Refractive Surgery News

Prominent Ophthalmologist Arrested on Drug Charges

By J.M. KALIL REVIEW-JOURNAL A prominent ophthalmologist who has performed hundreds of LASIK eye surgeries on Las Vegans has been charged with felony cocaine possession. Dr. Kurt Buzard, owner of the 30,000-square-foot Buzard Eye Institute on West Sahara Avenue, was arrested last week and released...
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Techniques for Dismantling a Jammed Microkeratome During Surgery

Failed Microkeratome Reversal of Forward Pass The only unusual aspect of this procedure was that the machine jammed. By Robert E. Tibolt, MD A frustrating aspect surgeons will inevitably encounter is a mechanical malfunction. In both cataract and refractive surgery, we are dependent on...
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Dr. Jay Pepose Seeks Salesperson to Pose as "Patient Counselor"

US-MO-St. Louis-Patient Counselor (Sales) :. Status: Full Time, Employee     Shift: First Shift (Day), Second Shift (Afternoon) Job Location: 63017 Patient Counselor (Sales) PEPOSE VISION INSTITUTE A progressive ophthalmology practice is seeking a dynamic salesperson to counsel patients for LASIK surgery. Qualified candidates will...
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Dr. Davidorf Promotes Lasik as Therapy for Children

LASIK for Kids: An Option Whose Time May Be Near Connecticut Post Your child may be a good athlete, but you still worry about an injury from those pesky glasses. Or maybe you fret about your middle schooler, longing desperately to fit in but feeling...
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Surgeons Describes "Irrational Enthusiam for Lasik"

Lee Shahinian, Jr, MD, a corneal surgeon in private practice in Mountainview, California, states that, despite LASIK’s generally excellent results, complications have been reported in approximately 4% of cases,1 and almost all of these problems are related to the microkeratome and stromal flap. “With the...
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