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Central Islands/Irregular astigmatism after LASIK Forum
Panel of Lasik Specialists:

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Steven R. Corwin, M.D.
Steven R. Corwin, MD
Marietta, GA
Joel Goffman
Joel Goffman, MD
Houston, TX
Helen Wu
Helen Wu, MD
Boston, MA
Dean Ouano
Dean Ouano, MD
New Bern, NC
Sebastian A. Mora, D.O.
Sebastian A. Mora, D.O.
San Antonio, TX
Barrie Soloway
Barrie Soloway, MD
New York, NY
Vincent deLuise
Vincent deLuise, MD
Waterbury, CT
Debra Tennen
Debra Tennen, MD
Agoura Hills, CA
Ralph Chu
Ralph Chu, MD
Maplewood, MN
Dr. Alan W. Brown
Dr. Alan W. Brown, MD
Wilmington, NC
Edward Manche
Edward Manche, MD
Palo Alto, CA
Shannon M. Wong, MD
Shannon M. Wong, MD
Austin, TX
Leonard Friedman
Leonard Friedman, MD
Washington, DC
Steven Ofner
Steven Ofner, MD
Eugene, OR
Neil Friedman
Neil Friedman, MD
Palo Alto, CA
Robert Brems
Robert Brems, MD
Phoenix, AZ
Ella Faktorovich
Ella Faktorovich, MD
San Francisco, CA
Parag Majmudar
Parag Majmudar, MD
Chicago, IL
James Rynerson
James Rynerson, MD
Bowling Green, KY
Michael Furlong, MD
Michael Furlong, MD
Campbell, CA
Thomas Aiello
Thomas Aiello, MD
Brooklyn, NY
Steven B. Siepser
Steven B. Siepser, MD
Plymouth Meeting, PA
Homer Ferguson, MD
Homer Ferguson, MD
Swansea, IL
Robert M. Scharfman, M.D.
Robert M. Scharfman, MD
Old Bridge, NJ
Gary A. Varley, M.D.
Gary A. Varley, MD
Cincinnati, OH
Neal A. Sher
Neal A. Sher, MD
Minneapolis, MN
David Wallace, MD
David Wallace, MD
Los Angeles, CA
Tyrie Lee Jenkins, M.D.
Tyrie Lee Jenkins, MD
Honolulu, HI
Gordon Montgomery, MD
Gordon Montgomery, MD
National City, CA
James J. Salz, MD
James J. Salz, MD
Los Angeles, CA
Jack T. Holladay, MD
Jack T. Holladay, MD
Houston, TX
Mark J. Cohen, MD
Mark J. Cohen, MD
Montreal, H3B 4W8
Carl F. Clavenna, MD
Carl F. Clavenna, MD
Birmingham, MI
Patrick Chin, MD
Patrick Chin, MD
Westwood, NJ
Kim Robbins, MD
Kim Robbins, MD
Bridgeport, CT

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Double vision - post astigmati...
In November 2005 I had lask surgery to correct a severe astigmatism in both eyes (-6 in each eye). T...
Richard 15:26 4/22/2006 1
I'm Another Nick Caro Lasikee,...
Nick Caro & St George Corrective (funny hugh, corrective, not destructive) Vison Center out of Chica...
Dean 17:22 4/09/2006 0
irreg astigmatism
i had lasik in june of 2000. i c/o eye pain and "coldness" i was told for 5 years i have dry eye. ...
eileen 14:22 3/14/2006 0
lazy eye
Hello, I'm not really up on the medical terms but I hope someone can help me anyway! I'm 25 years ...
emma 20:09 3/08/2006 0
Fluctuation in vision
Bonjour, I had the lasik surgery 19 days ago and my vision is still fluctuating a lot. Sometimes I s...
Christian 15:44 2/07/2006 0
Cornea Thinkness
I just had 3 month follow up today, and very upset. As my cornea thinkness is now 398mm. The thick p...
Jill 09:24 1/21/2006 3
Irregular astigmatism
I recently had Lasik (wavefron/customevue) surgery done 2 weeks ago. My VA is 20/15 OD and 20/30 OS...
Kem 13:37 11/20/2005 4
double vision ghosting in left...
hello Docs I had lasik on both eyes 5 days agao and ven though i relaise it is early days some of th...
pete 11:59 10/26/2005 5
Irregular Astigmatism Worse
I had lasik about 2.5 years ago. I am not sure if Custom Ablasion (not sure of spelling) is availabl...
