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Pupil size and LASIK 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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Small pupils -- poor Custom-LA...
I am a 52 yr-old male who had bilateral LASIK on 8/1/06 (IntraLASIK with VISX S4 Star wavefront-guid...
Marc 00:20 9/12/2006 0
Difference in pupil size after...
Hi Dr.Trattler, I have a question. I had an Intralase procedure 4 months ago with Dr. Katzen in Boyn...
natalia 23:52 7/11/2006 7
7mm pupils VISX S4 Wavefront
I am about to have Lasik wavefront surgery with the VISX S4 wavescan laser and was hoping someone co...
Candice 14:56 6/17/2006 2
8.8mm pupils had Lasik, bad ou...
Hello: I would like to know if any doctor in the USA has a "high success rate" in treating short, sm...
Dean 16:58 4/09/2006 1
Ghosting, Glare, Starbursts, a...
Hello, I'm 4 months post Epi-Lasik. I had -1.25 astigmatism in both eyes and .5 myopia in my right...
Jose 18:43 2/27/2006 2
Alphagan and Pupils
I am an optometry student writing a case report on using alphagan to reduce pupil size for night dri...
Kelly 23:11 2/09/2006 0
7mm pupil size and stimgatism,...
I went with my wife yesterday to get our tests. I am really fine so I don't have questions but heres...
mike 08:30 2/01/2006 0
9 mm pupils; high correction;l...
I had given up hope of having refractive surgery after having been evaluated several years ago and b...
Marie 01:24 1/27/2006 1
Ruling out pupil size as the i...
Given certain empirical information, can I mostly rule out large pupil size as being the primary iss...
Lativia 10:14 11/17/2005 3
Large pupils and very successf...
Hi I just had lasik done last Wednesday, and my pupils measured at 8mm. I live in Houston and went t...
raegan 09:40 9/04/2005 2
Getting close to six months......
Hi. I'm a twenty-two year old male with 8mm pupils who once suffered from moderate myopia (-5.00 in...
Anthony 22:09 8/24/2005 0
"Enhancement" for Ni...
I had LASIK three weeks ago. It was done at a TLC center which uses (I believe) a VISX laser with a...
Steven 12:46 8/02/2005 3
pupil size, corneal thickness
I am scheduled for Lasik this Saturday. I had pre-op testing at an office independent of the Lask...
brandi 21:38 7/21/2005 1
1-week to go...What do I do? L...
I got a LASIK exam and the Dr. recommended a combo of PRK and Lasik. He wants to do the PRK in my ...
Rhonda 23:30 7/09/2005 3
Is large pupil size{7.5mm) a c...
I am a student of the grauating class of 2005 at the Dow Medical college, Karachi , Pakistan.I am th...
Fahad 02:25 6/20/2005 4
What pupil size is too big?
The first time I my pupils size measured they were 6.5, the second time they were 7. What size are t...
Randy 22:59 5/04/2005 1
large pupils, lasek & wave...
Hello. I am 24, live in England, have prescription of -4.25 in both eyes and, after 2 consultations ...
Lyell 18:54 5/03/2005 1
Pupil shape changed after Lasi...
I just had Lasik done to my eyes last week. The next day I noticed the pupil of my right eye has a s...
Johnny 19:49 3/18/2005 3
Type of laser and large puoils
I have large pupils (8 mm) with small astigmatism and low correction in both eyes. I am considering...
Julie 09:29 3/04/2005 1
What to do with large pupils
My pupils are very large 9.2mm and i want to corrrect my eyes (both -3.25) . Can anybody tell me i...
Rogier 13:49 11/26/2004 1
Pupil variation post-lasik
Hi I had Bi-lateral lasik last week. My left came up to +0.25 and the right to -0.25. Although the...
John 21:44 11/07/2004 1
Wavefront and large pupils
I was evaluated a year ago and was told that I would be a great candidate for vision correction but ...
c 20:48 11/07/2004 1
Wavefront and large pupils
I was evaluated a year ago and was told that I would be a great candidate for vision correction but ...
c 19:16 11/07/2004 0
Wavefront and large pupils
I was evaluated a year ago and was told that I would be a great candidate for vision correction but ...
c 19:16 11/07/2004 0
pupil size and visx or ladarvi...
I've been to 2 consultations in the last week to see if I'm a candidate, and so far I'm a candidate ...
Jim 20:24 10/21/2004 16
pupil change
Hello- I posted a question regarding pupil change on 3/3/04 and it is no longer on bulletin board. ...
Tammy 15:18 3/04/2004 0
8MM pupil dr says Lasek?
I went for a Lasik consultation today. The doctor said that because my pupils were large and my eye ...
G 15:49 1/23/2004 0
Various Pupil Sizes - Who do I...
I have been to 4 different Lasik consultations to try and find a common ground to all of my question...
helene 22:24 5/28/2003 7
Pupil size
When you talk about having LASIK surgery and pupil size, are you talking about the size after having...
