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Surprisingly, I was told that it would be included in the original fee. Thank goodness for that! ... you ... will ... PKU...
misssodakgal
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Oct 2, 2007
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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! ... ...
misssodakgal
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Oct 2, 2007
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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...
gefsmith
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Oct 11, 2007
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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 Chopine
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Oct 11, 2007
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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...
George
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Oct 11, 2007
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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...
Jean Thilmany
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Oct 11, 2007
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Interesting, my Dr has just had me cease the pred drops once three weeks are up... Is this not the norm? G...
gefsmith
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Oct 14, 2007
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I was tapered slowly off the pred forte too. Ami _____ From: piolusers@yahoogroups.com [mailto:piolusers@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of gefsmith Sent: Sunday,...
Ami Chopine
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Oct 14, 2007
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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...
gbilhimer
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Oct 20, 2007
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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 ...
Brad Divine
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Oct 20, 2007
6:36 am
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... 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...
gbilhimer
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Oct 20, 2007
6:01 pm
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... 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...
Michael Dwyer
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Oct 20, 2007
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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...
Brad Divine
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Oct 20, 2007
6:11 pm
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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 ...
Brad Divine
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Oct 20, 2007
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... 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...
Michael Dwyer
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Oct 20, 2007
6:21 pm
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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...
Ami Chopine
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Oct 20, 2007
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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...
Brad Divine
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Oct 20, 2007
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... but ... I ... orders of ... between ... living ... way. My ... A ... ups' ... troubled ... sort ... whole ... feel ... advertising ... scattered ... much....
gbilhimer
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Oct 21, 2007
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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...
Brad Divine
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Oct 25, 2007
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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...
Jean Thilmany
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Oct 25, 2007
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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...
gbilhimer
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Oct 26, 2007
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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 ...
Brad Divine
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Oct 26, 2007
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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...
Matthew Oliveri
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Oct 26, 2007
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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...
Jean Thilmany
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Oct 26, 2007
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I just had my 6 month post-op after having a visian implanted in one eye(right). I see 20/20 uncorrected with both eyes and like 20/30 from each by...
Bill Zavetsky
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Oct 26, 2007
7:37 pm
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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...
kensell33
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Oct 26, 2007
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_____ From: piolusers@yahoogroups.com [mailto:piolusers@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Matthew Oliveri Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 6:47 AM To:...
Brad Divine
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Oct 27, 2007
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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 ...
kensell33
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Oct 30, 2007
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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 ...
Ami Chopine
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Oct 30, 2007
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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...
lklebauskas
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Nov 7, 2007
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