EW NEWS & OPINION
April 2016
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–1 0%
–2 0%
–3 0%
–4 4%
–5 4%
–6 13%
–7 18%
–8 21%
–9 11%
–10 21%
–11 4%
–12 5%
–13 0%
–14 0%
The ninth question was, "For laser
enhancement of surgery for LASIK
done within what you regard a 'rea-
sonable' time ago, do you prefer PRK
or relift?"
Relift 51%
PRK 49%
Relift offers the promise of more rap-
id vision improvement, but at the
cost of increased risk associated with
all LASIK cases, especially epithelial
ingrowth. My own experience is that
I always perform PRK enhancement
after LASIK 1 eye at a time, so the
patient is functional with the other
eye.
The tenth question was, "Re-
garding postoperative steroids, over
what period do you use them in a
tapering dose for an uncomplicated
case?"
No steroids 2%
1 month 59%
2 months 24%
3 months 10%
4 months 2%
5 or more
months
0%
As usual, a great variety of opinions
exist on all matters with respect to
LASIK vs. PRK and choices regarding
who is a good candidate for PRK. In
the next installment, we will explore
in depth other real-world clinical
practices for the procedure itself. EW
Editors' note: Dr. Gossman is in private
clinical practice at Eye Surgeons &
Physicians, St. Cloud, Minnesota. He
has no financial interests related to this
article.
Contact information
Gossman: n1149x@gmail.com
