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Thread: Help me win, please!
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01-31-2008, 07:33 PM #31
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01-31-2008, 07:51 PM #32
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02-01-2008, 03:43 AM #34
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02-01-2008, 05:01 AM #35
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02-01-2008, 05:05 AM #36
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02-01-2008, 08:25 AM #40
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02-01-2008, 08:28 AM #41
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02-01-2008, 08:38 AM #42
are you sure you need this surgery?
J Refract Surg. 2007 Nov;23(9):916-23.Links
Corneal epithelial damage during LASIK: a review of 1873 eyes.
Chen YT, Tseng SH, Ma MC, Huang FC, Tsai YY.
Department of Ophthalmology College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
PURPOSE: To assess the incidence, risk factors, management, and sequelae of intraoperative epithelial damage during LASIK using a linearly advancing microkeratome. METHODS: Chart review of 1873 eyes (956 patients) that underwent primary LASIK using the Automated Corneal Shaper microkeratome and the VISX Star S2 excimer laser. The main outcome measure was the incidence of intraoperative epithelial damage (patch of loosened epithelium with or without any frank epithelial defect). Univariate and multivariate logistic regression were performed to identify risk factors for intraoperative epithelial damage. RESULTS: Intraoperative epithelial damage occurred in 31 (1.66%) of 1873 eyes. The incidence of intraoperative epithelial damage increased with increasing patient age (odds ratio [OR] 1.095/decade; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.002 to 1.197, P=.045) and increasing years of contact lens wear (OR 1.136, 95% CI 1.024 to 1.261, P=.016). No correlation was found for gender, corneal curvature, central corneal thickness, microkeratome plate depth, or preoperative or postoperative refraction. The risk of intraoperative epithelial damage was significantly higher in the second eye if damage occurred in the first eye (66.7% versus 0.67%, OR 298.7, CI 78.2 to 1141.2, P<.001). Epithelial damage was managed successfully intraoperatively in all 31 eyes; recurrent corneal erosion was noted 4 months postoperatively in 1 eye but resolved after anterior stromal puncture. CONCLUSIONS: The risk for intraoperative epithelial damage during LASIK increases with patient age, years of contact lens wear, and intraoperative epithelial damage in the first eye during simultaneous bilateral LASIK, but with proper intraoperative management, postoperative sequelae are rare.
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02-01-2008, 08:42 AM #43
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02-01-2008, 09:07 AM #44
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02-01-2008, 09:08 AM #45
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02-01-2008, 09:11 AM #46
yeah. to high risk of retinal damage due to pressure changes in the eye during the OP. now i have to get eye surgery to fix THAT problem (actually already had some dates, but was always postponed), and lasik is definitely a never-ever for me.
at least here, the screening is very thorough, and they don't operate if there's the slightest risk, due to liability reasons.
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02-01-2008, 09:14 AM #47
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02-01-2008, 09:16 AM #49
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02-01-2008, 09:25 AM #51
Voted
You owe serious reps to
muscle_mania_malky
He linked to this thread in the MISC section (a daring move indeed), but that's where your winning # of responses is going to come from. Do the right thing and thank him, bro.
EDIT: Matter of fact, I'm repping malky too!Last edited by luckyshark; 02-01-2008 at 09:27 AM.
Do everything in your power to be legendary.
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02-01-2008, 09:26 AM #52
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02-01-2008, 09:27 AM #53
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Good luck to you brother, I hope that you get all the support that you need!!!
Good luck to you Todd, I was more than happy to give you my vote!!!! Hopefully more of the readers hear at BB will read your post and support your efforts! Have a great weekend, I wish you all the best in the contest!!!! Johnny
You're never too old to be the person that you were meant to be.
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02-01-2008, 09:28 AM #54
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02-01-2008, 09:29 AM #55
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02-01-2008, 09:36 AM #56
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02-01-2008, 09:37 AM #58
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02-01-2008, 09:39 AM #59
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02-01-2008, 09:45 AM #60
someone needs to make a program like the one pic for that old gay looking dude....the misc owned that comp
anyways.....voted
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