It is now approved to help people in the area of corneal transplants. Please read below a small portion of the news alert.
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The new application of the IntraLase FS30 laser is the direct result of the company's ongoing collaboration with the world's leading corneal surgeons to develop innovative techniques with and enhancements of the technology.
"This really opens up the door for additional uses of this extremely versatile device," said Roger Steinert, M.D., professor and vice chairman of the department of ophthalmology at the University of California, Irvine, and president of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons. "In our initial clinical work, we found that the laser has the ability to create shaped, full-thickness corneal transplants that are much stronger than traditional penetrating keratoplasty transplants with less induction of astigmatism. In addition, transplants created with the laser may require less suturing and faster visual rehabilitation."
IntraLase is developing commercially available software for these new applications as well as a new curved applanation lens to facilitate deep corneal dissections. The laser's current flat applanation lens provides the thin, planar flaps that have recently been shown to improve LASIK outcomes.
Intralase is a much safer and precise method of creating a corneal flap in the first step of Lasik. It accounts for approximately 18% of all first steps of today's Lasik procedures and is rapidly growing every day.
If you already have had Lasik done please let us know here what method was used to create your corneal flap. For instance was the Intralase Laser used (intra-lasik) , micro-keratome, hansetome, Amadeus or the LaFaci method? What was your experience like and how is the outcome of your Lasik procedure?
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The new application of the IntraLase FS30 laser is the direct result of the company's ongoing collaboration with the world's leading corneal surgeons to develop innovative techniques with and enhancements of the technology.
"This really opens up the door for additional uses of this extremely versatile device," said Roger Steinert, M.D., professor and vice chairman of the department of ophthalmology at the University of California, Irvine, and president of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons. "In our initial clinical work, we found that the laser has the ability to create shaped, full-thickness corneal transplants that are much stronger than traditional penetrating keratoplasty transplants with less induction of astigmatism. In addition, transplants created with the laser may require less suturing and faster visual rehabilitation."
IntraLase is developing commercially available software for these new applications as well as a new curved applanation lens to facilitate deep corneal dissections. The laser's current flat applanation lens provides the thin, planar flaps that have recently been shown to improve LASIK outcomes.
Intralase is a much safer and precise method of creating a corneal flap in the first step of Lasik. It accounts for approximately 18% of all first steps of today's Lasik procedures and is rapidly growing every day.
If you already have had Lasik done please let us know here what method was used to create your corneal flap. For instance was the Intralase Laser used (intra-lasik) , micro-keratome, hansetome, Amadeus or the LaFaci method? What was your experience like and how is the outcome of your Lasik procedure?
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20/20 out of the Storm
As you all know by now Hurricane Katrina has been touching lives across this land in a negative way as well as in a positive way.
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I had two patients scheduled in for their Lasik Procedures in New Orleans which where canceled due to Hurricane Katrina's wrath. We had over two feet of water devastate the center and shut it down indefinintely. The two patients who lost their surgery day where of slavic background and they where boyfriend and girlfriend. The boyfriend had called me after the storm and asked if he could get re-scheduled for surgery in Atlanta. I told him our Orlando office was much closer so I had both patients re-scheduled for their Lasik procedure on the NIDEK EC 5000 for Saturday September 10th. This worked out because they went to Sea World for a day before their Lasik Procedures. We'll to make a long story short he called me today with joy as he had obtained 20/20 vision and his girlfriend currently was at 20/25 and getting better. This pretty much made my day as I love to hear all of the success stories of the many people in whom I have helped facilitate their Lasik Procedures. Hurricane Katrina devasted lives, cities and towns but out of the rubble will come success stories that over time will negate destruction.
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I had two patients scheduled in for their Lasik Procedures in New Orleans which where canceled due to Hurricane Katrina's wrath. We had over two feet of water devastate the center and shut it down indefinintely. The two patients who lost their surgery day where of slavic background and they where boyfriend and girlfriend. The boyfriend had called me after the storm and asked if he could get re-scheduled for surgery in Atlanta. I told him our Orlando office was much closer so I had both patients re-scheduled for their Lasik procedure on the NIDEK EC 5000 for Saturday September 10th. This worked out because they went to Sea World for a day before their Lasik Procedures. We'll to make a long story short he called me today with joy as he had obtained 20/20 vision and his girlfriend currently was at 20/25 and getting better. This pretty much made my day as I love to hear all of the success stories of the many people in whom I have helped facilitate their Lasik Procedures. Hurricane Katrina devasted lives, cities and towns but out of the rubble will come success stories that over time will negate destruction.
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Welcome To LasikBlogger.com
Hello and Welcome to LasikBlogger.com! Here you will learn about some of the daily happenings of a Lasik Counselor from deep within one of the world's largest Lasik Providers. Read what type of questions and concerns other potential Lasik Candidates are expressing. Read what Lasik patients are saying about the outcomes of their Lasik procedures. Read about new Lasik technology and new vision correction procedures that are emerging in today's Lasik Industry. Please, I invite you to ask any Lasik question that you may have. If there is a Lasik topic you would like to discuss please let me know and I will do the research for you and display the results here at LasikBlogger.com
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Common misspellings of the refractive surgery term LASIK are LASIC, LASIX, LASAX, LAZIK, LAZIC, LAZIX, and LASEC. Common misspelling of IntraLASIK are IntraLASIC, IntraLASIX, IntraLASAX, IntraLASEC, IntraLAZIK, IntraLAZIC, IntraLAZIX, InterLASIC, InterLASIX, InterLASAX, InterLASEC, InterLAZIK, InterLAZIC, InterLAZIX, IntroLASIC, IntroLASIX, IntroLASAX, IntroLAZIK, IntroLAZIC, IntroLAZIX, and IntroLASEC. Common misspelling of Intacs are Entac, Entacs, Entack, Entacks, Intak, Intaks, Intack, Intacks, and In Tacks. Occasionally the term Wavefront is inappropriately split into two words as wave front.
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Common misspellings of the refractive surgery term LASIK are LASIC, LASIX, LASAX, LAZIK, LAZIC, LAZIX, and LASEC. Common misspelling of IntraLASIK are IntraLASIC, IntraLASIX, IntraLASAX, IntraLASEC, IntraLAZIK, IntraLAZIC, IntraLAZIX, InterLASIC, InterLASIX, InterLASAX, InterLASEC, InterLAZIK, InterLAZIC, InterLAZIX, IntroLASIC, IntroLASIX, IntroLASAX, IntroLAZIK, IntroLAZIC, IntroLAZIX, and IntroLASEC. Common misspelling of Intacs are Entac, Entacs, Entack, Entacks, Intak, Intaks, Intack, Intacks, and In Tacks. Occasionally the term Wavefront is inappropriately split into two words as wave front.
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