NY Lasik

Just a quick bit of information I found….
Check out this article in the Savannah Morning News regarding soldiers reducing or eliminating the need for glasses through LASIK and PRK. 
Fort Stewart clinic focuses on eyes without glasses
 
Pamela E. Walck | Sunday, December 28, 2008 at 12:30 am
 
FORT STEWART – Capt. Jon Gills used to be as blind as a bat.
 
Contact lenses were nice, [...]Check out this article in the Savannah Morning News regarding soldiers reducing or eliminating the need for glasses through LASIK and PRK. 
Fort Stewart clinic focuses on eyes without glasses
 
Pamela E. Walck | Sunday, December 28, 2008 at 12:30 am
 
FORT STEWART – Capt. Jon Gills used to be as blind as a bat.
 
Contact lenses were nice, but his Army schedule wasn’t always convenient for the constant cycle of removing, rinsing, cleaning and reapplying.
 
“Basically, because of training, it forces you to wear glasses,” Gills said.

While he might not have been wearing those awkward, military-issued “BCGs” – birth control glasses, a popular nickname for the thick faux tortoise frames the U.S. armed forces have issued over the years – the glasses were still enough of a hassle for the junior officer to seriously consider elective eye surgery to correct his vision.
On a related note, May Eye Care is giving away a free LASIK procedure to an active member of the Armed Forces.  Click here to learn more or to nominated yourself, a friend or family member.
      

What’s new in the lasik industry? It seems as though there’s always far more than what I have time to write about…
 Check out this recent article in Review of Opthamology.   Dr. May from the May Eye Care Center actually performed LASIK surgery on his wife Sue several years ago! 
Trends are Emerging in the Latest Survey of ISRS and AAO Refractive Surgeons      – Walter Bethke, Managing Editor
When Mobile, Ala., surgeon Richard Duffey read an article in the mainstream [...] Check out this recent article in Review of Opthamology.   Dr. May from the May Eye Care Center actually performed LASIK surgery on his wife Sue several years ago! 
Trends are Emerging in the Latest Survey of ISRS and AAO Refractive Surgeons      – Walter Bethke, Managing Editor
When Mobile, Ala., surgeon Richard Duffey read an article in the mainstream press in which the relative of a LASIK patient with a poor outcome complained that “no ophthalmologists have LASIK done on their own eyes or their loved ones,” he became annoyed, since he knew that wasn’t the case. To help set the record straight, he used the latest survey of the members of the International Society of Refractive Surgery/American Academy of Ophthalmology to ask not only how many surgeons have had refractive surgery, but also how many of their family members have had the surgery, as well.
The results far outpaced refractive surgery’s penetration in the general population. (Click here to read the full article)
      

I’ve decided to expand the lasik blog somewhat to include areas beyond New York. Here’s something I found recently…
Check out this informative piece just released from the Mayo Clinic designed to help people decide if LASIK is right for them.
LASIK surgery: Is it right for you?
LASIK surgery makes it possible to reduce or eliminate your need for corrective lenses. But for some, the surgery is too risky. Find out if that’s the case [...]Check out this informative piece just released from the Mayo Clinic designed to help people decide if LASIK is right for them.
LASIK surgery: Is it right for you?
LASIK surgery makes it possible to reduce or eliminate your need for corrective lenses. But for some, the surgery is too risky. Find out if that’s the case for you.
If you’re tired of wearing eyeglasses or contact lenses, you may be considering laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis — more commonly known as LASIK surgery — an increasingly popular alternative to corrective lenses. LASIK surgery is one type of refractive eye surgery, during which an eye surgeon uses a laser to reshape your cornea and correct focusing problems in your eyes.  (Click here for full story.)