December 02, 2009 - Press Dispensary - Laser Eye Surgery comes of age at the end of 2009 as the procedure reaches its 21st birthday. It’s not only an iconic age but represents 21 years of freedom without complications.
The world’s first laser eye surgery operation was performed in Germany in 1988, inspired by an eye injury in which a damaged cornea gave an unexpected vision improvement to the short-sighted owner.
In the 21 years since, it has become the most commonly performed private procedure in the UK, with half a million people believed to have undergone the treatment to date. Around 300,000 have chosen Optimax, the UK’s only specialist laser eye surgery clinic chain, which has 23 clinics nationwide.
Across the world, some 30 million people have had laser eye surgery. For many it has meant an end to the inconvenience of glasses and lenses, and has enabled people embark on careers and pursuits which would otherwise be impossible. Its acceptance is now more or less universal, approved by the police, armed forces and even NASA, which discovered that using lenses and solutions was difficult in zero gravity conditions. No long term complications have arisen.
source: Optimax
2009-12-06
Laser Eye Surgery Turns 21
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Of course, Lasik is not 21 years old, but the excimer laser vision correction technique that is part of Lasik has been around for over two decades.
After 21 years of practical knowledge with various laser vision correction techniques and technologies, Lasik results have consistently become better and better.
I work with a nonprofit Lasik patient advocacy. We don't provide Lasik; we evaluate Lasik results and certify select surgeons who meet our exceed our organization's requirements.
The USAEyes Competence Opinion Relative to Expectation (CORE) vision correction surgery patient survey received responses from over 1,000 patients at least six months postop. Of those who replied:
* 99% report quality of life as expected, better, or much better
* 98% day vision as expected, better, or much better
* 98% no complications or issues are seldom problematic
* 98% would recommend surgery to family and friends.
* 97% would have surgery again, knowing what they know now
* 96% wear corrective lenses as often as expected, less, or much less than expected
* 96% report postop vision without lenses as expected, better, or much better
* than expected when compared to preop vision with lenses
* 96% report overall quality of vision as expected, better, or much better than expected
* 91% no complications at any time
* 91% night vision as expected, better, or much better
* 7% complications seldom problematic
– yet 91% of these same patients would have surgery again
* 2% complications frequent or always problematic
– yet 22% of f these same patients would have surgery again
– 22% would have surgery again
Glenn Hagele
Council for Refractive Surgery Quality Assurance
http://www.USAEyes.org
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