Sean 12:23 10/22/2005 3
Double vision or not?
Hello docs, I had LASIK 3 weeks ago, having -1.75(L) and -2.0(R), with astigmatism -1.5(L) and -2.0(...
Catalin 14:39 9/12/2005 0
ectasia
How long can ectasia can be shown after lasik. My residual thinkness for conear bed is about 280-300...
Joy 10:54 8/07/2005 4
Irregular Astig or something e...
I had Lasik performed on June 2. By June 10th I had cells under the flap in the right eye. They were...
Julia 17:40 7/30/2005 7
central islands
Have anyone the solution for central island after lasik? Thanks ...
lola 15:52 7/14/2005 1
diference between regular &...
would you please to explain me the diference between regular & irregular astigmatism?...
hasan 12:51 6/20/2005 2
Double Vision in right eye - w...
I got the lasik procedure done on both my eyes on 3rd june 2005. My vision stabilised in about 3 day...
Ram Gopal 02:21 6/20/2005 3
Problems! Help!!
I did LASIK on 31/03/05. And after LASIK my right is fine except the halo. However, 3weeks ago, I ha...
Joy 03:26 6/16/2005 0
Flap Healing time
How long will the flap healed totally after the lasik and can the flap works as normal and afford th...
Joy 18:51 6/09/2005 1
Ghosting left eye
I had surgery in Jan. 2005. My vision before was 20/1300 nearsightedness and some astigmatism in bot...
Randy 23:38 6/06/2005 2
Need Suggestions and Options
First let me say that I am a 51 year old architect who can no longer function because of my lasik su...
Michael 01:42 6/02/2005 1
slight n irregular astigmatism...
AAABBB i went for lasik surgery on 29 Jan 2005. things are fine after the op. but my right eye has a...
tan 23:34 4/11/2005 0
Ghosting, Residual Astigmatism...
Ok Thing is like This... I Just had Lasik 2 1/2 Weeks Ago on July 08 2004, They Told me that everith...
Sterling 19:15 3/05/2005 13
Double Vision
I had LASIK on 11/22/04. I was a good candidate but my eyes are drier then most people. The proced...
Bill 09:46 2/01/2005 2
apparent problems - questions ...
I had lasik 2 days ago to correct farsightedness and astigmatism using the VISX Star S4 laser. My cl...
L 15:31 12/02/2004 0
Severe Eye Strain
My husband suffers from severe eye strain, headaches, sensitivity to light etc... the list goes on. ...
loris 19:20 11/15/2004 4
Lasik induced monocular diplop...
I had lasik 4 years ago. The surgery left me with pretty good acuity but terrible quality. I have ...
Andrew 00:07 11/15/2004 1
Starburst, need suggestion.
I had Lasik surgery last year July. The major problem after the surgery are starburst and dry eye, I...
Henry 12:48 9/02/2004 2
Emergency
Dear Sir, Greetings from India. I had my lasik operation 2 years back.After the operation I was fine...
venkat 01:47 3/30/2004 0
Fixing a central island
I had lasik surgery in October 2002. I now have a central island in my right eye that is causing so...
Lucy 00:49 2/20/2004 8
If you did have a central isla...
Could you have it treated again? i mean if a central island is caused by a area being poorly treated...
Foxy 23:14 12/07/2002 1
Lasik Induced Astigmatism
Pre-surgery, I was -4.50, -4.75, 7mm pupils with a slight astigmatism. The Visx Star S3 laser was u...
Ralph 09:30 4/23/2002 1
Eye Accomodation
My husbands eyes have been in constant spasm for a very very long time because of the irregular indu...
loris 22:30 11/19/2001 5
Central Island?
I had Lasik surgery in January 2001. A few days ago, I noticed a greenish gray shadowy circle in th...
Jenny 07:31 11/16/2001 1
Classic Astigmatism !!!
Hi, Firstly many thanks to all the Doctors for being around in our hour of trouble, especially to Dr...
Tony 01:27 9/30/2001 0
how much cornea for enhancemen...
I had -10 dpt on both eyes before lasik. 6 Months post OP 80 % (right eye 1,25 astigmatism) and 90 ...
Fabian 11:05 8/30/2001 7
enhancement 18 months post-op ...
