http://www.slackbooks.com/view.asp?slackCode=68395

From the book ad...

Since the advent of keratorefractive surgery and its rising popularity, irregular astigmatism has become an increasingly important issue for ophthalmologists and optometrists. Despite the success of LASIK and PRK, there are more and more patients experiencing visual quality problems due to the non-physiological modification of the corneal structure. Among these complications, irregular astigmatism is perhaps the most difficult to treat.

Oh, how we wish they had some answers. If they've solved the problems and know how to fix us all, how come they don't tell us about it?

What is interesting in the opening paragraph above is that, "Despite the success of LASIK and PRK, there are more and more patients experiencing visual quality problems..." In effect, this suggests that visual quality problems are still being created in spite of the newer technologies (no surprise, VSRN certainly gets enough emails and voice mails by newly minted casualties) and that treating irregular astigmatism is not just to correct technological deficiencies of earlier laser systems.

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In effect, this suggests that visual quality problems are still being created in spite of the newer technologies

I've been to a few ophthalmology trade shows. It seemed to me that the new technologies may be created more for the surgeons than for the patients.

I saw attendees at trade shows practicing new technologies/techniques on pig eyes (gross!) in tradeshow booths and they were like kids in a candy store. They love what they do.

Tron