Cataract Surgery in patients with prior RK in Los Angeles
Another challenging situation is cataract surgery in patients who have undergone prior radial keratotomy, known as RK. This makes the surgery more technically difficult — these are not cases for the beginning surgeon!
This is a patient from the east coast who decided to fly to Los Angeles to the Maloney Vision Institute for his cataract surgery.
This patient had prior RK as well as prior LASIK — making the surgery even more of a challenge. For the other eye surgeons who read this blog, the specific secrets to achieving success in this surgery can be found here:
http://www.crstoday.com/PDF%20Articles/0308/CRST0308_10.pdf
In this Cover Story feature in the medical journal Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today, I explain the challenges of the surgery and how to achieve success.
The patient did great and achieved sharp vision without glasses. This is a view of the patient’s eye the day after the surgery:
The patient was thrilled with his new vision. The trip to Los Angeles for Cataract Surgery was certainly worthwhile.
You can read another article by Uday Devgan MD about doing Cataract Surgery in patients with prior RK by clicking on this link:
http://www.osnsupersite.com/view.asp?rID=21157
If you’ve had prior RK or prior LASIK and you’re seeking advice regarding cataract surgery in Los Angeles, click here:
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