The preoperative consultation usually takes roughly two hours. When you call to make an appointment, you will be asked about the type of contact lenses you wear, if any. You’ll also be given instructions about your contacts in preparation for the consultation. If you wear soft spherical lenses, you should stop wearing them 48 hours to… Read the full article
Category: LASIK
Your Consultation
Your consultation is your opportunity to become fully informed about LASIK and decide whether or not the procedure is right for you. You will learn about the strengths and limitations of the procedure as it applies to your eyes. Often a comprehensive examination of your eyes will be done at the initial visit to ensure that… Read the full article
Contemplating Laser Eye Surgery- Questions to Ask Your Surgeon, Cont’d.
Has the Doctor Ever Been Sued for Malpractice? Even the best surgeon may have had a malpractice suit brought against him or her, so be careful about passing judgment based on what might have been a frivolous lawsuit. The typical vision correction surgeon is sued roughly once for every 3,000 surgeries performed. Statistics indicate that… Read the full article
Contemplating Laser Eye Surgery- Questions to Ask Your Surgeon
Questions to Ask Your Surgeon Once you have the names of refractive surgeons, the next step is to find out more about their credentials, reputation, and practice. Don’t be shy about asking penetrating questions. LASIK surgeons understand that patients have many questions about them and about the procedure, and they should be prepared to answer… Read the full article
Contemplating Laser Eye Surgery (Part 2) Finding the right LASIK surgeon
Finding the Right LASIK Surgeon If you are a candidate for LASIK, your next step will be the most important one: finding the right physician to perform the procedure. You will need an ophthalmologist to perform your LASIK surgery. An ophthalmologist is a licensed medical doctor who has a minimum of four years of additional… Read the full article
Why Do Some Patients Regress Years After LASIK or PRK?
LASIK/PRK should not regress years after surgery. Regression related to wound healing or energy absorption should occur within the first year. Unfortunately, LASIK/PRK does not prevent eye disease nor does it prevent changes in the eye caused by aging. As we all get older the lens inside the yellows (nuclear sclerosis) inducing nearsightedness or myopia…. Read the full article
Are The LASIK and PRK Procedures Painful
Neither procedure in and of itself is painful. In general, the LASIK procedure is more uncomfortable than PRK because pressure is felt when the suction ring is applied during flap formation. In both procedures, patients with small eyes tend to have more discomfort than the average patient when the speculum is placed. The speculum is… Read the full article
Why Do Some Patients That Have PRK Have Slightly Blurred Vision Longer Than Others?
The PRK procedure involves removing the surface cells prior to treatment with the laser. The surface cells the grow back over the next 3 to 4 days and form a healing line. As the healing line smooths out vision improves. Rarely, the healing line can fall directly in the center of vision in both eyes and the… Read the full article
What If I am Not a Candidate for Lasik
Four out of ten patients that come to see us are not candidates for Lasik eye surgery. Of these, two can have PRK. So 20% of patients can only have PRK. When we do our monthly statistical analysis we note that we do 50% PRK. This is because 3 out of 10 candidates that qualify for Lasik… Read the full article
Boston Magazine’s Top LASIK surgeon/ Ophthalmologist
Dr. Ernest W. Kornmehl, M.D.,F.A.C.S. is selected as a Top Laser Surgeon and Laser Center in Boston Magazine’s Top Doctors issue 2011.