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If you're
considering LASIK, IntraLASIK, Conductive Keratoplasty (CK), an Implantable Contact Lens (Phakic Intraocular Lens), Refractive Lens Exchange (RLE),
or any other procedure to Reduce Your Dependence on Glasses or Contact Lenses,
and you desire the best possible vision without correction, what follows below
is an absolute must read. A lifetime of your vision is at
stake!
This is no longer the era of "one procedure fits all" when it comes to the refractive surgery (vision correction) arena. If you simply choose traditional LASIK, without investigating all of the facts, you may not have the best potential results!
Testimonial . . . .
"Dr. Knobbe,
I used your book to help make the decision regarding the Visian
EyeMDLink.com’s founder and president, Chris A. Knobbe, M.D., explains that traditional LASIK is good and sometimes excellent, but there are many, many cases and situations where another procedure may produce consistently better visual acuity with less risk! Look at just a few of the questions that should arise if you were to properly investigate this topic:
·Is Epi-LASIK better than LASIK? That is, will it more likely give you clearer, sharper, vision with less risk of glare, halos, and reduced contrast sensitivity?
·Is IntraLASIK (all laser LASIK) better and safer than microkeratome (blade) LASIK?
·Is wavefront (custom) LASIK
truly better than conventional LASIK?
·Will one of these LASIK type procedures (Epi-LASIK, LASEK, or IntraLASIK)
be more likely to give you the sharpest vision with less chance of glare,
halos, and reduced contrast sensitivity (translates to poorer vision and poorer
night-time vision)?
·If you choose LASIK, Epi-LASIK,
or IntraLASIK, is one laser machine better than
another? That is, will it make any
difference if your surgeon is using the Star 2 VISX excimer
laser vs. the Star 4 excimer laser vs. the Bausch
& Lomb Tecnolas excimer
laser, or some other machine?
·Does one of these procedures work better depending on
whether you're farsighted or nearsighted?
·Are you familiar with the relatively new
"implantable contact lenses"? Do these lens implants offer
better vision and reduced risk, as compared to LASIK? Does it depend on your degree of nearsightedness?
٠If you're extremely nearsighted, would you have better vision with LASIK or with an implantable contact lens?
·In what situation would conductive keratoplasty
(CK) work best?
·If you're farsighted (hyperopic), should you choose
LASIK, conductive keratoplasty (CK), or refractive
lens exchange (RLE)? Does it depend on your degree of
farsightedness?
·Do you want a procedure that, in case you're not
satisfied, is fully reversible? Is that possible?
·If you're 50 years of age or older, have you compared
the LASIK type procedures to "implantable contact lenses" as well as
to refractive lens exchange (RLE)? Is one of these procedures the
best for you?
·If you're over 45 or 50, will any of these procedures
give you far and near vision without glasses?
·If you wish to do away with your reading glasses,
should you choose LASIK, refractive lens exchange (RLE), conductive keratoplasty (CK), or some other procedure?
·Are you farsighted or nearsighted? How would you know?
·If your friend had good results with a certain procedure and a certain location/physician, does that mean you should choose the same procedure and surgeon?
If you
want answers to these questions – so that you may greatly enhance the
likelihood of a good visual outcome with your refractive surgery, then keep
reading!
Cataract and refractive surgeon, Chris A. Knobbe, M.D., Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, has all the answers you will ever need to choose the right surgeon and the right surgery – and it’s all in one easy to read reference.
If you
believe that the type and degree of your refractive error (glasses
prescription), the procedure you choose, and the surgeon you choose, doesn’t
make any difference as to your particular outcome with refractive surgery, you
are sadly mistaken! Unfortunately, in some
refractive surgery centers and physician practices, LASIK is being
"sold" to patients as if it were a commodity. But, LASIK surgery is surgery! And, perhaps more importantly,
LASIK may not be the best surgery for you!
Many procedures are being
performed in centers where the surgeon never even meets the patient until he or
she is on the operating table. Patient work-ups and the surgery decision
making are being completed solely by ophthalmic technicians or
optometrists, rather than the ophthalmologist (eye physician and surgeon – EyeMD). The patient may never have an opportunity to
consult with the surgeon as to whether LASIK is the best procedure for him or
her.
Furthermore, even if LASIK
is the best procedure for a given candidate, there are plenty more questions
that ought to be asked by the patient – or at least answered by the surgeon in
a pre-op discussion. Some of those questions are listed above.
