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Flap Striae & Wrinkles 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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Flap wrinkle now blurred visio...
I hope someone can help. I just had laser surgery on Saturday. When I went back for the follow up ...
Jim 19:58 2/21/2006 0
Rubbed my eyes???
I just had lasik done 3 days ago, and while I was asleep last night I must of taken off my eye shiel...
kathy 22:42 2/17/2006 0
1 month and wrinkled
I just had my 1 month post op appt and was informed I have a small wrinkle in my left eye, not in my...
Sarah 11:22 2/11/2006 2
Flap striae in right eye
I'll do my best to make a long story short. I had custom LASIK in both eyes about 8 months ago. Wi...
Todd 00:12 12/16/2005 1
flap problem
My wife had laser surgery about 2 weeks ago. She said after the procedure that she felt some minor p...
william 21:48 11/04/2005 6
Straie Problems / RPG Lenses /...
I had Lasik surgery in Jan. 05 and came out with quite lousy results. My doctor says all the numbers...
Jay 16:10 10/16/2005 3
How does one know if blurrines...
I have blurriness in an eye that didn't even get Lasik fully completely- it had the suction and Intr...
B 23:17 10/04/2005 1
3 weeks post striae lift
I had flap lift and epithelial scraping 10 days after initial LASIK [for HYPEROPIA]. MD says striae ...
steven 21:02 8/30/2005 6
wrinkles not affecting vision
I had Lasik 4 weeks ago. On my first 2 follow ups everything was great. On my 1 month check up (toda...
Mike 23:33 7/29/2005 2
Flap Wrinkle .... Need Help!!!
Hello, I had my lasik operation about 6 weeks ago and had a checkup with another ophthalmologist and...
Mike 20:17 4/11/2005 3
Stria Smooth
I had Lasic 6 1/2 moth ago and after that i have been strugling with dry eyes. My left eye is blury ...
Sterling 21:07 1/25/2005 0
Wrinkles but 20/15 vision
Hello, I need some advice. I had Lasik on 1/7/04. Last Friday, 1/14, I went in for a follow-up and a...
Tmirah 21:58 1/19/2005 2
More of the same on Striae, bu...
It has been one month since my Lasik on both eyes in Michigan. One eye is 20/20 or better and I am ...
dave 18:40 1/14/2005 5
What is causing my double visi...
I had LASIK on 11/22/04. The procedure went fine. My next day check up was fine. Over the next few ...
Bill 10:34 12/09/2004 0
Just diagnosed with striae, do...
Hi, I am 6 days post-LASIK. First day was 20/20 right and 20/15 left. Now am 20/25 right and 20/20...
Sara 21:52 11/07/2004 7
striae
I had lasik done in late May 2004. At my one day, one week, and one month follow ups, my left eye a...
Greg 22:47 8/29/2004 1
Striae doc - Colorado
I am looking for a referral to a striae doc in Colorado so I can get a second opinion. Thanks for y...
Erica 11:55 6/01/2004 1
Microstriae
I had intralasik on 5/20/04. On 5/28/04, my doc refloated both of my flaps to get out "subtle" micr...
Erica 21:27 5/31/2004 2
Need referral for flap striae
I need to see a Dr in the philadelphia area, who is an expert in flap striae mgt. I had LASIK proce...
joe 22:38 6/15/2003 0
Reovery after removal of flap ...
I had LASIK done 5 months ago, with resulting 20/20 vision in my right eye and 20/40 vision in my le...
Lisa 00:54 2/15/2003 1
mini striae, what next after l...
Mini wrinkles in one eye affect my vision to the point that I would like correction. Flap was lifted...
sue 22:31 2/05/2003 3
Striae with blurriness
My wife and I had Lasik two weeks ago in Charlotte after receiving glowing reports of our daughter's...
Mike 21:47 1/12/2003 10
Flap suturing for microstriae
I am six weeks post LASIK and am having some difficulty with my left eye (right is perfect). My pre...
Anthony 06:21 10/17/2002 2
Wrinkles corrected, still have...
I had lasik March 01. Surgeon never told me I had wrinkles or any complication even after I went b...
Gloria 18:43 8/11/2002 4
Flap Striae & Wrinkles For...
dear sir, last year on April 12, 2001 my brother underwent thru lasik. From the very first da...
samar 07:26 4/28/2002 0
Dr. Trattler
I did not receive an email message from you. Could you send me your email address so that I can add...
Kim 18:38 3/25/2002 0
Dr. Trattler
I was wondering if it would be possible to discuss my case with you. I am really at my wit's end an...
Kim 23:30 3/24/2002 1
Striae at 3 months post lasik,...
I'm looking for opinions from those on the forum, either who have been there, or who are medically q...
John 03:04 3/20/2002 2
Treatment on top of the flap
Can you please tell me if doing a custom laser treatment on top of the flap is still considered high...
Mike 03:46 3/04/2002 2
Flap lifting after 11 months
On Friday I'm going in to my doctor to have my left eye flap lifted and stretched to remove wrinkles...
Laura 03:18 3/01/2002 2
First DLK, now striae
I had bilateral LASIK 10/11/01, and on post op day 1 had DLK in the right eye with vision at 20/80. ...
