DLC LASIK AUSTIN NEWS – Dr. Cunningham to be featured on Healthy Vision with Dr. Val Jones
February 15th, 2012
To coincide with national eye safety month, Dr. Cunningham
of Dell Laser Consultants in Austin, TX will be featured on the national radio
show Healthy Vision with Dr. Val Jones.
Dr. Cunningham will provide information on eye injuries and prevention strategies.
Discussion will include eye protection after LASIK eye surgery. Airing dates will be released in the near
future.
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Dell LASIK Austin News – LASIK Xtra – Safer?
February 10th, 2012
WALTHAM,
Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Avedro, Inc. announced today that the Company’s proprietary Lasik Xtra procedure has received
Canadian Approval. Lasik Xtra is a two minute procedure used in conjunction
with standard Lasik to restore biomechanical integrity and strength to the cornea after a standard
Lasik procedure. The procedure combines riboflavin ophthalmic solution with Avedro’s KXL™ System (UVA
irradiation) to achieve accelerated corneal cross-linking during a Lasik procedure.
This procedure should provide enhanced safety for LASIK patients in Austin, Texas. This procedure will also likely allow many patients
to have LASIK who were previously not eligible.
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DLC LASIK AUSTIN NEWS – Eyes Are Window To Mind
January 30th, 2012
The eyes are the window into the soul – or at least the mind, according to a new paper published in Perspectives on Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. Measuring the diameter of the pupil, the part of the eye that changes size to let in more light, can show what a person is paying attention to. Pupillometry, as it’s called, has been used in social psychology, clinical psychology, humans, animals, children, infants – and it should be used even more, the authors say.
Pupil measurement might also be useful for studying babies. Tiny infants can’t tell you what they’re paying attention to. “Developmental psychologists have used all kinds of methods to get this information without using language,” Laeng says. Seeing what babies are interested in can give clues to what they’re able to recognize – different shapes or sounds, for example. A researcher might show a child two images side by side and see which one they look at for longer. Measuring the size of a baby’s pupils could do the same without needing a comparison.
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DLC LASIK Austin News – Wavefront Guided Laser Proven To Be Superior
January 26th, 2012
Two New Independent Studies Each Demonstrate Superiority
of Wavefront Guided Over Wavefront Optimized Laser Vision Correction
Two new influential, prospective, bilateral random eye
studies each re-affirm that VISX Customvue Wavefront Guided laser vision
correction (the only technology used at Dell Laser Consultants) produces better
contrast sensitivity and visual acuities than Wavefront Optimized laser vision
correction using the Wavelight Allegretto laser). In a study of 140 eyes in 70
subjects, a Stanford team led by Dr. Ed Manche found that overall quality of
vision, higher-order aberrations (HOAs) and contrast sensitivity were all
superior with the VISX Customvue Wavefront Guided platform. http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=756854&cid=OPHT
In a separate study, researchers at the University of
Utah also found VISX Customvue Wavefront Guided Laser Vision Correction
superior in performance as measured by higher order aberration values. This
data agrees well with original the FDA study of the VISX Customvue Wavefront
Guided laser, and with the results we have observed over the past six years at
Dell Laser Consultants. The VISX Customvue Wavefront Guided laser remains our
laser of choice.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22034553
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DLC LASIK AUSTIN NEWS – Tufts biologists make tadpoles grow eyes on their backs and tails.
January 24th, 2012
Biologists at Tufts University were able to make tadpoles grow eyes on their backs and tails by genetically manipulating the membrane voltage of cells in frog embryos.
This new mechanism could have great potential in the formation of complex organs for transplantation and regenerative medicine applications.
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Dell LASIK and Cataract AUSTIN News – Macular Degeneration, A Serious Threat To You And The Pocket Book
January 16th, 2012
In a recent Duke University study, it was found that
diagnosis of neovascular (wet) Age Related Macular Degeneration patients have
doubled in just over a decade (1994-2006).
The cost of treatment to the medical system also doubled. http://www.ajo.com/article/S0002-9394(11)00410-7/abstract
This underscores the importance of early routine eye exams
and the use of sunglasses after LASIK eye surgery. General health factors should also be
controlled like diet and not using tobacco products.
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Austin LASIK DLC NEWS – Asian Americans Face Higher Glaucoma Risk
January 9th, 2012
Asian Americans may be at greater risk for glaucoma compared to other races in the United States, according to a study published online Feb. 10 in Ophthalmology.
This underscores the importance of routine eye examinations because glaucoma is often undetectable by the patient until the severe stages of the disease.
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LASIK AUSTIN News – Prolensa Effective for Treatment of Pain and Inflammation After Cataract Surgery
January 5th, 2012
Although cataract surgery is generally painless and well tolerated by patients,
continued drug advancements have served to ensure a pleasant experience for the
vast majority of patients. Both Dr. Dell and Dr. Cunningham have served as
advisors in the development of this new medication.
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DLC Lasik Austin News – Patient Receives Implantable Miniature Telescope
December 19th, 2011
Implantable Miniature Telescope is indicated for monocular implantation to
improve vision in patients aged 75 years and older who have stable severe to
profound visual impairment (BCVA 20/160-20/800) caused by bilateral central
scotomas (loss of vision) associated with end-stage AMD. In an outpatient
surgical procedure, the miniature telescope is implanted in one eye, in which
it magnifies central images over a wide area of the retina to improve central
vision. The unoperated eye provides peripheral vision.
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HSA/FSA Tax Savings Now
September 12th, 2011
Open enrollment for FSA accounts is coming up for many of you! Did you know that you can use your FSA or HSA accounts to pay for LASIK? Get in touch with your HR to learn more!
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