Mary 15:59 2/21/2003 1
UNDERCORRECTED
I HAD LASIK SURGERY DONE ON BOTH EYES FOR DISTANCE CORRECTION ON 1/10/03. MY DOCTOR ONLY ADVISED ME...
SUSAN 22:44 2/07/2003 0
7 mm pupils - which laser
My pupils measure 7mm. Contact lens prescription is -4.50. -4.75 I see minor haloes, glare and starb...
Ralph 13:22 12/18/2002 26
How big is too big?
I'm trying to understand this. How much smaller can the ablation zone be than the nighttime dilated...
pat 16:46 12/07/2002 2
7mm pupils, lots of questions!
Hi, I just had an evaluation done because I want to do LASIK this month. My doctor did say that I am...
Nancy 15:40 11/04/2002 1
Pupil size
I have been to two doctors for initial exams for Lasik. Both doctors said I would be a good candida...
John 00:48 9/25/2002 1
pupil size 8mm
Hi, I am 19 yrs old and I just had the lasik procedure about 3 days ago and I think the laser was a ...
Rob 10:28 9/11/2002 8
Dr Trattler
Thanks for your help in advance. I've read several of your responses to questions on this board and...
Susan 17:40 8/06/2002 1
Hight pupils 8 mm miopia -4 an...
I had an Lasik pre operation consulting and discovered that I have an 8 mm pupil. The surgery sugest...
Alessandra 22:52 6/10/2002 0
8mm pupils -.75 -1.0
I have large pupils according to the doctor I checked with about laser correction. She said the aver...
Todd 17:27 5/31/2002 0
Pupil Size
I recently had a consultation for the lasik procedure, only to find out that my pupils, when dialate...
Carrie 17:16 3/28/2002 1
before or after
What do they base the pupil measurement on? before or after dilation? Thank you Tina ...
Tina 22:31 3/19/2002 0
Starbursts 1 Year Later
I had LASIK performed one year ago. I still experience starbursting at night which hasn't subsided o...
Keith 22:42 3/17/2002 2
Alphagan .2% for constriction-...
Hi all.. I have been using pilocarpine .5% since my surgery 3 months ago, to contrict my pupil size ...
Mal 22:36 2/24/2002 3
8mm Pupils
At my LASIK consultation, both my pupil sizes were measured at 8mm with the pupilometer. Have any su...
Marc 21:18 12/17/2001 3
Alcon Autonomous Ladarvision L...
I have 8mm pupils and as suggested I looked for a surgeon that uses the Alcon Autonomous Ladarvision...
Marc 10:09 12/17/2001 2
7mm LaserScan LSX
At my free consultation I was told I was an excellent candidate with a pupil size of 6mm. At my pre...
Paul 20:41 11/20/2001 2
7mm pupils, Help with info
Hello, I recently had a LASIK evaluation. The doctor said I was perfect candidate except for my low...
Jeff 16:38 8/30/2001 5
Pupil size
When I went in for my pre-op evaluation my pupil size was a 6. Five months later it is measured at ...
Joni 05:36 8/30/2001 1
Proper way to measure pupil si...
At my LASIK screening, I was given eye drops to dialate my pupil. Almost immediately after being giv...
Greg 20:53 8/15/2001 2
Large pupils and heavy perscri...
Iam a 32 year old male who has been wearing daily wear soft contacts for 18 years that correct my vi...
Patrcik 20:38 7/01/2001 1
9+ mm pupil size - too large?
I recently had a consultation for lasik and my doctor measured my pupils at 9mm or larger, only usin...
Ruth 15:05 6/26/2001 0
small ablation zone and large ...
Dear Doctors! I had LASIK more than 3 years ago... My surgeon did not check my pupills size before t...
pavel 12:58 6/23/2001 0
Overcorrection but blurry dist...
I'm now 5 days post op for bilateral Lasik. At follow-up exam on day after surgery, the doctor stat...
Scott 18:21 5/20/2001 0
Odds of getting halos
My pupils were measured to be 7mm and my prescription is -3.75(left) -1.75(right), The surgeon uses ...
Kevin 11:33 5/05/2001 1
Large Pupils High Myopia
I have had large pupils all my life. My myopia is -9.00 in my left eye and -8.00 CYL -1.25 Axis 90 i...
Robin 23:28 4/21/2001 0
How long should the room be da...
I had the correction 5 weeks ago and am still seeing halos, although they've been getting progressiv...
edward 21:14 4/13/2001 0
7mm pupil size & Night vis...
I have seen some answers to this issue on the board but would still like to pose it to the Drs. part...
Eric 06:15 4/11/2001 6
Help! Pupil measurement on da...
I had my dilated eye exam last Thursday. My pupil size was 5mm. This sounds silly, but I can't bel...
Kathy 13:43 4/08/2001 1
Alphagan / Pilo
Doctors, I used pilo regularly to help with GASH. With pilo's side effects, I tried Alphagan recent...
Dave 22:36 3/09/2001 1
Which procedure/machine is bes...
My pupil size (at dilation) is 5 mm. In your expert experience, which machine is best for me? I ha...
S 18:11 9/27/2000 2
 

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