Top LASIK and Refractive Experts in Trusted LASIK Surgeons Directory Present Research and Educate Their Peers at Annual AAO Meeting ...(two lectures at the AAO meeting. In lig...)

Date:12/11/2008

two lectures at the AAO meeting. In light of the FDA panel hearings that took place earlier this year on laser eye surgery complications, his first presentation, "LASIK Complications--How to Prevent and How to Manage," provided a particularly useful guide to help refractive surgeons better serve their patients. Dr. Stark later lectured on the subject of how PTK (Phototherapeutic Keratectomy) can delay or prevent the need for penetrating keratoplasty in many eyes with corneal opacities. Dr Stark was one of the first investigators of the PTK technique in the early 1990's for the original FDA studies that led to approval. The removal of corneal scars, opacities, and cloudy areas of the cornea with the excimer laser can in many cases eliminate the need for a corneal transplant, a much more involved and serious operation with greater risks and prolonged postoperative management.

Two leading refractive eye surgery experts from Dallas, Texas, Dr. James McCulley and Dr. R. Wayne Bowman, who practice and teach together at the UT Southwestern Medical Center, were among the presenters of a paper they co-authored entitled "Diagnosis in Keratoconus using Scheimpflug System," which covered corneal topography and imaging. "LASIK and refractive surgery patients want excellent results that last. They also expect the utmost attention to detail and safety. Dr. McCulley's and my major concern is post-LASIK keratoconus. Our study at UT Southwestern showed the importance of integrating newer diagnostic techniques into one's practice. The ability to visualize the posterior corneal
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