Friday, January 10, 2014

LASIK

Hello everyone! I would like to share some information about Custom LASIK. It seems to cause confusion so let me explain: Standard LASIK treatment for myopia, hyperopia, or astigmatism is based only on the prescription. For example if your eyeglass prescription is -2.00, the laser is set for and delivers -2.00. If you have an eyeglass prescription of +1.50, the laser is set and delivers +1.50. It’s that simple. Now a custom LASIK treatment starts with a custom “wavefront” scan. This eye scanning device will look for any odd or unique focusing abnormalities beyond a simple focus error. These odd or unique errors (high order aberrations) create optical distortion which if significant t enough and left uncorrected could detract from the final outcome. Not everyone has optical distortions of a significant magnitude, but the scan can find them and then reveal their % and hence give the surgeon the information to offer this custom treatment. So custom scans and custom treatments can out-perform the standard way and give you high definition vision. It can be worth the extra investment. To learn more about these procedures feel free to contact our practice at www.myneweyes.com or email me at myneweyes@hotmail.com

Thursday, January 2, 2014

Dry eyes

Hey everyone! We just got a new device in the office for testing dry eye problems. Its a Tearlab analyzer. It samples a tiny amount of your tear fluid and a read out says if you have a dry eye problem. Its great! Easy and with accurate results. How do I know if I need testing? Well, the common complaints for dry eye disease or tear deficiency disease are: Gritty Scratchy Aches Fluctuation vision Vision that improves with forced blinking Spontaneous tearing especially in windy conditions. We also do other tests to work up dry eye problems along with the Tearlab device. Consider visiting my website for more information: www.myneweyes.com Sincerely, Dr. Chris Gualtieri