www.LifeAfterLasik.com was founded by entrepreneur
Dean Andrew Kantis (Founder and President of,
www.MicroJetPositions.com,
an Aircraft Micro Jet Brokerage out of Fort
Lauderdale, FL) in 2005 in order to help potential
LASIK patients (and existing damaged LASIK patients) truly
understand ALL of the known and unknown risks of "cutting a
permanent FLAP into a perfectly healthy cornea" possibly
creating permanent Dry Eye Syndrome (effecting the eye's
ability to produce an adequate hydration tear film mandatory
for the health of one's cornea as well as BCVA "Best
Corrected Visual Acuity"), night time disturbances, halos,
starbursts, tunnel vision, double/triple vision, detached
retina, floaters, inability to ever be correctable to 20/20
vision, contrast color issues, depression that could lead
and has lead to suicide with about 12 LASIK patients to
date, loss of work, loss of career, permanent eye
disability, loss of marriage, cyclotorsional rotation, flap
dislodgement, Ectasia, corneal transplants, and of course
legal and permanent blindness.
Unfortunately, the most/all LASIK staff and physicians spend
more time going over the credit card and payment options to
get your $5,000 for 15 minutes worth of work, then
describing the reality of the above Adverse
Events/Complications. And if and when there is a
problem with 1 or both of your eyes, remember each of you
has (2) eyes per patient, or (2) patients, the LASIK doctor
will most likely attempt to keep you coming back, tied into
them, for at least 2 years so they can try to push you past
the Statute of Limitations, "the time frame necessary to SUE
your LASIK clinic, Laser Company, Staff, and Physician."
Well now you know this. No where is this information
given to you or mentioned to you. What the LASIK
facility will give you, is a Informed Consent Form, which
describes all of the above potential problems, and then at
the bottom a place for you to sign that you "understand that
any or all of those could happen to you and even if they
botched the procedure, that you will hold them harmless in
litigating for MED MAL damages." Why do you think they
make you sign this form when it protects the LASIK doctor,
Laser Company, and staff while hurts the patients chances of
ever suing for permanent eye damages, loss of work, pain,
etc..? Answer: They truly do not care about you
and your suffering, and it is many people's belief as it is
mine, that they are all violating the HO Hippocratic Oath to
do "no harm" and unfortunately they are getting away with it
because each LASIK doctor agrees to NOT tell on another.
That way they all can continue to earn even more money then
some of the highest cardiovascular doctors today...Truth be
told. You have been warned.
About
Us..."Here are the reasons why we are warning everybody about the
Lying Lasik Doctors:"
Hurt LASIK Patients? Did your LASIK
doctor tell you that your eyes are in that 5% group that it just
didn't work well for and that it could take 5-7 years for your eyes
to completely heal? This is a lie AND even if you SUE THEM,
they will most likely APPEAL, and APPEAL and APPEAL until you give
up trying to sue them!! The SICK LASIK DOCTORS are
trying to push you past the Statute of Limitations so that you can't
sue them!! Immediately seek legal council anyway and find an
attorney that has previously won a LASIK Lawsuit. In the
opinion of many hurt LASIK patients, stay away from any CRSQA doctor
or anything related to Glenn Hagele, as we believe he has proven
himself to be VERY DANGEROUS!! Why am I trying to warn
you? Because I care...and most LASIK Doctors simply "do not
care about you...and will try to sue you."
The year is 2008...these links, are in my opinion, what I have
learned from first hand experience in dealing with the LASIK Lies &
Uninformed Consent that doctors are providing patients with because
the FDA has not made it a point to provide the thorough
documentation showing all of the harmful effects caused by LASIK,
but rather has let the LASIK Industry and LASIK Surgeons make it up
as they want to in order to "spin/sell" patients on the "benefits,"
without correctly and ethically educating and informing patients of
"known and unknown detriments" that every LASIK procedure causes to
each and every patient's cornea...This website will expose you to
the truth that the doctors are not providing...Are you open to
hearing what the greedy LASIK Industry doesn't want you to see? Is LASIK Really Worth The Risk...Creating
A Flap That Never Heals, Creating Wrinkled Flaps, & Hiding
Problems Under The Surface?
Do you really think that the LASIK Doctors are going to tell you the
entire story? NO, they know you would never have LASIK if they
did! The below pictures show your new
vision after LASIK. Did your LASIK doctor show you pictures
like this so that you are fully provided with "Informed Consent..."
There is a good chance that if you choose LASIK, your new vision
could look like this for the rest of your life & there is NO KNOWN
CURE to fix these visual disturbances...Did your LASIK doctor show
you these pictures before $5,000 was paid?:
Lasik
Definitions:
A
Ablate
In surgery, to remove.
Ablation
The vaporization of tissue with the excimer laser.
Ablation zone
The area of tissue that is removed during laser surgery.
ALK
See Automated lamellar keratoplasty.
