> > 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.- Hide quoted text -

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