Remember,
your eyes and a lifetime of your vision are at stake! And yet, some refractive surgery centers put their
"bottom-line" ahead of your best interests. Routine
microkeratome (blade) LASIK is the only procedure
offered by many refractive surgery centers - and everyone who walks through the
door gets that – even when clearly another procedure might be in their best
interest!
If you don’t believe that,
then STOP READING
In
order to avoid a sub-optimal outcome with your eyes, you absolutely must be
pro-active in determining what is best for you. You should proceed only when
you’ve thoroughly investigated the facts. But, how do you get precise
answers to your questions? More importantly, you may not even know the right
questions to ask, correct? The correct questions are difficult and elusive to
practically all except the refractive surgeons who perform these procedures.
Would you know any different
if the laser center personnel you consulted with said, "Sure you’re an
excellent candidate for LASIK… you should be 20/20. Don’t worry, just come in
and we’ll take care of the rest"!
But what if, after the procedure,
you have ghosting, glare, halos and trouble driving at night -- even with 20/20
vision? Unfortunately, in most cases, nothing further can be done. Why? Because
the corneal tissue has been removed! It’s
not reversible. But, if you had the best procedure -- even the best LASIK
procedure – in the first place – your results may have been much more
favorable! Maybe you didn’t choose the right surgery center…. Or the right surgeon…. Or even the right procedure.
Maybe your procedure was
completed with an outdated excimer laser. Maybe you
shouldn’t have had that particular procedure – microkeratome
(blade) LASIK, for example. Maybe, with your corneal thickness or degree of
refractive error, you should have had an implantable contact lens. Or, if you
were significantly hyperopic (farsighted), for example, perhaps you would have
had a much better outcome with conductive keratoplasty
(CK).
It starts
to sound too complicated doesn’t it? The point is: There are many options. And
you must evaluate your particular situation before making a decision.
Another word of
caution… YOU must evaluate the various procedures in terms of risk. If you
don’t believe that vision correction procedures carry risk, perhaps you should
visit www.visionsurgeryrehab.org.
This is a website dedicated to those individuals with less than favorable
refractive surgical outcomes.
Mention of this website is not
meant to scare you away. In fact, quite the contrary! Dr. Knobbe
himself underwent a refractive surgical procedure. He knows the risks. He’s a
refractive surgeon. He wants you to enjoy the benefits of refractive surgery.
But, as previously mentioned, you must be pro-active in educating yourself so
that you can make the best decision.
But
again, how should you know which procedure is best, what surgeon to see, or
even what questions to ask? If you’re not a board-certified ophthalmologist
practicing refractive surgery and staying abreast of all of the new
developments in the field, you’re probably not even going to know what to ask!
This field is changing so rapidly that not only the most dedicated EyeMD’s (eye surgeons) who practice in the field can stay
abreast of all of the new developments.
So again…. How do you get the answers to
questions you don’t even know how to ask? All you want is the very best
procedure for you, correct? You want the procedure that will give you the most
acute vision, the best night-time vision, with minimal risk of glare, halos,
starburst, and reduced contrast sensitivity. You want the procedure with the
lowest risk too, correct? Well, keep reading – and we’ll explain how Chris A. Knobbe, M.D., has taken the guesswork out of making such a
difficult decision – and he’s made the decision making process for you as simple
as possible. It won’t get any easier than this.
Testimonial . . .
"Dr. Knobbe,
Before I read your book I was thoroughly confused about
what, if any, procedure could work for my particular vision problems. It seems
like when I surf the web for information there’s a lot of selling going on
regarding all the latest procedures. But, when I saw your book being advertised
as a common sense approach to understanding the myriad of corrective procedures
for poor vision, I was more than curious. So I bought it and downloaded it. I
must say I’m very pleased with that purchase. Your book is written in plain
English, and it gives me a good understanding of my own prescription along with
the corrective procedures that are most likely to enable me to get rid of these
hideous glasses. The book is a fairly quick read because it is organized in
such a way that I only had to read the parts that pertained to my specific
needs. Because of your straight talk I will be seeking out an ophthalmologist
who is up to speed on all the latest procedures, and will point me in the right
direction. Thanks for not trying to sell me the newest fad."