I am 18 months post-op. My surgeon has recommended an enhancement to try to improve on what he says...
Larry 07:28 8/23/2001 2
Had custom ablation/ ghosts ab...
It has been just over a month since I had customized ablation with the wavefront guided machine. I ...
Gerry 08:32 7/23/2001 3
LASIK enhancement for double v...
I had LASIK on both eyes about 5 months ago. My right eye (dominant one) was before +4.5 / 1.0 / 90,...
Mike 14:06 6/02/2001 15
irregular astigmatism
I has lasik done 5/7. I had flap striae and had the flap lifted on 5/17. My vision has improved, I...
Christie 07:00 6/02/2001 1
Irregular astigmatism vs flap ...
Are the visual symptoms of irregular astigmatism different than flap wrinkles? Are the symptoms of ...
Mike 16:42 5/05/2001 2
Monocular diplopia after lasik
I am 6 months post-lasik, using the Visx. Pre-op my correction was: R -5.25, -1.75, 06 L -5.00, -3.0...
Bev 11:32 3/17/2001 3
Left Eye Blurry
Hello, I went to have my Lasik done by Dr. Sandy Feldman in San Diego (Fri, 2/9/01). She is extreme...
Christy 20:12 2/11/2001 1
Topography for Central Island
Is this done with an Orb scan or some other test?...
Don 00:40 11/27/2000 1
re:central islands and irregul...
hello, could someone please explain to me what a central island is. after seeing double and my visio...
lisa 13:55 11/16/2000 4
Central Island
I am about 3.5 months post lasik and my left eye, which had considerable astigmatism before my surge...
Tim 22:37 11/02/2000 1
Lasik after PRK and AK?
I am a 39yo woman who had PRK in one eye in 8/96. I was left with irregular astigmatism and mild hyp...
Caryn 00:28 10/22/2000 1
Irregular astigmatism after LA...
Following my initial LASIK procedure in Jan 2000, (myopia, both eyes approximately -5.0)I was left w...
Mark 01:06 10/19/2000 1
Multiple Images
I had lasic performed on my left eye on 12-28-99. 2.0 no astigmatizm before surgery. I had blurred v...
Bob 15:05 9/29/2000 12
Nidek or Mel 2nd Enhancement?
Please help me determine which way to go! Pre-lasik -.75-2.00x95, -1.00-1.50x80. First lasik done 6/...
Dee 23:40 9/21/2000 3
Is Pilocar the answer?
Doctor prescribed Pilocar 1/2% (a glaucoma medication)to reduce the pupil size in my right eye so th...
Troy 01:16 8/30/2000 4
Overdone astigmatism now not f...
Five months ago I had Lasik. The right eye was -1.25 -1.00 110 and turned out 20/20 at -.25 but th...
Tom G 21:21 8/09/2000 7
eye prescriptions
What do these numbers stand for exactly? right eye -5 +3 X82 left eye -5 +2 X84 Have you heard of ...
Ann 21:09 7/18/2000 1
PTK
WHAT IS PTK. DOES IT HELP TO SMOOTH THE CORNEA AND HELP AN IRREGULAR ASTIGMATISM...
J 18:26 12/08/99 2
Need help or hope for "de...
Had LASIK 5/99, got a 2nd & 3rd opinion,then had an enhancement 9/99 for hyperoptic astigmatism; hav...
Jo 04:54 1/15/2000 2
Twitch/Blur/Double Vision in L...
My Surgery was on 1/5/00. I was -5.51 and -6.00 with no Astigmatism. The Dr. said that the surgery...
Bruce 02:56 1/30/2000 2
Irregular Astigmatism
I have a minimal amount of irregular astigmatism in my right eye, enough to cause me some problems w...
Mary 21:24 6/14/2000 1
correcting a central island wi...
I am four months post lasik. My topograhpies have showed a central island which has stabilized for t...
M 17:08 6/11/2000 3
Healing time for irregular ast...
I had my Lasik surgery seven months ago. My eyes feel great and I'm seeing about 20/40 with both ey...
Sandra 11:40 5/28/2000 6
Induced astigmatism or what?
I had lasik done a month ago. I noticed it was not good immediately after the surgery. It has gott...
Nancy 18:06 5/19/2000 1
Regular or irregular astigmati...
I was wondering if you can have a result of regular astigmatism and irregular in the same eye. My ri...
