New Non-surgical Method to Optimize LASIK Outcomes

Online, June 4, 2013 (Newswire.com) - LASIK eye surgery is an effective method to reduce dependence on eyeglasses or contact lenses, but regression or loss of effectiveness during the healing phase has always been a problem in a small minority of patients. Many of these patients will resort back to eyeglasses or undergo a second laser procedure (enhancement).

A Raleigh, NC ophthalmologist, Dr. Dean Dornic of the Laser Eye Center of Carolina has developed a non-surgical method to improve outcomes and reduce the need for enhancement procedures. The method is important because it increases success rates and reduces the need for re-operations.

Dr. Dornic first reported on the use of a prescription eyedrop to reverse regression at the International Society of Refractive Surgeons meeting in 2002. Since that time, several other investigators have confirmed Dornic's findings. Dornic will report on his ten years of experience using his technique at the European Society of Ophthalmology meeting in Copenhagen Denmark later this month.

"The discovery of this non-surgical method to improve LASIK outcomes, like many advances in medicine, was somewhat by accident. I have verified the safety and effectiveness of this method in dozens of LASIK patients over the last 10 years. It is an especially rewarding technique because it improves visual outcomes without the need for further surgery," says Dornic.

Dr. Dean Dornic has been performing LASIK eye surgery in the Raleigh-Durham NC area since 1998. He is an innovator in the area of LASIK eye surgery. He developed and trademarked the OmniLase technique, a fully customized LASIK procedure that reduces the incidence of several side-effects that can be associated with laser eye surgery. He has lectured internationally and has been recognized by both Time and Newsweek as a leader in laser eye surgery.

For more information on Dr. Dornic and the Laser Eye Center of Carolina visit http://www.visionauthorities.com.