John Huffman
Dr. Knobbe, cataract and refractive surgeon, as well as
Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical
Center, Dallas, reviewed hundreds of articles, studies, and peer-reviewed research,
sparing no possible labor in bringing to you the only single definitive
treatise on refractive surgery that is written specifically for the
consumer. This
e-book is not only scientifically accurate and fully referenced to journal
articles and professional publications, but it is neutral (the author has no
financial or proprietary interest in any technology, procedure, or product
mentioned in the book), and finally, this book represents the state-of-the-art
in refractive surgery, as it exists in 2007. It is 180 information-packed pages
and beautifully illustrated to enhance clarity.
You will need no other references to fully understand your options.
"Refractive
Eye Surgery - A Consumer's Complete Guide" takes an algorithmic approach
to this complex subject to rapidly help you understand which surgical procedure
would be best for your eyes, based on your refractive error (glasses or contact
lens prescription) and your age. You will understand what
procedures are best for your type and degree of refractive error (easily
determined), how these procedures work, and what potential risks and
complications are incurred with each procedure. Because of this ingenious systematic approach, you
won't be left groping and searching for useless information that doesn't relate
to you and your unique situation.
You won’t
find this information anywhere else. Sure, you can find thousands of pages of content
written on LASIK on the internet. You can investigate various websites that discuss
IntraLASIK, "all laser
LASIK", Epi-LASIK, CK, refractive lens exchange,
the Verisyse phakic IOL,
the Visian
You’ll find a boatload of
advertorials written to persuade you to choose a certain laser center or even a
certain procedure. You’ll find practices where the surgeon has done tens of
thousands of procedures. You’ll find refractive surgery centers that,
collectively, have done hundreds of thousands of procedures. But, does that
make them the best for you?
Almost every single one of them
has a vested interest in "selling" their laser center or their
surgeon or their procedure. There’s no neutral, non-biased, advice there!
In Dr. Knobbe’s
"Refractive Eye Surgery – A Consumer’s Complete Guide", the various
procedures are compared head-to-head. The laser machines are compared
head-to-head. The procedures are compared for favorability based on the most
important information of all – your age and your refractive error (glasses or
contact lens prescription). It’s not based on opinion. It’s all based on
fact. Scientific fact.
Finally,
you will be able to follow a simple algorithm to determine what is best for
you. You won’t necessarily need to read the entire book! Dr. Knobbe laid the content out so that you wouldn’t have to.
You can get right to the "meat" of the issue if you wish and find out
what is best for you. And you will get the right information.
You will get non-biased,
neutral, third-party professional advice just as if you had the opportunity to
sit down with a highly trained, board-certified, practicing, refractive surgeon
(Eye M.D.) and discuss these issues for a couple of hours!
Statistics
show that the average LASIK patient in the U.S. is spending $1965.00 per eye
($3930.00 bilateral) as of the second quarter in 2005.
Only 3% of procedures are being completed for less than $1,000.00 per eye. Now,
if you were about to spend $4,000.00 on a new plasma television, wouldn't you
at least spend 20 or 30 minutes investigating your options?
If the answer is yes, then you owe it to yourself to spend a couple of hours
with this book to better understand the options for your eyes!
Doing so will most definitely enhance the certainty that you choose not only
the best procedure for your eyes, but the best surgeon as well.
Remember, a
lifetime of your vision is at stake!
Our advice is this: Invest
first in some fundamental knowledge of refractive surgery (by reading some or
all of "Refractive Eye Surgery - A Consumer's Complete Guide", choose
a surgeon (based on Dr. Knobbe's advice in Chapter
16), and then make a final decision on your procedure after an appropriate
consultation.
You'll be glad you did!
Eye
physician and surgeon, Chris A. Knobbe, M.D., has
written the one and only complete source on refractive surgery (procedures to
reduce dependence on glasses and contact lenses) for the consumer. There is no other comparable guide.
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A word from
EyeMDLink.com’s founder and president, Assistant
Clinical Professor Chris A. Knobbe, M.D., author of
"Refractive Eye Surgery – A Consumer’s Complete Guide":
Dear Reader,
After practicing
cataract and refractive surgery for the past twelve years, I yearned to help
those far beyond the reach of my practice. I wanted to help those individuals
seeking to decrease dependence on glasses and contact lenses to make the right
decision. In my very own practice, I’ve sometimes felt a little bewildered as to
what might be the very best procedure for a given patient. And when I feel a
procedure is available that I cannot offer, or another surgeon can provide a
better surgery, I always refer the patient. After all, that is truly part of
our Hippocratic oath.
