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Phakic Intraocular lenses Forum
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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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Visian IOL
Has anyone here gone with the Visian IOL?...
Susan 00:29 9/02/2006 4
Choice of Lens Implant
Greetings, I am a highly myopic (-18 diopters on each eye) 51-year old male. I have been following t...
Marcelo 19:15 6/15/2006 2
iol in Oregon
I live in Eastern Oregon and I have been told I am not a candidate for Lasik. I have thin corneas. ...
Greg 14:17 5/11/2006 2
PreOp Exams
Does anyone know how long the exam to declare if you are a candidate for a Phakic IOL, is good for?...
Susan 14:08 4/23/2006 0
Post Lasik problems
I had lasik surgery about 4 years ago. Since that time, I have had a great deal of difficulty focusi...
Joe 17:36 4/16/2006 0
Staar lens?
I am curios as to what happened to the FDA approval of the Staar phakic iol. Also if there are any o...
randal 21:39 12/23/2005 5
Corneal Onlay Lens?
In doing research on phakic iols, I stumbled across a procedure currently in non-human clinical tria...
randal 11:44 12/17/2005 7
Hyperopia w/ Astigmatism
I have high/strong hyperopia with high/strong astigmatism and want to know my options. My prescripti...
Charles 14:11 12/02/2005 4
PIOLs vs. Lasik
I am considering refractive surgery for my myopia for life style reasons. Lasik and PIOL are the opt...
A 14:09 12/02/2005 1
endothelial cell loss
Hi Glenn, the articles I've read all mention this happening with PIOLs. What exactly is it, or more...
no 22:49 10/31/2005 1
phakic iols
I am extremely myopic (-14 both eyes) with astigmatism (-4). I have recently become unable to wear ...
krissnow 22:45 9/01/2005 1
FDA approval status of P-IOL
I was wondering if someone could post an update on which PIOL lenses have been approved by the FDA. ...
no 14:24 7/11/2005 1
phakic iols patients
we are looking for others we have extreme nearsightness. lasiks is not an option for my husband so ...
rhonda 19:41 6/23/2005 6
LASIK vs Verisye Lens
My physician informed me that I would be a prime candidate for Veriseye since my pupils were large. ...
Tariq 00:33 5/18/2005 8
IOL versus LASIK
I am 28 years old and have high myopia and astigmatism ( myopia -7.5 , astigmatic power= -3D) in bot...
Prema 06:13 5/10/2005 1
Long term complications?
I keep reading about how the phakic iol's have been used in Europe for 15+ years, but I have not bee...
randal 23:02 4/20/2005 4
NJ Doctors
I am very interested in getting the IOL procedure done, but am not sure of which doctors are good. ...
Vilma 08:45 4/12/2005 0
Police attitudes towards IOLs ...
Hi I'm trying to find some infomation on the attitudes towards IOL's within the US police system, a...
Tony 18:08 4/04/2005 0
Halo Issue
I have had ICL done on both eyes last week. My correction was -23 with both eyes along with an astig...
Kevin 18:00 4/04/2005 1
Availability of this for less ...
Does anyone know when something like this will be available for those not wanting LASIK, but do not ...
Scott 19:22 2/04/2005 0
phakic IOL
I am 23 years old. my eye power is about -12. I was thinking to do a LASIK operation. but after cons...
saydah 11:58 1/31/2005 3
ICL
I am seriously thinking about ICL. I have met with Dr. Brown in Ft. Myers and I am a candidate for t...
David 20:17 8/01/2004 6
high long sight prescriptions
Hi, in your view are IOL's suitable for those with a strong farsight prescription of +10?? I have r...
paul 14:31 4/29/2004 3
can it correct high myopia
sir/maam, can intraocular lens eliminate my myopia of -8.00D completely?and what are the assoc...
arjun 14:54 3/14/2004 1
dry eyes and regression
hi, i had an enhancement done 5 weeks ago. the results were incredible at first. however, i have sin...
lisa 13:00 3/02/2001 3
Need more info!
I asked this question in the "Before Lasik" forum and then stumbled on this, the appropriate forum. ...
Patty 23:41 6/29/2000 1
Interesting! I love these guys...
Gimbel Vision: Dr. Howard Gimbel Performs First STAAR Implantable Contact Lens to Correct A...
Karl 17:56 6/13/2000 1
PHALIK IOL
I've just read an article on this procedure that has yet to be approved. Does anyone know of the su...
Dawn 13:22 6/13/2000 2
implantable contacts?
I have heard that implantable contacts might be the next phase in vision correction. Has anyone hear...
gina 18:57 3/25/2000 1
Lasic vs. Intraocular Lens
There is research in progress on the intraocular lens. The surgery seems like it should be even simp...
Steve 18:48 2/08/2000 1
ICL RECIPIENTS
I am posting a separate message here. I am looking to converse with anyone who has ICL's. I am con...
David 14:30 10/16/99 0
Lens Implant to correct vision... Marla 07:28 11/01/99 2
 

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