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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