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Flap Complications 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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Will Micro-Lasik get better fl...
Hi there, One of my friends recommended me Dr. Robert T. Lin in Los Angeles area. I would like to ch...
Lance 04:29 12/04/2006 0
Flap melt and light sensitivit...
Hello, I had epithelial ingrowth in my left eye after Lasik. It caused flap melt at the edge of the...
Eric 17:32 11/27/2006 0
It has been a year
Hey all, it has been a year since my surgery, it has been up and down. My eyes are still dry and ge...
bridget 20:13 8/24/2006 0
epithelial ingrowth
Hi, I’m 35 from Vietnam. I’ve been seeking for an experienced LASIK surgeon. If you know some good, ...
giang 13:50 8/01/2006 2
Post Lasik Irritation
Your feedback is appreciated: I had IntraLasik and corrected with Custom Vue over a week ago. I have...
Vic 22:13 7/29/2006 0
Wrinkles wrinkles wrinkles
My doctor has repositioned both eyes and brushed out the wrinkles of both eye a few times. They add...
John 23:05 2/12/2006 2
partial flap cut and then free...
Hi, I also had a problem w/loss of suction on my left eye back in March. Right eye went fine. I was ...
ann 14:32 2/03/2006 5
had surgery 12 days ago - too ...
I had Intralase Lasik on both eyes Jan 20, 2006. My left eye went well, right eye doctor seemed to ...
Linda 20:01 1/31/2006 0
torn corneal flap
i just had lasik 4 days ago, and i woke up on yesterday rubbing my right eye. how would i know if i...
Lynn 13:12 1/22/2006 0
Epithelial cell ingrowth
I've recurring ephithelial engrowth, from a second Dr oppinion's I need to have recurring surgery to...
Lee 19:33 1/17/2006 0
flap disected during lasik and...
i have undergone lasik surgery. The left eye was completed superb and vision is 6/5. the right eye t...
Kunnal 13:03 1/16/2006 0
Free Cap
hi, I am new here, but i have read this forum and it is a great service. I had got lasik done on 22/...
Kunnal 01:22 1/11/2006 0
Epithelial OverGrowth
I had Lasik Surgery done about 7 years ago, and had a enhancement about 1 year ago. In the past 2 da...
Steve 09:16 1/04/2006 1
Partial Flap
I had lasik done last week (one eye on alternate days)and whilst the left eye went fine, there was a...
Vivek 16:41 12/29/2005 3
Dr refusing to correct striae....
I had Lasik surgery a week ago tomorrow. I am seeing 20/25 in my right eye and 20/40 in my left. B...
Daron 18:38 12/21/2005 1
Lifted Flap & Infection
I am almost 4 months post op on a Lasik enhancement of my left eye. My original Lasik on both eyes w...
Roger 01:28 12/02/2005 1
flap torn during surgery
Hi, I have had the unfortunate event of a loss of suction during lasik which caused my flap to tear ...
Simone 19:43 11/29/2005 3
(Directed to a dr.) Epithelia...
This question is directed to a dr. On September 9, 2005, I had an enhancement done to both eyes. Wh...
Trisha 09:33 11/24/2005 1
Smudge
I had lasik in Feb. 2005. For about 2 weeks my vision was very blurry and then it cleared up except...
Lynda 11:47 10/30/2005 18
bowman's crinkles
Hello I have an on going problem with terrible variable blurring/distorted vision. I had a second p...
David 20:25 10/11/2005 1
One eye was Lasiked and still...
I had surgery last Thursday. The right eye was Lasiked and seemed fine, although I can't say the vis...
B 13:08 10/11/2005 1
Temporarily wrinkled cornea w...
I have never seen this problem before. About 1 month after Lasik surgery I slept on my left side on ...
maria 16:43 9/18/2005 3
epithelial cells return for th...
I had both eyes done about three years ago with a not-so-good result and had both enhanced about a y...
Mark 10:00 9/04/2005 0
Possible dry eye complications
Hi, I had Lasik yesterday and have just returned from my 1st aftercare appointment. The Doc said my ...
