> I received this information from another patient today. If anyone has
> any more information about this development please share it:

> Quote:
> "Regis from Live with Regis and Kelly announced this morning on live
> television that he just developed a large vitreous detachment that is
> clouding his right eye. He went to see his LASIK SURGEON (had the
> surgery last year) who told him it would settle back down. I highly
> doubt he told him about the pressure change induced by the suction
> ring or the connection to even greater damage to the retina that can
> be caused by LASIK."

> Posterior vitrous detachment is quite common after LASIK due to damage
> by the suction ring during surgery. At the bottom of this post is a
> reference to a medical study about PVD.  A 13% rate of posterior
> vitrous detachment is reported, with a 24% incidence for patients with
> high myopia. Not great odds for prospective patients, and has ANYONE
> heard of this condition going away on its own? To the best of my
> knowledge, LASIK-induced floaters are with you for life. If Regis has
> indeed developed a large post-LASIK floater, he may consider seeing a
> retinal specialist for a complete retinal exam and an exam of his
> optical nerve head to rule out even more serious post-LASIK retinal
> and optic nerve complications.

> Patients Regis's age likely would benefit more from a refractive lens
> exchange surgery, but that safer (and more appropriate surgery for
> presbyopes) would have left far less cash in a doctor's wallet. So
> perhaps this option wasn't even mentioned.

> In addition to the article below, Regis Philbin may want to read The
> LASIK Report at htttp://www.thelasikreport.com. Regis may also want
> to consider that LASIK eye surgery may be the largest medical/industry
> coverup since tobacco.

> Effect of microkeratome suction during LASIK on ocular structures
> Ophthalmology. 2005 Apr;112(4):645-9.
> Mirshahi A, Kohnen T.
> Department of Ophthalmology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University,
> Frankfurt am
> Main, Germany.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi
> cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=15808256&query_hl=4

> Excerpt:
> Luna et al. reported the development of PVD after LASIK with an
> incidence of 2% in a group of 50 patients with low myopia (1.25 to 3.5
> D) and 24% in a group of 50 patients with high myopia (6 to 10 D).
> Considering the data from the 100 eyes, this corresponds to 13%; thus,
> there is not a great deal of difference between our results and the
> data in the literature.