DeAnn 14:14 4/30/2000 1
hyperopic cent. island
I have read the central island definition. It eems to me that hyperopic surgery would cause central ...
Lynne 11:59 4/30/2000 1
bulge after lasix
I had lasix surgery Jan, 1999. At my 1 month checkup, everything was fine I was seeing approx 20/25....
Rob 15:36 4/13/2000 3
decentered albation
looking for suggestions for custom sugery to fix irregular astigmatism. On 7/14/99 I had lasik, t...
Tim 23:54 4/09/2000 1
Differential Healing
I had lasik on my left eye on February 29, 2000. The day after, my vision was 20/25 in that eye, wh...
Jeff 02:09 3/26/2000 3
Irregular astigmatism, can it ...
In one of the messages I had a question for Dr. Trattler. However, there was no answer for that ques...
Henry 09:56 2/02/2000 13
central islands resolving
I've heard the claim that central islands often resolve on their own, but I've also seen a lot of po...
Karen 09:40 1/28/2000 2
Central Islands
I am 3 weeks post op and am very happy with my lasik. My right eye is perfect 20/20 but my left eye...
Diane 12:23 1/22/2000 3
Central Island Success? I have... Jay 12:17 11/02/99 3
Central Island - who's right?
I have a LASIK-induced central island in one eye and am 3 months post-LASIK. It's slowly getting sm...
Jay 18:49 9/23/99 4
smear on one eye
I had lasik summer 1999. The left eye flap crinkled and the doctor stopped the proceedure and said ...
John 18:43 12/12/99 2
Enhancement
Hello doctors and everyone, I had lasik surgery on 11/12/99. From 1st day post-op to one week, my v...
Amy 18:22 12/08/99 1
Fluctuation. questions to Dr.H...
I took lasik surgery two weeks ago. My right eye is healing well but the left one is bad. Every mor...
James 03:01 11/24/99 2
After lasik
I took Lasik last Tuesday. One day after surgery, I was 20/25, two days , 20/20. It seems very excit...
James 13:06 11/13/99 0
Dimness and mid-range problems
I had the Lasik proceedure almost 4 months ago. I seem to have difficulty seeing clearly in dim lig...
Jean 14:40 11/06/99 1
astigmatism
I had lasik done 6 weeks ago. I had quite a bit of astigmatism in the left eye before surgery. Thr...
meech 14:26 10/30/99 1
Mixed night vision
PreLASIK: OD -8.5 + 1.5. After my enhancement (12 weeks ago), I seem to be left with some irregula...
Jan 09:10 10/25/99 2
Successful Results
What is the percentage of people that still have to wear some type of corrective lenses after either...
Donna 13:27 9/29/99 3
Halos, starbursts, and how lon...
Hi, I have been heavily researching the idea of having lasik surgery done. I am 31 years old and ha...
Ingrid 09:00 8/27/99 2
What exactly is a "centra...
I have seen this term occassionally. What exactly is a central island? Thank you....
Laura 14:17 6/16/99 1
Astigmatism
I am scheduled to have lasik in several days and have noticed that my refraction for astigmatism cha...
Paul Schneider 00:28 6/23/99 4
Astigmatism as a Side Effect?
Background: After getting glasses at 21 and missing Air Force pilot training, I was excited to have ...
Rick Lloyd 14:35 7/05/99 1
Astigmatism after lasik
Before lasik my left eye was -9 and my right was -11 with a low degree of astigmatism. My left has ...
Molly 16:10 7/05/99 5
Severe Astigmatism
My right eye see's 20-40-2. My astigmatism is -2.00+7.00*105. I understand that a +7 astigmatism is ...
Eric Gunn 12:32 7/07/99 3
central island resolved now ne...
I had Lasik surgery on my right eye 7 months ago. Immediately following the surgery, I developed a c...
Maggie 22:18 7/07/99 13
Asymetrical night starbursts
I am 7 wks postop LASIK=VISX. -9 No astig. Vision still improving with time. But starbursts have me ...
Kathy 00:33 7/12/99 1
Irregular Astigmatism
I am considering having lasik. I have an irregular astigmatism and am very nearsighted. My age is ...
Sasha 22:30 7/12/99 1
Mixed Astigmatism
I ended up with mixed astigmatism in one eye after my lasik procedure. I saw on the Visx site some ...
Tom G 15:33 7/16/99 2
 

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