A virtual ophthalmology waiting room for interactive CME activities A new patient with a first-degree relative recently diagnosed with glaucoma and a new patient being evaluated for potential LASIK surgery. Source Modern Medicine http://wfeeds.igolenses.com/rss/phrase/lasik.xml en http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3948611&cid=c_13_22_f&fid=38164&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernmedicine.com%2Fmodernmedicine%2FModern%2BMedicine%2BNow%2FOphthalmology-eClinic-CME%2FCME%2FArticle%2Fdetail%2F686436%3Fref%3D25 A virtual ophthalmology waiting room for interactive CME activities A new patient with a first-degree relative recently diagnosed with glaucoma and a new patient being evaluated for potential LASIK surgery. Source Modern Medicine Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:10:18 +0000 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3938070&cid=c_13_72_f&fid=39050&url= Source Dishler Laser Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:10:18 +0000 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3928827&cid=c_13_26_f&fid=23292&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmnt%2Fhealthnews%2F%7E3%2FO5jguRJLiJ8%2F3Jd4 All TLC Laser Eye Centers in Southern California are changing their names to NVISION Laser Eye Centers. The name change accompanies the sale of TLC Visions interest in the centers to Medical Director Dr. Tom Tooma to become a separate LASIK brand. The new brand will operate as NVISION Laser Eye Centers and will have the same Southern California locations, same surgeons and staff. In fact, the only thing that will change is the name to reflect additional eye care services now available for Southe Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:10:18 +0000 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3374626&cid=c_13_26_f&fid=37982&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.cbsnews.com%2F%7Er%2FCBSNewsHealth%2F%7E3%2FJSe7M1kgDVk%2Fmain6308419.shtml TLC LASIK Centers Accused of Performing Procedures on Patients With Pre-Existing Conditions Source Health News CBSNews.com Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:10:18 +0000 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3339593&cid=c_13_72_f&fid=39050&url= Perhaps an unusual post for a LASIKnbspblog, but we find ourselves increasingly discovered in the world from our website and more importantly from this blog.nbsp At any instant in time there are a myriad of people in front of a computer screen, much like the one you are reading now.nbsp They are using their eyes, their vision, to see that screen and to see the world beyond it.nbsp Our job at Dishler Laser Institute is to make that vision as clear as possible without the need for glasses or contact Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:10:18 +0000 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3817044&cid=c_13_30_f&fid=37669&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20679077%26dopt%3DAbstract Conclusion Crosslinking in patients with iatrogenic keratectasia stabilised the UCVA and BCVA as well as the maximum k-readings in our cohort. It seems to be a safe and promising procedure to stabilise the refraction and the corneal topography, and thus to stop the progression of visual loss, thereby avoiding or delaying disease progression and keratoplasty. PMID PubMed - as supplied by publisher Source The British Journal of Ophthalmology Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:10:18 +0000 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3806939&cid=c_13_30_f&fid=33405&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.springerlink.com%2Fcontent%2Fu88g712221287707%2F ConclusionnbspnbspCorneal spherical aberration and Z increased with corresponding increases in the internal spherical aberration and Z following LASIK. This may be an active compensatory mechanism of the internal optics to change, in order to reduce the effect of induced corneal HOA. Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Refractive SurgeryDOI .s---xAuthorsColm McAlinden, University of Ulster School of Biomedical Sciences Cromore Road Coleraine BT SA UKJo Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:10:18 +0000 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3791679&cid=c_13_4_f&fid=27958&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.bizjournals.com%2F%7Er%2Findustry_6%2F%7E3%2F5ZCx22aEaRg%2Fdaily9.html After struggling in the first two quarters of , LCA-Vision, a Lasik provider, is closing its Birmingham location. Source bizjournals.com Health CareHealth Insurance headlines Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:10:18 +0000 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3706126&cid=c_13_72_f&fid=39050&url= Source Dishler Laser Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:10:18 +0000 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3399940&cid=c_13_4_f&fid=38010&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.orlandosentinel.com%2Ftopic%2Fsfl-hearing-system-032410%2C0%2C2375337.story%3Ftrack%3Drss-topicgallery People with certain vision problems had spectacles for centuries, and then came Lasik surgery. For several decades, people with hearing loss due to noise, viral infections or aging have had hearing aids to help maintain an aural tie to the world. After... Source OrlandoSentinel Medical Research Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:10:18 +0000 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3386475&cid=c_13_30_f&fid=32292&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1442-9071.2010.02198.x