Re: How do you select an eye surgeon for cataract surgery?

On 2 Jun 2006 13:16:29 -0700, acemanvx@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

Lasik is generally reguarded as completely elective

Not completely, but I'm sure even this is up to debate.

Here's an example:

7 year old girl with the following prescription:

OD plano DS
OS -8.00 +4.00 x 090

or

OD plano DS
OS -7.00 DS

Cannot tolerate spectacles (e.g., due to anisekonia) and is contact
lens intolerant. Without proper intervention, the possibilty of
amblyopia, poor/non-existant stereopsis, etc. is high.

Someone like this I could consider *recommending* refractive surgery,
depending on the rest of the story (e.g., OrbScan, keratometry,
pachymetry, etc.) and examination results (e.g., BCVA, retinal
status).

If it was my eye, I would prefer the relative risk of refractive
surgery over almost certain amblyopia and astereopsis.

But for the vast, vast majority of patients, LASIK surgery is
completely elective.
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