den haag Lasik Surgery and Laser Vision Correction |
A Consumer's Guide to Laser Vision correction1. Who is the laser surgeon? 2. How long has he performed laser surgery? (Ask how long the gap between training and and actually offering surgery to patients) 3. How many LASIK procedures has he performed? 4. Where and when did he obtain his training in Lasik? Laser surgery? 5. What other surgery does he perform? Forhow long? 6 What percentage of his patients attain 20/40 or better correction after LASIK? (Ensure this information is from patients with a correction similar to your own. Ask if it includes your amount of distance correction as well as astigmatism) 7. How likely will I need an enhancement? 8. What was the surgeon's worst complication from LASIK? 9. How did he treat the complication? 10. What was the outcome? Equipment, Support Services and Cost1. What type of laser do you use? 2. What features does it have that would be important to me? 3. How old is your laser? 4. When was your most recent software update? 5. How frequently do you calibrate and service your laser? 6. What type of microkeratome do you use? 7. What sterile precautions do you take? 8. Who provides my postoperative care? 9. What is their professional status? 10. How do you monitor their care? 11. Who provicdes preoperative and postoperative counselling? 12. What is their professional status? 13. How do you monitor the advice they provide? 14. What qualifiacations do your surgical support staff have? 15. How much do you charge for laser surgeray? 16. What is your policy for extra visits? 17. If I need an enhancement, how long is it covered after the firssrt surgery? 18. Are enhancement follow up visits covered? Need to find a den haag laser eye clink. We have a list above. When you go ask if they are using one of the lasers listed below. These models are models they should be using. Or newere eye lasers. LASIK Eye Centers is located in beautiful den haag. Our LASIK eye surgery patients come from all over Canada and the United States, United Kingdom and others. Company and model Approval number and date Approved indications (D = diopters) Alcon - LADARVision P970043/S5 5/9/00 Myopia less than -9.0D with or without astigmatism from -0.5 to -3.0D Alcon - LADARVision P970043/S7 9/22/00 Hyperopia less than 6.0D with or without astigmatism less than -6.0D Alcon - LADARVision P970043/S10 10/18/02 Wavefront-guided LASIK: Myopia up to -7.0D with or without astigmatism less than 0.5D Alcon - LADARVision P970043/S15 6/29/04 Wavefront-guided LASIK: Myopic astigmatism from -0.5D to -4.0D Alcon - Apex Plus P930034/S13 10/21/99 Myopia less than -14.0D with or without astigmatism from 0.5 to 5.0D Bausch & Lomb Surgical - Technolas 217a P990027 2/23/00 Myopia from -1.0 to -7.0D with or without astigmatism less than -3.0D Bausch & Lomb Surgical - Technolas 217a P990027/S2 5/15/02 Myopia less than -11D with or without astigmatism less than -3.0D Bausch & Lomb Surgical - Technolas 217a P990027/S4 2/25/03 Hyperopia between 1.0 and 4.0D with or without astigmatism up to 2.0D Bausch & Lomb Surgical - Technolas 217z P990027/S6 10/10/03 Wavefront-guided LASIK: Myopia up to -7.0D with or without astigmatism up to -3.0D Dishler P970049 12/16/99 Myopia from -0.5 to -13.0D with or without astigmatism between -0.5 to -4.0D Kremer P970005 7/30/98 Myopia from -1.0 to -15.0D with or without astigmatism up to -5.0D LaserSight - LaserScan LSX P980008/S5 9/28/01 Myopia from -0.5 to -6.0D with or without astigmatism up to 4.5D Nidek - EC5000 P970053/S2 4/14/00 Myopia from -1.0 to -14.0D with or without astigmatism less than 4.0D VISX - Star S2 & S3 P930016/S12 4/27/01 Hyperopia between +0.5 and +5.0D with or without astigmatism up to +3.0D VISX - Star S2 & S3 P930016/S14 11/16/01 Mixed astigmatism up to 6.0D; cylinder is greater than sphere and of opposite sign VISX - Star S2 P990010 11/19/99 Myopia less than -14.0D with or without astigmatism between -0.5 and -5.0D VISX - Star S3 (EyeTracker) P990010/S1 4/20/00 Same as S2, except with eye tracker VISX - Star S4 & WaveScan WaveFront System P930016/S16 5/23/03 Wavefront-guided LASIK: Myopia up to -6.0D with or without astigmatism up to -3.0D VISX - Star S4 & WaveScan WaveFront System P930016/S17 12/14/04 Wavefront-guided LASIK: Hyperopia up to +3.00D with or without astigmatism up to +2.00D WaveLight - ALLEGRETTO WAVE P020050 10/07/03 Myopia up to -12.0D with or without astigmatism up to -6.0D. WaveLight - ALLEGRETTO WAVE P030008 10/10/03 Hyperopia up to +6.0D with or without astigmatism up to +5.0D. FDA-Approved lasers for PRK and other refractive surgeries Company and model Approval number and date Approved indications (D = diopters) Alcon - LADARVision P970043 11/2/98 PRK; Myopia from -1.0 to -10.0D with or without astigmatism less than -4.0D Alcon - Apex & Apex Plus P930034 10/25/95 PRK; Myopia from -1.5 to -7.0D Alcon - Apex Plus P930034/S9 3/11/98 PRK; Myopia from -1.0 to -6.0D with or without astigmatism from -1.0 to -4.0D Alcon - Apex Plus P930034/S12 10/21/99 PRK; Hyperopia from +1.5 to +4.0D with or without astigmatism less than -1.0D Bausch & Lomb Surgical - KERACOR 116 P970056 9/28/99 PRK; Myopia from -1.5 to -7.0D with or without astigmatism less than -4.5D LaserSight - LaserScan LSX P980008 11/12/99 PRK; Myopia from -1.0 to -6.0D with or without astigmatism less than 1.0D Nidek - EC5000 P970053 12/17/98 PRK; Myopia from -0.75 to -13.0D Nidek - EC5000 P970053/S1 9/29/99 PRK; Myopia from -1.0 to -8.0D with or without astigmatism from -0.5 to -4.0D Refractec - ViewPoint CK System P010018 4 /11/02 Conductive keratoplasty; Hyperopia from +0.75 to +3.25D with or without astigmatism up to 0.75D Refractec - ViewPoint CK System P010018/S5 03/16/2004 Conductive keratoplasty; Monovision in patients with presbyopia with or without hyperopia Sunrise - Hyperion P990078 6/30/00 Laser Thermokeratoplasty (LTK); Hyperopia from +0.75 to +2.5D with or without astigmatism less than 0.75D VISX - Model B & C (Star & Star S2) P930016 3/27/96 PRK; Myopia from 0 to -6.0D VISX - Model B & C (Star & Star S2) P930016/S3 4/24/97 PRK; Myopia from 0 to -6.0D with or without astigmatism from -0.75 to -4.0D VISX - Model B & C (Star & Star S2) P930016/S5 1/29/98 PRK; Myopia from 0 to -12.0D with or without astigmatism from 0 to -4.0D VISX - Star S2 P930016/S7 11/2/98 PRK; Hyperopia from +1.0 to +6.0D VISX - Star S2 & S3 P930016/S10 10/18/00 PRK; Hyperopia from +0.5 to +5.0D with or without astigmatism +0.5 to +4.0D VISX - Star S2 & S3 P930016/S13 3/19/01 Add myopia blend zone; increase overall ablation zone from 6.5 to 8.0mm |
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