LASIK

Nancy Rodriguez, Radio Talk show host with her LASIK surgeon

My uncle has a rezoom in his eye.
An engineer.
He is happy!!

Zoom Zoom...
and now
Rezoom Rezoom ...
Rezoom?
Rezoom IOL is a new generation IOL for the Baby boomers and their parents.
See far near and inbetween

Are these movin?Is this how the world moves?Or as Richard Gere would ask- whats the sound of one hand clapping?

I underwent the SuperLasik procedure in January of this year. My husband gave me this procedure as a birthday gift knowing that I had always wanted to have lasik done, but was too nervous to pursue it on my own.

Being nearsighted since the sixth grade, I was very excited about what my vision would be after the procedure and I wasn't disappointed. Here's my story.

First, I went to my initial appointment with Dr. Khanna to determine if I was a good lasik candidate. After thoroughly examining my eyes, I was lucky enough to have the choice of any of the procedures that Dr. Khanna offers. After discussing the pro and cons of all procedures, I chose SuperLasik, the latest laser eye procedure which is only being offered by Dr. Khanna in this area. The reason I chose SuperLasik is simple. The biggest benefit of Superlasik is that it is less invasive than traditional lasik as it does not cut into the cornea and only abrates the outer surface of the eye, which translates into a healthy eye and less long term side effects. Basically with Superlasik, you get all the benefits of great vision while at the same time you greatly reduce any complications that may occur with traditional lasik. The main downside of Superlasik is that it takes your eyes a few more days to recover from the surgery.

On the day of the surgery, I was nervous and excited about being able to see clearly without glasses or contacts. Dr. Khanna presented himself as extremely competent and caring, which are two qualities you always want in your doctor. During the surgery, I was awake the entire time and Dr. Khanna and his staff were very assuring and comforting. The procdure lasted just a few minutes on each eye. I really didn't feel any pain but just some mild pressure on my eye during the procedure. Immediately after the procedure, I was told to look out the window and I could see the leaves on the trees. I was thrilled to say the least.

After Superlasik surgery, you wear contact bandages on your eyes which are just bigger than average contacts. I kept my eyes basically closed the rest of the day and when I woke up the next day, I could see pretty well. However, with Superlasik, since the "skin" of the eye is healing, your eyes do not stabilize for at least several days, which Dr. Khanna did tell me about, so I was prepared. But three days after surgery, I was seeing 20/20 and coud drive a car.

I just went to see Dr. Khanna for my one month post operative visit and I can now see 20/15 in both eyes. I am thrilled with the results and my eyes look great. I would recommend Superlasik to anyone considering eye surgery as I am confident that my eyes will reamin healthy and that my vision will remain clear for the forseeable future.

I want to thank Dr. Khanna and his great staff for giving me such great care and support before, during and after my eye surgery. I would highly recommend anyone to see Dr. Khanna if they want to change their life and see clearly without glasses or contacts in the future.

Thanks Dr. Khanna!

Lisa Friedlander

A teachers View
If you have never needed glasses, it is difficult for me to explain to you what it is like to wake up in the morning and be unable to see the clock near your bed stand. Poor eyesight makes figuring out what time it is a ritualistic misadventure: fumble for your glasses, try not to knock anything off the bed stand, inevitably poke yourself in the eye in the morning daze of trying to get your glasses on, squint, squint, and focus. When you are legally blind you are tied to your glasses or contacts as a disabled person is tied to a wheelchair. But what is wonderful about the 21 st century is that there are surgeries now that can cure this particular handicap.

I have dreamt of LASIK eye surgery since it first came out as a viable option for vision correction. I have dreamt of having perfect sight ever since my primary school days when forced to wear my broken glasses pieced together by tape or rubber band, resulted in my social exile. It was then that I decided it was more important to look okay to others than to look at others. I can imagine now how many subtle social cues I missed because of my envy of glassless school children.

To a seeing person, LASIK sounds drastically invasive. I can't tell you how many times I've heard "My eyes are too important to me to risk laser eye surgery." When I told my family I would be getting LASIK the news was met with reactionary doubt - "You know you won't be able to see at night" and "I heard about a guy who had to have 8 extra surgeries to correct the mistakes that were made." These comments, I discovered, came from a combination of outdated information and urban legend. That is not to say that there is no risk involved in the LASIK procedure, it is simply to say that the perception of LASIK can be one of ill-informed distrust.

Distrust of advanced medical procedures is not easy to overcome but it can be done if you work with the right doctor. Because of his experience and character, I was referred to Dr. Rajesh Khanna. As expected, he and his staff were honest about the risks involved. What was unexpected was his friendly and warm nature that comforted in the face of a procedure that once appeared terrifying. By the day of the surgery, I felt informed and safe in his hands. Having had the surgery, the simple, virtually painless, 30-minute, now-you-can-see-without-glasses surgery, I wonder why I did not have it done sooner. But what really brought tears to my eyes was not that I had successfully made it through the surgery, it w as seeing, for the first time with my new eyes, clearly from across the room, the clock.


Tanha