Aniseikonia
A difference in imaging size between the two eyes.
Anisometropia
A difference in refractive power of the two eyes in which
the variance is at least one diopter.
Anterior chamber
The fluid-filled area between the cornea and the lens.
Aqueous humor
The fluid in the anterior chamber.
Astigmatism
A refractive error caused by an irregular shape of the
cornea (much like a football). Astigmatism is measured in
terms of diopters, cylinder meridian or axis. Uncorrected
astigmatism may produce ghosting or double images.
Automated lamellar keratoplasty (ALK)
A procedure in which the surgeon first creates a flap in the
uppermost layer of the cornea using a device called a
microkeratome. Then the surgeon makes an optical cut after
removing additional tissue with a second pass of the
microkeratome.
Axis
In ophthalmology, a line that is the symmetrical center of a
curved optical surface. Measure of astigmatism.
B
BCVA
See best corrected visual acuity.
Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA)
The best possible vision a person can achieve with
corrective lenses measured in terms of Snellen lines on an
eye chart.
Bowman's membrane
The non-regenerative layer of tissue between the epithelium
and the stroma (5-10 microns thick – .005 to .01
millimeters).
Broad beam laser
A medical instrument that produces a powerful beam of light
that is focused at close range to remove corneal tissue. A
broad beam laser uses a relatively large beam diameter (from
6.0 to 8.0 millimeters) which can be manipulated to ablate
the cornea.
C
Center islands
A manageable complication of LASIK related to ablation. The
incidence of center islands has been greatly reduced as more
ophthalmic research has been devoted to its contributing
factors.
Cornea
The outer part of the eye that provides 70% of the eye's
refractive power. The cornea is approximately 500 microns
thick (.5 millimeter) and consists of 5 layers epithelium,
Bowman's membrane, stroma, Descemet's membrane and
endothelium.
Cylinder meridian
In ophthalmology, a line that is the symmetrical center of a
curved optical surface. Measure of astigmatism.
D
Decentration
A complication caused by movement of the pupil that can be
corrected with an enhancement procedure.
Descemet's membrane
The layer of the cornea between the stroma and endothelium.
Five microns thick (.005 millimeters), this membrane
provides an adhesion layer for the endothelium.
Deturgescence
The balance of hydration in the eye.
Diopters
A measurement of refractive error. Hyperopia is measured in
terms of positive diopters. Myopia is measured in terms of
negative diopters. The most common refractive errors ranged
between +6 to -6 diopters.
Dry eye
A Syndrome characterized by corneal dryness due to deficient
tear production.
E
Ectasia
A progressive corneal thinning and bulging.
Emmetropes
People who have no refractive error.
Emmetropia
The ophthalmic term for a perfect refractive state – no
nearsightedness, farsightedness or astigmatism.
Endothelium
The innermost layer of the cornea. The endothelium is one
cell layer thick (5-10 microns or .005-.01 millimeters) and
provides hydration balance to maintain the cornea's
transparency. The endothelium serves three main purposes it
regulates the stroma's water content, provides a barrier to
ingress of several constituents of the aqueous humor, and
actively transports glucose.
Enhancement
A secondary refractive procedure performed after the initial
one in an attempt to achieve better visual acuity.
Epithelial ingrowth
A complication of LASIK wherein epithelial cells grow
underneath the corneal flap.
Epithelium
The outermost layer of cells of the cornea. Six cells thick
(20 microns), the epithelium is the eye's first defense
against infection.
Excimer laser
A "cold" laser used in refractive surgery to remove corneal
tissue.
F
Farsightedness
See "Hyperopia"
G
Glare
A complication of refractive surgery in which the patient
sees additional luster around lights. Glare is a subjective
experience that often decreases with time.
Ghosting
A distortion of image due to irregular healing of the
corneal surface.
Globe
The eyeball.
H
Halos
A complication of refractive surgery in which the patient
sees additional rings around lights at night. Halos are
subjective experiences that often decrease with time.
Haze
A relatively rare complication of LASIK caused by the
deposition of ground substance in the cornea. An
ophthalmologist can measure the haze response of a patient's
eye under a slit lamp, but patients' experiences of haze
vary. Outcomes for the patient include decreased night
vision, halos or loss of best corrected visual acuity.
Caused by the eye's reaction to the laser, haze often
decreases with time and is more common with PRK.
Hyperopes
People who are farsighted.
Hyperopia
The ophthalmic term for farsightedness. In the hyperopic
eye, images are focused in back of the retina. The hyperopic
eye is often described as being too flat or too short.
I
Intraocular pressure
The pressure the fluid contained within the eye exerts on
the globe.
Irregular astigmatism
A refractive error caused by an irregular shape of the
cornea in which the curve on one side of the meridian or
axis is not symmetrical with the curve on the other side.
K
Keratectomy
The portion of the LASIK procedure in which the surgeon
raises a thin layer of the cornea – creates a corneal flap –
with an instrument called a microkeratome, to expose the
layer of the cornea called the stroma.