Photorefractive keratectomy, laser epithelial keratomileusis LASEK and Epi-LASIK are all variants of a similar type refractive surgery involving laser on the surface of the cornea and differ mainly in management of the epithelium. Although laser in situ keratomileusis LASIK is currently the most popular form of refractive surgery, LASEK is the procedure of choice in some patients. We highlight potential complications of LASEK and how these may be managed. Following laser refractive surgery, corneal th Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:10:18 +0000 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3788828&cid=c_13_30_f&fid=38496&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jcrsjournal.org%2Farticle%2FPIIS0886335010008175%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes In the consultation section of the January issue, the refractive surgical problem involved a patient who was operated on for a pterygium but the surgeon did not know that laser in situ keratomileusis LASIK had been performed years previously. The LASIK flap was excised during surgery, and irregular astigmatism and corneal scarring developed. The patients visual acuity deteriorated to . Source Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:10:18 +0000 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3786849&cid=c_13_72_f&fid=39050&url= Source Dishler LaserMedWorm Sponsor Message Watch the new MedWorm demo and find out how to get all the very latest, relevant, organized information daily Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:10:18 +0000 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3681990&cid=c_13_30_f&fid=38703&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.optometryjaoa.com%2Farticle%2FPIIS1529183910002538%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes This study seeks to further understand the incidence of epithelial ingrowth after primary and flap-lift retreatment LASIK. Special attention was paid to procedures and patient variables that could influence the formation of epithelial ingrowth. Source Optometry - Journal of the American Optometric AssociationMedWorm Sponsor Message Watch the new MedWorm demo and find out how to get all the very latest, relevant, organized information daily Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:10:18 +0000 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3649376&cid=c_13_30_f&fid=37669&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20530185%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors Titiyal JS, Agarwal T, Jhanji V, Sharma N PMID PubMed - as supplied by publisher Source The British Journal of Ophthalmology Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:10:18 +0000 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3434302&cid=c_13_30_f&fid=38496&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jcrsjournal.org%2Farticle%2FPIIS0886335010000891%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes Conclusion There was a greater decrease in IOP measurement after LASIK by rebound tonometry, showing this method was more affected by surgery.Financial Disclosure No author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned. Source Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:10:18 +0000 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3447365&cid=c_13_43_f&fid=36951&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.doctorslounge.com%2Findex.php%2Fnews%2Fhd%2F1129 What to expect after the eye surgery Source Surgery News - Doctors Lounge Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:10:18 +0000 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3425245&cid=c_13_4_f&fid=38010&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.orlandosentinel.com%2Ftopic%2Fsns-health-fda-implantable-hearing-device%2C0%2C2196507.story%3Ftrack%3Drss-topicgallery People with certain vision problems had spectacles for centuries, and then came Lasik surgery. For several decades, people with hearing loss due to noise, viral infections or aging have had hearing aids to help maintain an aural tie to the world. After... Source OrlandoSentinel Medical Research Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:10:18 +0000 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3352449&cid=c_13_34_f&fid=23304&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.globenewswire.com%2F%2Fnewsroom%2Fnews.html%3Fref%3Drss%26d%3D186372 SAN DIEGO, March , GLOBE NEWSWIRE -- OccuLogix, Inc., dba TearLab Corporation TearLab NasdaqTEAR TSXTLB, announced today that TLCVision Corporation, North Americas premier eye care services company, will be incorporating the TearLabtm Osmolarity System TearLab System in eight of its U.S. refractive surgery centers to study Dry Eye Disease DED symptoms as they relate to LASIK surgery. Source Medical News via PRIMEZONE Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:10:18 +0000 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3436194&cid=c_13_72_f&fid=39050&url= Health-care can be divided into three groups.nbsp Thing you have to do like go to the emergency room when something bad happens, things you should do, like have a yearly physical, and the things you elect to do, like having LASIK vision correction.nbsp There has been much said in the recent health-care debate and newly passed legislation about the first two categories, and despite my strong beliefs in this area, I want to concentrate on the last category, those things that you can have if you want the Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:10:18 +0000