Dr Boothe

Ask Your Local Laser Eye Surgery Specialist If you really want to know about eye surgery, ask your local specialist. By asking how does laser eye surgery work, you are not just asking about the specifics of the operation. These are important, as you want to know exactly what will be done with your eyes, but you are also seeking information as to how to prepare for the surgery as well as what to expect afterwards.
For instance, how long do you have to wait to see results and is there any down time? Is there any pain and/or discomfort? By asking how does laser eye surgery work, you are looking for all the information you can get so that you can be sure that this is truly what you want to have done.
What Your Specialist Will Tell You When you ask your specialist how does laser eye surgery work, you should also have some questions prepared in case the specialist leaves anything out. Your specialist will determine if you are a good candidate for this type of surgery and he or she will also tell you the success rate of the surgery.

Dr William Boothe

Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) - Hereditary degeneration of the retina. It usually leads to legal blindness by progressively reducing peripheral vision. There are three main forms:

* dominant, where about half of the family members develop the disease.
* X-linked, for which the females are carriers and males develop the disease in alternating generations.
* recessive, where there is no family history of the disease, but it occurs on occasion.

Rigid Gas-Permeable (RGP) Contact Lenses - Also known as Gas-Permeable (GP) or oxygen-permeable contact lenses. Contact lenses which allows air to pass through them. They are hard, but more flexible than the older-style “hard” contact lenses which were used before 1971. They contain silicone, which is flexible and since it allows oxygen to pass through it, these lenses are more comfortable and healthier for the eye, which needs lots of oxygen.

Dr William Boothe Surgeon

: Wavefront Supported Corneal Ablation - The trade name for the Carl Zeiss Meditec WASCA aberrometer and the MEL 70 or MEL 80 excimer laser system when it’s used for wavefront guided excimer laser ablation for Lasik, Epi-Lasik, LASEK, PRK, and IntraLasik.
Dr William Boothe Surgeon