Becky 11:30 10/28/2001 2
STRIAE AND GIANT PAPILLARY CON...
I really hope someone out there could help me with this problem... please..please..please Around 5 m...
David 23:20 9/23/2001 2
Streaks in vision and enhancem...
I had bilateral lasik January 2000. Pre-op I was -4.50. Post-op I vary between 20/25 and 20/30. Wit...
Larry 11:11 8/08/2001 0
Near Blurriness a result of St...
I had lasik less than a week ago and I can see perfectly at a distance, however up close work is sti...
Diana 17:56 7/07/2001 0
What's up, Doc?
I had a wrinkle smoothing procedure done a week ago Thursday (at four weeks post-lasik). The next d...
Christine 12:21 6/30/2001 1
flap striae
I had lasik performed last Monday, 5/7 and have been extremely blurry ever since. My dr. says that ...
Christie 22:06 5/24/2001 4
Just a little wrinkle
5 days post op, left eye great, just a little wrinkle in the right eye. The Dr said on a scale 1 to ...
Ann 11:30 5/12/2001 3
poor vision after 6 weeks due ...
I posted a message yesterday and would love a response from a doc. that fixes complications from sur...
Cynthia 21:41 5/10/2001 2
corneal suturing
I am 3 months post-op and my surgeon wants to suture my rt. cornea to try to eliminate striae. Is i...
dawnmarie 21:10 5/10/2001 8
PEE
Went back to the doc for my one week post op exam (6 days to be precise). My right eye is holding s...
Rick 07:22 4/14/2001 1
flap striae
I had posted a previous question relating to post-enhancement double (acutally quadruple vision) and...
merry 12:05 4/03/2001 3
Outside Line of Vision
I had a flap refloat about a month after my surgery to fix the wrinkles. According to the doctor, t...
Kristen 13:24 3/14/2001 1
Not Striae---But.....
Patient presented the following: 42 year old male Pre-op : OD -5.75 +1.00, OS -5.50 +1.00, no diplo...
JIm 20:31 3/06/2001 3
Dry Weather and Flap Striae
I had lasik surgery on December 13th and have been happy with my results except for my night vision....
Kristen 18:07 1/27/2001 1
Flap wrinkles returned - smoot...
It's six months since I've had a flap refloat. Actually I had two refloats. The first one didn't wor...
Jennifer 01:45 7/16/2000 4
striae
I had lasik done 7 weeks ago and now have 3 or 4 striae directly across my left pupil. My opthomolog...
Eli 20:59 9/07/2000 1
Striae
successful Lasik surgery on 10/10. That night, I inadvertently rubbed my left eye and caused a ...
Ronny 11:28 10/25/2000 1
striae removal
My dr. said that he wanted to remove the striae in my eye by lifting the flap and filling the space...
jack 21:40 10/25/2000 2
striae
I had lasik done 3 weeks ago and was told by my doctor that I have a few striae on my left eye. My v...
jack 01:38 10/27/2000 3
Striae removal after 4 1/2 mon...
I´ve had my Lasik surgery 4 and a half months ago, and developed striae on both my eyes, which cause...
Gabriel 13:37 11/22/2000 2
3 months post-Lasik
I had Lasik performed 3 months ago and developed microstriae in my right eye that were significantly...
jack 21:20 1/03/2001 1
Striae Removal - 6 months post...
My 18 year old son and I had LASIK surgery in July, 2000. My outcome is fine, unfortunately, his is ...
Ellen 20:06 1/06/2001 2
striae
I am a 41 year old Family Physician and had lasik performed 6 mo ago with fantastic results. My sis...
Thomas 03:29 1/02/2001 8
Striae - How rare am I?
I had Lasik in March 2000 and the day after the surgery, I had to have both flaps repositioned. My s...
Mark 01:49 12/31/2000 3
STRIAE, CENTRAL ISLAND AND UND...
I had lasik on Dec. 15 and feel I had disastrous results. The DO (not MD who performed procedure) a...
elizabeth 08:04 12/20/2000 2
Enhancement Blurry
Hello, I had Lasik in April and December 1st had the enhancement in the left eye. When I went back ...
Loydene 10:55 12/09/2000 0
Striae causing double vision?
Hello, I had the LASIK procedure performed on 7/00, starting with my left eye at 9.0, 2.5 astigmatis...
Marj 19:56 11/30/2000 2
Small Stria and New Procedure ...
I just returned from seeing my surgeonI am 1 week post-enhancement. I have been having a problem wi...
R 23:55 11/28/2000 13
should all striae be removed?
I had Lasik about 5 months ago which resulted in striae in one eye. It does not affect my vision. Is...
Dhana 00:41 11/06/2000 1
Recurrent wrinkles
In June I had Lasik surgery on my left eye. During the procedure a scratch on the eye occurred. Th...
Pam 13:14 11/05/2000 1
wrinkles
I had LASIK one week ago. The first day after surgery I had 20/15 in my left eye and 20/20 in my rig...
Meg 09:12 10/28/2000 2
Should I get another opinion? ...
