I went in yesterday for my followup IOP check. It was down to 14. The doctor (and I, of course) was thrilled about this. It had been up to 32 last week! ... ...
Hey there Guys/Gals, Just wanted to share the experiece of my second Visian ICL done two days ago. Basically the same operation. All went very well, no post op...
Hey Dr. George, Glad it was a temporary complication. Yeah, that visco-elastic stuff is great for protecting the eye during surgery but bad news to have any of...
Ami, If you would like to include my post in your book I give you full permission to do so. If you are interested drop me a line as I would like to ask you a...
Thanks so much for posting this George. I'm sorry you went through that. It's so weird, for me, to have reached the point where I plan to have a voluntary...
I was tapered slowly off the pred forte too. Ami _____ From: piolusers@yahoogroups.com [mailto:piolusers@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of gefsmith Sent: Sunday,...
Hello, I am 41 year old male from the Kansas City area. I have always worn glasees or contacts since I was very young. my eye doctor never recommended lasik...
Hi Greg, Generally speaking, the Visian is the better lens for the following reasons: 1) The lens is foldable, which means they can insert it with a smaller ...
... smaller ... faster ... the lens is ... not, ... have the ... Brad,Thanks for your info, please let us know how it goes with your workup and surgery. I had...
... I have the Visian implanted. In my case, the Visian/Verisyse decision was made by my doctor. I came in to ask about the latter, and he recommended the...
Hi Greg, We do lose cells as we grow older, but the rate at which it happens with the Verisyse lens is much greater; I believe that it's projected to have...
Hi Michael, Regarding difference in cost of Verisyse vs Visian, costs of Visian implantation in my area range from $3500-4500 per eye, while the Verisyse ...
... As I said above, what I read suggested that the cell loss was orders of magnitude worse with LASIK. In comparison, the the difference between the IOLs...
Brad, I'm curious as to where the information for the large amount of endothelial cell loss comes from. The most recent paper I found on the subject is a 10...
Hi Ami, I only have printed material on the Visian ICL; I'd seen the Verisyse data online a number of months ago. The table for Visian is on page 11 (of 21) of...
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I had the workup on Tuesday; it went great, no surprises. I'm now scheduled to start the procedures Jan 2. I'll have both iridotomies done that day, the right...
Hi Brad: I'm having both iridotomies on Nov. 20, the right eye one week later and left one two weeks after that. Cannot very successfully wear contacts, so...
Brad, hope all goes well with your surgery. I take it from your previous post you are getting the Visian ICL ? is that what the doctor recommended or did he...
Thanks! I've seen five different surgeons about this surgery; all have recommended Visian over Verisyse. I believe this is because it is has faster recovery ...
I've had some interesting discussions with my doctor recently. I'm having PRK done in early December to fix my residual astigmatism. In discussions I've had...
Please let us know what happens. And what the preview glassed are like. Jean ... I've had some interesting discussions with my doctor recently. I'm having PRK...
Hi, Hmm, interesting. Unless the halos go away when they correct for your astigmatism (via there testing equipment, glasses, or contacts), it's hard to imagine...
Hi, A little background. I had a Visian lens implanted (left eye) about 10 months ago, but am having significant "halo" problems at night. A month later I had ...
Wow. Good luck on that. We'll be keeping you in our thoughts. _____ From: piolusers@yahoogroups.com [mailto:piolusers@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of kensell33 ...
It's been a while since I posted, but I did make my decision to move forward with visian implants. (My prescription is about -13 / -14 with an astigmatism...