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Improve understanding of this life-changing treatment

Clear up confusion

Address questions and concerns

My goal

Great option – but not for everyone

95% satisfaction rate worldwide

Works well for carefully selected candidates

LASIK

Excimer laser approved by FDA in 1995

First treatment was PRK

Surgeons soon began using LASIK

Faster healing with minimal discomfort

Brief History

Most common vision correcting surgery

Over 4 million Americans treated each year

Sophisticated techniques and technology

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All surgeons achieve excellent results

The surgeon’s role is minimal

High-tech lasers do all the work

It’s good to shop for the lowest price

Misleading myths

The surgeon’s skill has everything to do with good results

Although uncommon, things can go wrong so you want the best

Results are excellent for good candidates who make right choices

The truth is...

How eyes see

Take in 75% of all you perceive

See 7 million shades of color

Distinguish 10 million shades of light

How eyes see

retina

lens

cornea

iris

Four focusing problems

1. Nearsightedness

2. Farsightedness

3. Astigmatism

4. Presbyopia – need for reading glasses

LASIK treats the first 3

Normal eye

Light focuses on the retina

Nearsightedness

Eye is too long

Farsightedness

Eye is too short

Astigmatism

Two focal points

Lose ability to change focus from far to near

Presbyopia

Excimer Laser

Cool beam of ultra violet light

Breaks molecular bonds between cells

Vaporizes tissue one microscopic layer at a time

Excimer Laser

Average treatment

Removes less tissue than the thickness of a human hair.

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Thin flap is created

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Gently folded back

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Laser removes tissue

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Flap is replaced

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Flap edges heal quickly

Not easy surgery to perform

Skill and judgment make a big difference

Directly controls laser details

Handles any complications that occur

Surgeon’s role is critical

Abilities and results vary widely

Surgeons can’t honestly judge their own skills

Desire to perform surgery can result in aggressive screening

Don’t select a surgeon on cost alone

Selecting a skilled surgeon is difficult

Right about then, Bill began to doubt his choice of the lowest priced laser center.

Has an insider’s view

Doesn’t do surgery but sees good and bad outcomes

Provides before and after surgery care

Guides patients to skilled surgeons

Trust your family Optometrist

Screen candidates

Help them understand what outcomes they can reasonably expect

Guide them to trusted surgeons

As an Optometric Physician I regulary

Correctable problems

Over 18 years of age

Stable vision

No complicating injuries or diseases

Realistic expectations

Who qualifies?

LASIK is life changing for people who make good choices

Questions

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