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 lasik device, Jill - atlanta, GA, 11/30/2000
  lasik flap maker, William B. Trattler, MD Miami, FL 12/01/2000, (#1)
 lasik device, Jill - atlanta, GA, 12/01/2000, (#2)
Summit, Nidek, Moria, Randy - Jonesboro, GA, 12/15/2000, (#3)
Summit Apex, Daniel - Los Angeles, CA, 12/16/2000, (#4)
Information, William B. Trattler, MD Miami, FL 12/16/2000, (#5)
Daniel, William B. Trattler, MD Miami, FL 12/16/2000, (#6)
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"lasik device"
Posted by Jill - atlanta, GA on 13:21:33 11/30/2000
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What is the difference between th Summit OmniMed Apex Excimer Laser and the Moria Microkeratome and Nidek exicmer laser? Are they both approved my the Medical Association? Is one better than the other. Please advise.
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1. "lasik flap maker"
Posted by William B. Trattler, MD on 01:51:39 12/01/2000
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I truly hope that you are not trying to pick your surgeon based on the type of microkeratome that the doctor is using. I use the Moria - and I absolutely love the way my LASIK flaps come out. But I know other doctors that prefer other microkeratomes. I do not know very much about the Summit microkeratome.
I hope this helps
Bill Trattler, MD
Miami, FL
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2. "lasik device"
Posted by Jill - atlanta, GA on 14:11:04 12/01/2000
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Thank you for your response.
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3. "Summit, Nidek, Moria"
Posted by Randy - Jonesboro, GA on 11:07:33 12/15/2000
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>What is the difference between th Summit
>OmniMed Apex Excimer Laser and the
>Moria Microkeratome and Nidek exicmer laser?
> Are they both approved my
>the Medical Association? Is one
>better than the other. Please advise.
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The Summit and the Nidek are exicmer lasers that perform the operation, the Moria is a microkeratome, this device cuts the flap for lasik. These are two totally different devices. The Summit OmniMed Apex is wrong. The OmniMed was second gereration, the Apex was next. The Apex is a large beam laser. The Apex Plus is and has been out for a few years. It is 4th gereration and their latest (not counting the Autonomous LadarVision, which is a flying spot laser). It is a large beam laser with an optic that rotates to help smooth the ablation. It also uses disk technology, this is the disk for astigmatism or hyperopia that is inserted in the beam path of the laser. Hope this helps clear things up. Randy Hill, Emory Vision
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Posted by Daniel - Los Angeles, CA on 01:06:39 12/16/2000
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This laser was proven in a study by Dr. Robert Maloney to cause a higher incidence of irregular astigmatisms. He no longer uses this laser.
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5. "Information"
Posted by William B. Trattler, MD on 07:08:44 12/16/2000
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Where do you get this information. The Summit laser is used by many surgeons, and I am not aware of any studies or reports that the Summit has a higher degree of post-LASIK astigmatism versus other lasers. When one doctor switches lasers, it can be for a variety of reasons.
I personally have never used the Summit laser. But to say that it has a high incidence of irregular astigmatism is a false statement - please be so kind as to provide some type of reference more than - somebody told me.
Thank you
Bill Trattler, MD
Miami, FL
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6. "Daniel"
Posted by William B. Trattler, MD on 12:53:11 12/16/2000
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If the laser was proven in a study - show me the study. I would be more than happy to know there is a problem with a particular laser - but I do not know of this study.
Bill Trattler, MD
Miami, FL
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