Atlanta LASIK Eye Center
With LASIK now in its second decade, it is often the procedure of
choice for permanently improving vision. More than a million
life-changing refractive surgeries are
successfully performed each year in the United States. While LASIK
is an excellent solution for many people, each person’s eyes and
visual needs are unique, and for
some individuals, alternative procedures may produce better results.
Some examples include people with thin corneas or severe
nearsightedness.
Emory Vision physicians are proficient in a wide variety of
procedures. For example, Dr. Randleman and Dr. Stulting have been
principal investigators of the long-term
safety and efficacy of the Artisan phakic intraocular lens. All
Emory Surgeons are board-certified cornea fellows. Because of their
broad expertise, Emory Vision is able to
offer the widest available range of refractive surgery options,
providing the best available outcomes for patients.
If a person’s cornea is too thin, the degree of myopia too high, or
the shape of the cornea abnormal, laser treatment of the surface of
the cornea (PRK) or phakic intraocular lens implantation may be the
best option.
Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK) was the first procedure performed
using the Excimer laser. It corrects vision by reshaping the surface
of the cornea. First, the epithelium, a thin layer of cells that
covers the cornea, is completely removed. After the laser reshapes
the surface, new epithelium grows back over the treated area,
usually in three to seven days. Functional vision typically returns
within the first week. Many surgeons feel that PRK achieves
outstanding results, but patients who
have PRK have more discomfort and the healing process is longer
meaning good vision takes longer to achive than it does in those who
have LASIK.
www.emoryvision.com
875 Johnson Ferry Rd. - Suite 100
Atlanta, GA 30342
M - F 7:30 A.M. to 5 P.M. EST
Main - 404-778-2733
Fax - 404-778-6168
InView Vision
Keith P. Thompson, MD, is a board certified ophthalmologist and
founder and CEO of InView. He has 16 years of experience performing
refractive surgery.
He completed his undergraduate education at Texas A & M University
in College Station and earned his Medical Degree with honors from
Southwestern Medical School in Dallas. Following an internship in
internal medicine, Dr. Thompson completed his Ophthalmology
Residency at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami, where he
developed a research interest in new technologies for refractive
surgery. He completed a two-year National Institutes of Health
sponsored research fellowship studying corneal wound healing
following excimer laser surgery and biomaterials for synthetic
corneal lenses. Dr. Thompson also completed a clinical fellowship in
cornea and anterior segment surgery at the Emory University Eye
Center.
Dr. Thompson's commitment to education is apparent in that he has
published over 80 peer reviewed articles and abstracts, authored
over six patents on ophthalmic
technologies, and has lectured at over 179 scientific meetings
throughout North and South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle
East. He authored a book on refractive
surgery and has authored 11 book chapters. He has also trained more
than 22 fellows through the Emory Fellowship Program.
Immediately following surgery, there is little discomfort in most
cases. Most patients just experience a scratchy sensation in the
eye(s) which is usually relieved by the use
of Aspirin, Acetomenaphen (Tylenol), or Ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil).
Immediately after surgery, it is important to blink normally and to
use the artificial tears frequently. In case you have persistent
pain, we provide a prescription for pain medication, which you can
have filled either before or immediately after your surgery so that
it will be available if you need it. The medication will make you
groggy and sleepy. If you sleep, be sure to wear your protective eye
shields or goggles that will be given to you as you leave. This
should be worn the first two nights after surgery to ensure that you
don't inadvertently rub the eye and dislodge the flap. After the
first two nights, the flap will be firmly attached and it will then
be unnecessary to wear the shield.
www.inviewvision.com
301 Perimeter Center North
Suite 600
Atlanta, GA 30346-2404
1-800-SEE-MORE (733-6673)
404-843-EYES (3937)
Woolfson Eye Institute
Woolfson Eye Institute works closely with an elite group of
optometrists and ophthalmologists who form our affiliate network. We
provide patients with the absolute best treatment options available
anywhere and ensure they have the necessary follow-up treatment
vital to their overall vision health.
Selecting the right surgeon, one with the most knowledge about eye
health and the latest technology, is your most important decision.
It is critical that you select a doctor that has the surgical
expertise and experience to give you the best possible vision.
The search for a treatment that can restore the eye’s ability to see
at all distances has been one of the biggest challenges in
refractive surgery. Traditionally, when patients develop cataracts,
the treatment is removal and replacement of the cataract with an
implanted intraocular lens, or IOL. The IOL has a prescription, much
like a contact lens, and acts to provide focus at a given distance.
Some patients who have cataracts in both eyes prefer replacing one
cataract with a lens for distance vision and the other with a lens
for reading. This is called monovision and gives a greater range of
vision, but at a cost: loss of depth perception.
Similarly, lens implants have also been used on patients without
cataracts who have very high prescriptions in glasses, cannot
tolerate contact lenses, or who are not
candidates for LASIK or other laser vision correction options. This
has traditionally worked very well, but again, without any option
for correcting loss of near focus except for monovision.
The challenges have been overcome with the approval of several
advanced-technology IOLs. Alcon Acrysof ReSTOR, AMO ReZoom, and
eyeonics Crystalens are just three
of the latest improvements on a lens technology that has been used
to correct vision in patients with cataracts for the last 50 years.
These lenses can be used in patients
with or without cataracts who desire a life free from glasses not
only for distance, but also for near work. Although the goal of each
lens is similar, they have
particular differences in how they achieve presbyopia reduction.
www.woolfsoneye.com
Perimeter Place
800 Mount Vernon Highway
Suite 130
Atlanta, GA 30328
866-527-3722
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