The 25th Anniversary of Laser Vision Correction in the United States

Stephen N Joffe1,2 1History of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA; 2Department of Surgery and Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USACorrespondence: Stephen N JoffeJoffe Foundation, 4400 Drake Road, Cincinnati, OH, USATel +1 513 271 0670Fax +1...

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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e8b70156ea204699a825a949ee9073412021-12-02T18:23:04ZThe 25th Anniversary of Laser Vision Correction in the United States1177-5483https://doaj.org/article/e8b70156ea204699a825a949ee9073412021-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/the-25th-anniversary-of-laser-vision-correction-in-the-united-states-peer-reviewed-article-OPTHhttps://doaj.org/toc/1177-5483Stephen N Joffe1,2 1History of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA; 2Department of Surgery and Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USACorrespondence: Stephen N JoffeJoffe Foundation, 4400 Drake Road, Cincinnati, OH, USATel +1 513 271 0670Fax +1 513 271 8426Email stephen@sjoffe.comAbstract: Laser Vision Correction (LVC) is an elective, self-pay and safe surgical procedure to correct myopia and hyperopia. Since FDA approval 25 years ago, there have been a progression of technological improvements leading to better outcomes and LVC is now one of the safest surgical procedures. With a potential pool of 50 million patients, 6000 trained ophthalmic surgeons regularly treating in over 1000 centers of which 65% are physician owned. Treatments remain low from an earlier peak of 1.4 million to less than 800,000 over last 10 years. The factors preventing patients undergoing surgery have not changed and include the cost of $2000 ± $1000 per eye and fear of laser surgery on their eyes. The latter is overcome by word of mouth referrals and positive social media messaging. In addition, press misinformation and lack of optometrists participating in co-management have not helped grow LVC procedures despite the positive results of the FDA’s Patient Reported Outcomes with LASIK studies known as PROWL. The surgery is quick, and patients can be “in and out” in less than two hours with a rapid recovery, minimal postoperative restrictions and within 24 hours have 20/20 vision. Volume and price drives center and physician profitability with a scheduling capacity of two to four patients’ treatments per hour. Laser vision correction and especially LASIK, remains the treatment of choice for myopic and hyperopic patients wanting to remove their dependency on glasses and contact lenses.Keywords: LASIK, excimer, optical, contacts, glasses, Covid-19Joffe SNDove Medical Pressarticlelasikexcimeropticalcontactsglassescovid-19OphthalmologyRE1-994ENClinical Ophthalmology, Vol Volume 15, Pp 1163-1172 (2021)
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description	Stephen N Joffe1,2 1History of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA; 2Department of Surgery and Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USACorrespondence: Stephen N JoffeJoffe Foundation, 4400 Drake Road, Cincinnati, OH, USATel +1 513 271 0670Fax +1 513 271 8426Email stephen@sjoffe.comAbstract: Laser Vision Correction (LVC) is an elective, self-pay and safe surgical procedure to correct myopia and hyperopia. Since FDA approval 25 years ago, there have been a progression of technological improvements leading to better outcomes and LVC is now one of the safest surgical procedures. With a potential pool of 50 million patients, 6000 trained ophthalmic surgeons regularly treating in over 1000 centers of which 65% are physician owned. Treatments remain low from an earlier peak of 1.4 million to less than 800,000 over last 10 years. The factors preventing patients undergoing surgery have not changed and include the cost of $2000 ± $1000 per eye and fear of laser surgery on their eyes. The latter is overcome by word of mouth referrals and positive social media messaging. In addition, press misinformation and lack of optometrists participating in co-management have not helped grow LVC procedures despite the positive results of the FDA’s Patient Reported Outcomes with LASIK studies known as PROWL. The surgery is quick, and patients can be “in and out” in less than two hours with a rapid recovery, minimal postoperative restrictions and within 24 hours have 20/20 vision. Volume and price drives center and physician profitability with a scheduling capacity of two to four patients’ treatments per hour. Laser vision correction and especially LASIK, remains the treatment of choice for myopic and hyperopic patients wanting to remove their dependency on glasses and contact lenses.Keywords: LASIK, excimer, optical, contacts, glasses, Covid-19
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The 25th Anniversary of Laser Vision Correction in the United States

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