Keratoconous
A rare inherited condition of the cornea in which the cornea
is steepened to the point of being cone-shaped.
Keratomileusis
The carving of the cornea formerly done with a lathe and
blade, now done with an excimer laser.
Keratoplasty
The replacement (transplantation) of the cornea.
Keratoplasty can be lamellar (replacement of superficial
layers) or penetrating (replacement of the full thickness of
the cornea).
Keratotomy
A surgical incision (cut) of the cornea.
L
Lamellar keratoplasty
The replacement of superficial layers of the cornea with the
layers of another donor cornea.
Laser
An acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of
radiation. A medical instrument that produces a powerful
beam of light and can produce intense heat or cool
vaporization when focused at close range. Lasers are often
used in surgery to remove tissue.
LASIK
The acronym for laser assisted in situ keratomileusis. The
name refers the use of a laser to reshape the cornea without
invading the adjacent cell layers.
Leucomas
Scars that are dense and white.
M
Meibomian secretions
Oily secretions from the eyelid glands that supply the outer
portion of tear film, prevent rapid tear evaporation and
tear overflow.
Micron
One thousandth of a millimeter. The symbol for a micron is
.
Microkeratome
The instrument a surgeon uses to create the corneal flap in
the uppermost layer of the cornea during the LASIK
procedure.
Monovision
The purposeful adjustment of one eye for near vision and the
other for distance vision accomplished with either
corrective lenses or surgery.
Myopes
People who are nearsighted.
Myopia
The medical term for nearsightedness. Eye is too steep, too
long, image is focused in front of the retina.
N
Nearsightedness
See "Myopia"
Nebulas
Scars that are translucent.
Nomogram
A surgeon's adjustment to the laser's computer calculation
to further refine his or her own results.
O
Off label use
The permissible use of an approved drug or instrument in a
way that has not been specifically sanctioned.
Optic nerve
The millions of optical nerve fibers connecting to the eye
and terminating in the brain where images are created and
processed.
Overcorrection
The result achieved when the change to refractive error
exceeds the attempted correction.
P
Pachymetry
The process of measuring corneal thickness, usually using an
ultrasonic probe.
Photorefractive keratotomy
A procedure involving the removal of the surface layer of
the cornea (epithelium) by gentle scraping and use of a
computer-controlled excimer laser to reshape the stroma.
Acronym is PRK.
Plano
Characterized by no refractive error.
Practice of medicine
A regulatory body's allowance of practitioners to make
decisions to best serve their patients.
Presbyopia
The natural deterioration of near vision caused by loss of
flexibility in the eye's lens as one ages.
PRK
The acronym for photorefractive keratotomy. A procedure
involving the removal of the surface layer of the cornea
(epithelium) by gentle scraping and use of a
computer-controlled excimer laser to reshape the stroma.
Ptosis
Droopy eyelid.
R
Radial keratotomy
A surgical procedure designed to correct myopia
(nearsightedness) by flattening the cornea with incisions.
The procedure is called a radial keratotomy because the
incisions resemble the spokes in a wheel. Acronym is RK.
Refraction
The bending of light wave as they pass from one medium to
another.
Refractive surgery
Any surgical procedure that attempts to decrease the
patient's refractive error. Typically the surgeon alters the
shape of the cornea in order to change the angle at which an
image is projected onto the retina.
Regression
A backwards shift from the initial visual outcome.
Regular astigmatism
A refractive error caused by an irregular shape of the
cornea (usually a football shape) in which the curvature is
symmetrical across one or more meridians or axes.
Retina
Light processing membrane; converts light into electrical
impulses that are transmitted to the optic nerve.
RK
Acronym for radial keratotomy. A surgical procedure designed
to correct myopia (nearsightedness) by flattening the cornea
with incisions. The procedure is called a radial keratotomy
because the incisions resemble the spokes in a wheel.
A line of same-sized letters on an eye chart that is used to
test a patient's vision.
Spot scanning laser
A medical instrument that produces a powerful beam of light
that is focused at close range to remove corneal tissue.
Spot scanning lasers use radar technology to track the eye's
movement.
Stroma
Thickest part of the cornea (450-600 microns – approximately
.5 millimeters). Between Bowman's membrane and Decemet's
membrane.
Symmetry of refractive error
The refractive error in both eyes are close to the same
value.
T
Tear film
A very thin film of water and other chemicals riding on top
of the epithelium that lubricates the front of the eye.
Topical proparacain hydrochloride
Anaesthetic eye drops.
U
UCVA
See uncorrected visual acuity.
Uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA)
A person's vision without corrective lenses measured in
terms of Snellen lines on an eye chart. Acronym is UCVA.
Undercorrection
The result achieved when desired change in refractive error
is not fully achieved.
V
Vitreous humor
The gel-like fluid in the main cavity of the eye behind lens
and pupil.
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