Lasik Washington DC Surgeons Use Online Video Sharing as a Platform to Promote and Host Free Lasik Contest

Washington, D.C. (Vocus/PRWEB ) September 26, 2008 -- No longer needing glasses or contacts could become a reality for many people, thanks to the Destroy Your Glasses Contest. Due to the current economy, some with impaired vision may have had to put their dream of getting safe, quality LASIK on hold. However, they no longer have to wait. The Eye Doctors of Washington are willing to help foot the bill.

Everyone wins in the Destroy Your Glasses Contest. Those desiring LASIK surgery are invited to portray their take on the most creative way to destroy their glasses. No matter how creative or uncreative a video is, each entrant will receive $1,000 off LASIK, while one lucky winner will receive LASIK, completely free of charge.

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Thinner flaps, corneal sculpting make LASIK viable in high myopia

Advances in LASIK technology allow for successful LASIK procedures in higher degrees of myopia, two experts say.

With the ability to create thinner flaps, LASIK is the procedure of choice in –4 D to –10 D cases, Ioannis Pallikaris, MD, PhD, said at the World Ophthalmology Congress in Hong Kong.

Dr. Pallikaris, an innovator of LASIK technologies, said femtosecond laser technology can be combined with surface ablation, using topography- or wavefront-guided treatment, to custom sculpt the corneal tissue. In almost all cases, it is possible to have residual corneal thickness of more than 300 µm, he said, but an ideal thickness of 130 µm is a recent topic of discussion.

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Ohio-Based Lasik Surgery Company Struggles

CINCINNATI -- The number of laser eye surgery procedures conducted by publicly traded LCA-Vision Inc. dropped 38 percent in the second quarter from a year ago, a reflection of industrywide troubles.

In a faltering economy, consumers are more likely to choose glasses or contacts instead of shelling out thousands of dollars for the usually popular Lasik eye surgery.

"When times are good, some people won't hesitate to spend $2,000 or $4,000 for an elective corrective treatment," said University of Missouri-St. Louis professor Stephen Moehrle. "In tough times, putting on a pair of glasses becomes a little more tolerable."

Cincinnati-based LCA-Vision has recently had layoffs, a salary freeze and large cuts to its advertising and marketing budgets. The 38 percent drop in procedures in the second quarter compared to the same time last year led to a 30 percent decline in quarterly revenue.

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NJ LASIK Doctor Has Rare Dual Certification

There are two organizations which provide certification of LASIK surgeons based on surgical skills and results. Dr. Daniel Goldberg has a rare dual certification from both the Council for Refractive Surgery Quality Assurance (an independent, nonprofit, patient and consumer health organization that evaluates and verifies the quality of the surgeries provided by select refractive surgeons in the United States), and the ABES(American Board of Eye Surgeons).

The ABES(American Board of Eye Surgeons) promotes the highest possible quality ophthalmologic surgical care. The ABES certification programs include a process through which a surgeon’s actual surgical skills and judgment are tested and observed by his or her peers. The ABES tests surgical skills in cataract/intraocular lens surgery as well as LASIK and corneal transplantation. In 1989, Dr Goldberg was the first eye surgeon in New Jersey to have surgical skills in cataract and intraocular lens surgery certified by ABES. In 2002 he became one of 2 New Jersey LASIK surgeons to have surgical skills certified in LASIK by ABES.

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