Peter 11:06 9/02/2005 0
heavy eye use after LASIK
I am 5months after LASIK, recently, I changed my work which involve heavy eye use and face computer....
j 09:21 8/22/2005 2
dislodgement of the flap and c...
I am consider wearing contact lens, I am 5month post LASIK. I know afterr LASIK there is a risk of d...
j 00:50 8/22/2005 1
heavy variable blurring past h...
I had wavefront assited lasik in August 2004. Started with -7 & -5.5 sight + small astig. My recov...
David 16:15 8/21/2005 3
partial flap and contact lense...
On July 18th 2005 my husband was supposed to have lasik done. He experienced some complications... a...
natalia 04:48 8/19/2005 1
Partial Flap
I had LASIK preformed yesterday. The right eye went fine. The doctor began the left eye, but then h...
Stacy 12:39 8/10/2005 4
Leonard Friedman, MD - epthil....
First let me thank you for your assistance. I have been having a very difficult time with this and y...
Julia 07:15 8/10/2005 2
Flap Wrinkles
Following my girlfriends laser surgery last week (2/23/05) flap wrinkles have developed and her sigh...
barry 13:32 8/07/2005 4
Flap wrinkled or just being pa...
Hello all, I had lasik done to both eyes on 1/6/05 in Cincinnati, OH. I ended up getting the wavefro...
Brian 21:46 8/06/2005 5
flap torn
Is my dr. in line by putting a prescription contact lens in my left eye while waiting for torn flap ...
dotie 03:42 7/13/2005 4
Epithelial cells very concerne...
I was informed yesterday that I have epithelial cells under my R flap. Upon looking in a mirror, whe...
Julia 08:28 6/27/2005 4
Flap machine malfunctioned and...
I had my Lasik procedure done last Friday. The right eye went okay. However, the left eye flap was c...
isaac 16:42 6/20/2005 4
Frightened mother...Epitheilum...
I am concerned for my 65 year old mother who underwent a lasik procedure almost 4 weeks ago. She liv...
tony 22:22 6/08/2005 2
epithelial ingrowth
I'm a little concerned with everything I've been reading on this. I have epithelial ingrowth in bot...
Pat 12:38 5/26/2005 0
oily substance under flap
I had my LASIK procedure about 2 weeks ago. I'm told that there are glands in the eyelids that prod...
Steph 11:30 5/12/2005 0
epithelial cells
What is this condition and will it go away on it's own. The doctors are telling my wife that it's mi...
william 22:32 5/06/2005 1
Flap wrinkle, do I have one?
I am 4 weeks post op Lasik. I have 20/20 in both eyes even after an infection under my left flap. T...
Janine 22:30 5/06/2005 1
flap problems
My wife had lser surgery abou 2 weeks ago. She said after the procedure that she felt some minor pai...
william 17:22 5/02/2005 0
flap problems
My wife had lser surgery abou 2 weeks ago. She said after the procedure that she felt some minor pai...
william 17:22 5/02/2005 0
epithelial cells
I am about to undergo the third scraping of my right eye to remove epithelial cells after an enhance...
Jim 21:28 4/19/2005 2
4th time
I had an enhancement 1 1/2 years after my first lasik. Third time was to remove epithelium and now a...
Lisa 01:09 3/04/2005 0
flap torn off during lasik
Hi there, I asked a question before, thanks for your reply. I have now been twice since my first que...
Simone 03:21 1/31/2005 0
flap torn off during lasik, su...
Hi there, about 2 weeks ago I attempted to have lasik surgery. During the first eye, there was a los...
Simone 03:17 1/31/2005 2
central microstriae
2 months after the LASIK surgery, my vision is 20/40 on my right eye, 20/30 on my left eye. My visi...
S 22:25 12/24/2004 1
central microstriae
2 months after the LASIK surgery, my vision is 20/40 on my right eye, 20/30 on my left eye. My visi...
S 22:25 12/24/2004 1
Epithelial Ingrowth - 9 months...
Based on your advice to get a second opinion because of a regressed astigmatism after Lasik, I went ...
TG 02:14 12/13/2004 1
Flap might have been moved, wh...
I was told not to rub my eyes after lasik, now I think by accident the flap has been moved when I ru...
