Eye Surgery Misconceptions
Our practice did the very first Laser Vision correction in Dallas-Fort Worth, after FDA approval in January of 1996. While this is great, it is even more amazing that Lasik has now been performed for more than 15 years.
There is still a perception that it’s a "new surgery" and I often hear things like, “I'm waiting until they perfect the procedure before I do it myself.” The comment that always amazes me is this line, “Well, I have an astigmatism so I can’t have Lasik." There are just a lot of misconceptions out there. I guess I am no different when I start talking about things of which I only have small amounts of knowledge. I’m sure I’ve said things that are just as off-base about, say, a car repair.
I have been dong vision correction for over 27 years now. After all these years, I still get excited when I wake up in the morning after I have done a Lasik procedure at Kleiman|Evangelista Eye Center. Before I ever even make it a few steps out of the bed, my mind flashes to all the smiles and joy I am going to find on the faces of the Lasik patients whose lives I changed.
About two weeks ago, a nice gentleman in his late 20s came to see me. He was at his wits’ end trying to see. He had a very bad astigmatism and couldn’t attain good vision with glasses or contact lenses. He had “heard” that he was not a Lasik candidate because he “had an astigmatism". In my mind these high astigmatism cases are some of the best Lasik candidates with the help of today’s technology, and this is exactly what I told him. His first reaction was complete disbelief as he had spent most of his life thinking that he was not a Lasik candidate. We completed his pre-op exam and carefully mapped out his cornea, generating wavefront data to use for his treatment with Iris registration. His surgery went off without a hitch, and when he got up, he was amazed.
The next morning he came in with 20/20 vision in both eyes. As soon as I came into the room he got up and gave me a big hug. This is a hug from a very macho guy nearing the age of 30. He went on to tell me that he had "given up" on ever seeing well and still couldn’t believe what I had done for him.
As humans we take our health or vision for granted until we do not have it anymore. I see this kind of thing all the time at Kleiman|Evangelista Eye Center. Thankfully, at Kleiman|Evangelista Eye Center, we are able to assist those with poor vision through attention to detail, good communication and experience with proven Lasik technologies. While I helped him, he also helped me. This brief interaction in an otherwise busy day helped me appreciate what I have with my own vision and how lucky I am to have this as a career.
There is still a perception that it’s a "new surgery" and I often hear things like, “I'm waiting until they perfect the procedure before I do it myself.” The comment that always amazes me is this line, “Well, I have an astigmatism so I can’t have Lasik." There are just a lot of misconceptions out there. I guess I am no different when I start talking about things of which I only have small amounts of knowledge. I’m sure I’ve said things that are just as off-base about, say, a car repair.
I have been dong vision correction for over 27 years now. After all these years, I still get excited when I wake up in the morning after I have done a Lasik procedure at Kleiman|Evangelista Eye Center. Before I ever even make it a few steps out of the bed, my mind flashes to all the smiles and joy I am going to find on the faces of the Lasik patients whose lives I changed.
About two weeks ago, a nice gentleman in his late 20s came to see me. He was at his wits’ end trying to see. He had a very bad astigmatism and couldn’t attain good vision with glasses or contact lenses. He had “heard” that he was not a Lasik candidate because he “had an astigmatism". In my mind these high astigmatism cases are some of the best Lasik candidates with the help of today’s technology, and this is exactly what I told him. His first reaction was complete disbelief as he had spent most of his life thinking that he was not a Lasik candidate. We completed his pre-op exam and carefully mapped out his cornea, generating wavefront data to use for his treatment with Iris registration. His surgery went off without a hitch, and when he got up, he was amazed.
The next morning he came in with 20/20 vision in both eyes. As soon as I came into the room he got up and gave me a big hug. This is a hug from a very macho guy nearing the age of 30. He went on to tell me that he had "given up" on ever seeing well and still couldn’t believe what I had done for him.
As humans we take our health or vision for granted until we do not have it anymore. I see this kind of thing all the time at Kleiman|Evangelista Eye Center. Thankfully, at Kleiman|Evangelista Eye Center, we are able to assist those with poor vision through attention to detail, good communication and experience with proven Lasik technologies. While I helped him, he also helped me. This brief interaction in an otherwise busy day helped me appreciate what I have with my own vision and how lucky I am to have this as a career.
As with any vision correction procedure, results may vary patient to patient. Most patients report improved immediate vision. Additionally, the majority of our patients continue to experience improvement in their vision for up to six months.