I have had a very crazy three weeks. OK, rundown time....-6 both eyes pre-op, proceedure done 8-25, ...
adam 09:00 10/13/2000 2
Is another lift worth the risk...
I just had my two-week post op examination and have some problems. Though my corneas look good, my f...
Trish 13:10 9/13/2000 1
Flap Striae / Enhancement
Hi! I had LASIK done in India on 21 July 2000. My pre-op prescripition was OD -3.25 OS -3.00, -0.5...
Help 08:29 8/18/2000 1
corneal suturing
My surgeon wants to suture my right cornea to remove striae as I am 3 months post-op. In your experi...
dawnmarie 21:42 8/03/2000 1
Striae Removal Procedures
I had LASIK performed on 6/15. On 6/21 my doctor confirmed that I had micro striae on my left corne...
Emily 20:38 7/31/2000 4
"epithelium wave"
I had my Ladarvision Flying Spot laser treatment 9 days ago. I had been about -7 diopter myopic in ...
Yuri 10:04 7/30/2000 1
Any Striae experts in CO
In spending time reading through the striae problems in this bulletin board I'm thinking it might no...
Jennifer 16:56 7/13/2000 1
Wrinkles and Birth Control
I had LASIK performed 7 days ago and am a little concerned about 2 things and would like to hear a s...
Rachel 14:58 7/06/2000 6
Folds/Wrinkles
I had lasik surgery 5 weeks ago. My vision before was 20/400. My vision now is 20/40 struggling to ...
Paul 19:01 7/05/2000 1
striae
I am a 41 year old family physician and had lasik performed 6 mo ago. My 45 year old sister, unfort...
Thomas 23:02 6/27/2000 2
Flap Wrinkle, Epitheleal Scrap...
2 months ago I underwent a Lasik enhancement. The following day I was told I had a flap wrinkle in t...
Jennifer 19:37 2/12/2000 1
Best Strategy for thin flap w/...
My LASIK surgery was last friday (Sept 10th) and here's my situation: the procedure on my right eye ...
Joel 12:51 9/16/99 5
Mulitiple refloats
At my 1 week appt. after my recent LASIK surgery, my doctor told me I had wrinkles in the flaps of b...
Tim 11:52 3/12/2000 4
Flap striae (wrinkles)
I am 4 days post op and my left eye (20/40) is not as clear as my right (20/25). My doctor today sa...
Diane 19:05 5/19/2000 3
Flap hydration for wrinkle rem...
I am on a quest for as much info as I can get about correcting flap wrinkles, and I need answers qui...
Paula 18:45 5/30/2000 1
Detection of flap wrinkles
Are there any signs whether one has flap wrinkles or straii, without actually going to the doctor? ...
John 10:49 6/10/2000 1
flap wrinkles
Visited the doctor today, fri. 1-07,6 weeks post lasik, said vision is now at 20/30, also did topogr...
bernie 21:17 1/09/2000 1
flap wrinkles/striae
After having lasik in both eyes, I returned to the doctor the next day for standard checkup and dico...
bernie 00:45 1/15/2000 11
small eye sockets and striae
I had LASIK on 5/10. My vision prior was 20/80 (left) and 20/100 (right). I found out during the p...
Liz 09:50 5/29/2000 1
microstriae questions
I have a bunch of questions on microstriae and would greatly appreciate any feedback. Background i...
Paula 08:49 6/25/2000 3
Loose epithelial
I'm hoping that one of you doctors can give me more information on this type of problem. I first po...
Therese 23:51 6/22/2000 1
Flap Wrinkle Procedures
I would like to know what the latest techniques are for removing wrinkles. Dr. Tennen, there is a d...
Ratty 04:47 2/18/2000 8
Need referral for flap wrinkle...
Dear Doctors, I have wrinkles and see up to 7 or so images at night, and at least 3 during the day. ...
Ratty 15:30 1/31/2000 4
Is a flap wrinkle or undercorr...
I am 9 days post op from lasik and my left eye is not very clear (20/40). My doctor sees more stri...
Diane 13:39 8/25/99 2
What to do about a ripple in m...
As I have previously posted, I had Lasik on 7/16/99. Three days later, I brushed my right eye accid...
Shelley Holshey 15:04 7/29/99 1
Straie
I had LASIK nine months ago on both my right and left eye (with the Summit Apex+). My vision in my...
Carrie Eagen 01:28 6/23/99 3
Flap wrinkle
My sister-in-law just had surgery on 9/3 and had a flap wrinkle. A contact was placed in the eye. ...
Jeanette 21:09 9/08/99 1
Wrinkle - What now?
Hi, I did read the FAQ about the specific problem i probably having but it got me very confused. Ye...
Meny 16:12 10/10/99 4
Striae - After a Refloat
It seems that the most suggested treatment for striae is a refloat. What to do after that fails is n...
Travis 22:01 5/04/2000 1
Microscopic striae
I am 2 weeks post surgery on my left eye, and I see quite well, but my vision often seems blurry and...
Karen 10:53 1/22/2000 1
striae
2 month post lasik, have been measured at approximately 20/30 in left eye, dr. has decided against 2...
bernie 00:34 1/28/2000 2
 

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