Mikael 18:03 12/05/2004 0
Ectasia.
if you had ectasia is there treatment for it ? I heard you can get hard contacts .. would this be f...
Foxy 14:48 2/28/2004 1
Flap complications.
In Feburary of 2003 I had lasik surgery preformed. On my right eye things went well. After surgery m...
ron 18:08 7/15/2003 0
Flap removal?
I had LASIK surgery with a Staph infection 2-weeks post op, right eye. The infection centered very ...
Tim 22:23 1/16/2003 0
epithelial ingrowth
Is it possible to develop epithelial ingrowth at the center of the eye instead of at the interface? ...
Jane 18:40 12/02/2002 1
Zinc
I had Lasik surgery 5 weeks ago and my distance vision is still blurry and I cannot look at a comput...
Martha 18:33 10/13/2002 1
Corneal tear
During Lasik surgery, the doctor tore a piece of my cornea off with tweezers. I am concerned about ...
Ellen 08:12 9/07/2002 4
Flap Wrinkle
During the op on my right eye I was informed a contact lense had been put in place as the flap had w...
Suzanne 09:37 8/24/2002 6
Torn epithelium
My doctor tore 1/4 of my flap off during an epithelial ingrowth cleaning, which subsequently caused ...
dee 13:53 8/17/2002 1
Flap
I had Lasik back in April and have had poor vision in the right eye ever since... astigmatism and va...
brian 16:03 8/15/2002 2
repeat surgery for incomplete ...
Can someone please outline the additional risks associated with a repeat surgery in the case of an i...
Vaidyanathan 12:05 5/31/2002 1
torn epithelial
I had 20/40 vision w/a slight stigmatism in both eyes before lasix. I had a history of corneal erro...
Diana 20:33 5/28/2002 1
Abrasion & Debris
Hi I had Lasim treatment 4 weeks ago during which I suffered an abrasion on the right eye...they hav...
brian 09:31 5/18/2002 0
Bleeding during surgury
I had a lasik procedure in Feb. on my left eye. During the procedure I had excessive bleeding. Durin...
Steph 10:47 5/01/2002 0
Shot Flap ?'s
I attempted to have LASIK about 4 weeks ago. After a final examination we started the procedure. B...
Dustin 21:51 4/30/2002 1
Unevenly cut flap
I went to have Lasik done 3/20/02(-3.75 right and -4.0 left). Everything went okay with the right ey...
sherry 22:27 3/27/2002 0
Unevenly cut flap
I went to have Lasik done 3/20/02(-3.75 right and -4.0 left). Everything went okay with the right ey...
sherry 10:54 3/25/2002 0
Flap repair
Dear Doctors: I am fast approaching three months post-op Lasik and have had a minor flap complicati...
Richard 12:25 3/21/2002 0
Flap refloats
I have a few questions about refloating the flaps. I was told about 2 weeks after my LASIK (1/22/02...
Kim 21:37 3/20/2002 2
"buttonhole"
It has been 10 months since my lasik procedure which has left me with a buttonhole in one eye. At f...
Marge 18:48 2/18/2002 6
contact use for flap complicat...
On 1/24/02 i had lasek performed. My right eyes flap was "flaking" into my eye so the doctor put a ...
Jane 13:15 1/27/2002 1
dry eyes vs. flap complication...
i have a bit of haziness in my right eye. it is not as crisp as my left. i went to the doctor and ...
Butter 18:14 1/17/2002 1
Dr. Trattler - follow up to So...
It may be relevant to someone asking how sensitive flap position is over a certain period of time to...
Ted 21:19 12/17/2001 3
flap edema...dry eye...astigma...
My mom had lasik done 4 weeks ago to correct her farsighted vision. Post - op she was doing ok unti...
janet 18:02 12/08/2001 1
SUCTION LOSS,THINFLAP, WRINKLE...
DEAR DOCTORS, I HAD LASIK SURGERY 2+ YEARS AGO, WHEREIN THE DOCTOR SAID THAT SUCTION WAS LOST, CAUSI...
David 17:24 11/30/2001 1
Short Flap - in the wrong plac...
I had LASIK treatment on the 13th of Nov, the surgeon had a lot of trouble getting the retainer in, ...