In this book that took
over a year to write, I spared no possible labor in bringing to you a
compilation that I am proud of, but more importantly, a compilation that I
believe might make a difference in your life. I believe this book can truly
help you to make the best decision on a refractive surgical procedure – if you
should choose to have one.
Here’s
a look at the table of contents:
Chapter 1……………Should You
Consider Refractive Surgery?
Chapter 2……………The Miracles of
Modern Refractive Surgery
Chapter 3……………The Eye and How
It Works
Chapter 4……………Refractive
Errors: Nearsightedness, Farsightedness,
Astigmatism, and Presbyopia
Chapter 5……………Understanding
Your Glasses or
Contact Lens Prescription
Chapter 6……………Contemplating
Refractive Surgery:
What Are the Options for Your
Eyes
Chapter 7……………LASIK, LASEK, Epi-LASIK, and
IntraLASIK (all laser LASIK)
Chapter 8……………Conventional and Wavefront LASIK
Chapter 9……………Comparing Excimer Lasers – Does
The Type of Laser Make Any
Difference?
Chapter 10…………..Photorefractive
Keratectomy (
Chapter 11…………..Conductive Keratoplasty (CK) –
For Presbyopia
and Hyperopia
Can you discard your reading
glasses?
Chapter 12…………..Phakic Intraocular Lenses
("Implantable contact
lenses")
Chapter 13…………..Refractive Lens
Exchange (RLE) and
Intraocular Lens Implants
Chapter 14…………..Intacs Intracorneal Rings and Keratoconus
Chapter 15…………..Incisional Refractive Procedures: Radial
Keratotomy (RK), Astigmatic
Keratotomy (AK), and Limbal
Relaxing Incisions (LRIs)
Chapter 16…………..Choosing a
Refractive Surgeon
Chapter
17…………..Conclusion
Should you choose to
purchase this book and read it, you will gain insight that I don’t believe
exists anywhere else. It is presently a one-of-a-kind publication. I am so
confident that you will be pleased with it, that I’ve decided to offer you a 90
day money-back guarantee,
Take the e-book and
review it for up to 90 days. If you’re not completely satisfied and delighted,
just contact us for a no questions asked, 100% refund.
I am truly committed to
try to help you in this potentially bewildering decision-making process. I want
you to have the best vision. I want you to enjoy that vision, less-dependent on
glasses and contact lenses, for the rest of your life. In this book, I’ll show
you how to help yourself to achieve just that.
Sincerely,
Chris A. Knobbe, M.D.
Testimonials:
"If you wish to reduce
your dependence on glasses or contact lenses, this book is an absolute must read!
Don’t be fooled into believing LASIK is your only or best choice – It may not
be. You may be a better candidate for conductive keratoplasty,
IntraLASIK, an implantable contact lens, refractive
lens exchange, or another procedure. Don’t take this decision lightly!"
Lee Wyman, Ophthalmic
Technician
"Before I read this
book I had strongly considered LASIK, but after a thorough read, I opted for an
"implantable contact lens" (also known as a phakic
IOL). Without this book, I could have never fully understood my options and I
certainly wouldn’t have known my best option. One really has to understand that
all eyes are not the same!"
Mark Villareal,
M.D., Anesthesiologist
"After reading this
book, I chose a form of LASIK called IntraLASIK,
which was perfect for me. No matter what your age or refractive error, Dr. Knobbe makes clear what are the best refractive surgical
options for your eyes. Without his guidance, I was literally lost but didn’t
know it!"
Rebecca Hughes, Financial
Planner
"Excellent! This is a clear, concise, authoritative account of
the various refractive surgery procedures currently available. It is technical enough to explain the methodologies,
yet makes the subject understandable for the consumer. Dr. Knobbe has managed to make the subject interesting and has even added touches of humor to the subject. This is a book that all refractive surgery candidates
should read.
Thank you!"
M.A.K., Chemist
Hi Dr. Knobbe,
Thank you for providing a very informative book on eye surgery. I found the book straightforward and to the point. Even though you are a practicing ophthalmologist you
weren't pushing the reader into getting Lasik or
Thanks
again,
Steve
Kolcio
Hello Dr. Knobbe,
You are welcome, sir, and
I consider it an honor to provide feedback on your book. I am 41 years old and
my myopia is in the severe range (-6.5/-7.0). I had been considering LASIK for
several years before finally deciding to seriously pursue. However, my eye surgeon
wanted me to consider either
Sincerely,
Steve
E. Brown