"Lasik surgery - African Americans " Posted by R - raleigh, NC on 19:14:34 1/07/2000
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Has the surgery been done on African Americans? How many? How well are the results? It is my understanding that African Americans take in more light throught the eyes. Do you re-calibrate the machines for African Americans?
1. "LASIK Q's" Posted by Dean Hu on 05:03:49 1/15/2000
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People of all different backgrounds have had LASIK. There is no differences in treatment. Studies to analyze results of LASIK have grouped all people together. All eyes are a little different, but they all function the same way.
People who have darker colored eyes, however, typically have smaller pupils, which is an advantage in having a lesser chance of getting night vision halos and starbursts.
Good Luck, Dean Hu
2. "Sorry for disturbance but.." Posted by M - can't remember, VA on 20:08:43 9/03/2003
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What are night halos and starbursts
3. "Response" Posted by Glenn - Sacramento, CA on 21:32:49 9/03/2003
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Night halos and starbursts are aberrations that emit from light sources at night.
An example of a halo would be looking at the moon on a slightly foggy night. You see the clear light reflected off the moon, and a halo of light appearing around the moon.
Starbursts are narrow pointed shafts of light they appear to emit from light sources.
It is estimated that about 5% of people have halos and/or starburst problems naturally. These aberrations can be a consequence of refractive surgery if care is not taken. For more details, read http://www.usaeyes.org/faq/subjects/pupil_size.htm.
Glenn Hagele
Council for Refractive Surgery Quality Assurance http://www.USAeyes.org
http://www.ComplicatedEyes.org
I am not a doctor.
4. "Additional Response" Posted by Glenn - Sacramento, CA on 11:17:45 9/06/2003
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I thought about my previous answer to your question and realized that I may have inadvertently misinformed. While it is true that there is virtually no difference in how the excimer laser response for people of different ethnic ancestry, this is not true of all issues surrounding refractive surgery. Other events do respond differently for people of color than people of light pigmentation. The laser is the same, but some procedures and application of medications may be different.
Glenn Hagele
Council for Refractive Surgery Quality Assurance http://www.USAeyes.org
http://www.ComplicatedEyes.org
I am not a doctor.
5. "Additional Response" Posted by Glenn - Sacramento, CA on 11:18:19 9/06/2003
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I thought about my previous answer to your question and realized that I may have inadvertently misinformed. While it is true that there is virtually no difference in how the excimer laser response for people of different ethnic ancestry, this is not true of all issues surrounding refractive surgery. Other events do respond differently for people of color than people of light pigmentation. The laser is the same, but some procedures and application of medications may be different.
Glenn Hagele
Council for Refractive Surgery Quality Assurance http://www.USAeyes.org
http://www.ComplicatedEyes.org
I am not a doctor.
6. "African Americans and Lasik surgery" Posted by Rick - Dallas, TX on 13:21:16 2/08/2006
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