Sarah 20:21 11/14/2001 1
Flap Complication
I had Lasik 2 years ago for very high myopia. I went for an enhancement on my left eye last week. ...
Susan 16:58 11/13/2001 2
Something" under flap in ...
On my one day post-op visit the optomitrist indicated that he saw something under the flap in my rig...
C 23:12 10/27/2001 1
Bleeding during LASIK
During my LASIK surgery, my eye bled. Instead of seeing a white light, or darkness, I saw all red b...
Linda 17:22 9/09/2001 1
buttonhole complications
I had lasik procedure done the end of February. The left eye was done with no problem....the right ...
Susan 11:30 6/17/2001 0
Flap wrinkles : Doctors please...
Today I returned for my 1 week post-op Lasik appointment. I was examined by two of the center's opt...
Scott 13:17 5/23/2001 1
20/20 BCVA but are Flaps causi...
I had a thin flap in one eye and suspect the other flap is thin too. Both eyes have some striae but...
Mike 16:55 5/05/2001 2
Lost Free Cap
I had my LASIK procedure done on 4/24 and have had great results in my left eye (20/20) but had comp...
Thomas 12:17 5/05/2001 3
Repositioning a Flap
I had lasik on Friday, April 20. I was corrected for Monovision from a -5.75 and -5.50. The left e...
Vicki 12:52 4/24/2001 2
Too-thin flap
I went in for my LASIK procedure 6-Apr intending to have the first (right) eye corrected to 20-20 an...
Alan 09:10 4/20/2001 1
Wrinkles
To any Doctor! I had lasik on 1/4/01. I immediatly developed SOS. I was treated with pred 4 drops ...
Byron 01:45 4/10/2001 15
epithelial ingrowth
Thank you Drs. Trattler, Tennen and Iskander. I really appreciated your thorough replies. Now I un...
monique 09:31 4/04/2001 3
Flap Removal?
I went in for lasik surgery on Monday. The first cut of the flap was bad on the first eye. The docto...
Karen 15:16 3/16/2001 1
Dr. Trattler
My left eye was refloated 2-weeks ago due to microstriae. The doctor now tells me that the microstri...
Sergio 19:20 1/26/2001 1
Flap Healing
I had lasik performed on both eyes and neither has meet the expectations set by the doctor. I had my...
Sergio 12:30 1/22/2001 3
Bleeding under the flap
I am 5 weeks post op from Lasik surgery. My right eye was successful. My left eye has what my surgeo...
Stephanie 22:25 1/16/2001 1
flap healing
I am now 10 months post lasik and my 4th opinion surgeon is telling me that the origional flaps have...
ann 10:41 7/09/2000 2
red blood cells under flap
First, thanks very much to all the doctors who have created and participate on this site. Open, hone...
Chris 00:02 7/10/2000 5
Debris
Hello, I have metal flakes in my right eye. They have lifted the flap and tried to clean, but the f...
Laurie 18:44 7/12/2000 1
Cell Growth under Corneal flap
I had lasik surgery on both eyes last Novemeber. I had regressed vision to the point of needing enh...
Carole 23:16 8/19/2000 1
Post-striae-resolution ghostin...
14-days post-refloat of my left eye flap I am told that the striae in the central axis seem to have ...
Help 23:05 9/22/2000 2
Debris under the Flap
I had the LASIK procedure carried out yesterday and in the post op check up found out that a foreign...
Mark 05:03 10/15/2000 2
Blood Under The Flaps (2 Weeks...
I'm now two weeks post-op (actually 16 days). At my 1-day post-op appointment, the doctor confirmed...
Marc 00:21 10/18/2000 1
Ensuring no "aborted flap...
I had LASIK in my right eye 7/2000 and am now at 20/30 (previously was -12 with severe astigmatism)....
stan 11:06 10/25/2000 1
Post-op flap
If I did something to mess up the flap after surgery, would I have symptoms? (I accidentally hit my...
Stacy 01:55 12/30/2000 1
thin flap
The surgery wasn't done, as the flap was thin. I was given the contact lens, which caused me great d...
cathy 18:29 1/14/2001 6
 

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