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>I am a patient of Dr. DelloRusso, and the way I understand it, Dr.
>DelloRusso cuts his flap from the bottom to the top, leaving the hinge
>at the 12:00 position, which is considered by many experts in this
>area to be the preferred way to do it.
Just refers to one of many keratomes (Hansatome) that can only make
the hinge on top. It is not the best choice for all eyes since it
can't be rotated as other keratomes
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>I am app. 7 weeks post -op original procedure, and had a re-treat in
>my right eye to correct some residual astig and Myopia last week. The
>left eye is doing really well, and the right eye has to heal all over
>again now. Both eyes are healing well, and the flaps are fine. I was
>a higher Myope then most prior to surgery, -8 s in both eyes with
>astigmatism as well.
>I AM still experiencing glare at night and in low light conditions and
>starbursts at night. Night vision is not the greatest, however, the
>Dr. assures me that it will improve as the right eye heals, and the
>glare and starburst go away with time...
The more sophisticated lasers (flying spot scanning) produce a
smoother transition zone (treated central to untreated peripheral
cornea (where the pupil dilates) thus causing halo/glare is reduced
and/or eliminated. Bet they didn't tell you that!!!!
Steve Friedman, MD
http://www.lasik-eyes.com
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>Dan
>>IS ANYONE FAMILIAR WITH THE UP, DOWN LASIK PROCEDURE???? DR. DELLARUSSO IN NJ
>>IS DOING IT...
UP DOWN LASIK