Dr. Robert Selkin - Selkin Laser Center

History of LASIK: Part-I

2007-02-27T03:55:00.000-08:00

Although LASIK eye surgery remains fairly young in age, the usage of refractive eye surgery has a long history. Most people think of LASIK as a new procedure to treat bad vision. However, the first LASIK procedure in the United States was actually done over 16 years ago.

Refractive surgery was born over fifty years ago, when Professor Dr. Jose I. Barrager of Bogotá, Colombia developed a new technique to correct vision deficiencies. During this procedure, an instrument called a microkeratome was used to shave off a thin cap of corneal tissue. This cap was treated similar to a contact lens – it was removed, reshaped, and finally replaced onto the eye. This corrective procedure was called myopic keratomileusis (MKM for short) and Dr. Jose I. Barrager is considered by many to be the father of modern refractive surgery.

MKM was an important first step in vision correction surgery. It provided doctors with knowledge about how much of the cornea had to be left unaltered to provide a stable long-term result. MKM utilized a very rudimentary microkeratome, which is the instrument that today is mainly used to create the flap in LASIK surgery.

Continuing with the history of LASIK, we will throw some light on other achievements in future posts.

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Financing with Selkin Laser Center is an easy job

2007-02-16T04:29:00.000-08:00

No health treatment in this world gets done without money! Cost is one of the biggest issues as everyone cannot afford the full charges of treatment upfront.

At Dr Selkin’s Eye Centers you can avail of convenient eye surgery financing programs, where your payments can be customized to meet your needs. Best of all, and in most cases, there are no up-front costs. This means you can actually start treatment without any out of pocket investment, if approved. Plus, you can prepay at any time - with no penalty!

$0 down, 0% interest for 12

100% financing months

Low, fixed interest rates below most credit cards

Short Application process and immediate approval!

Ask Dr Selkin about your financing options today! At Dr. Selkin’s Lasik plus vision Center, you are offered weekend appointments also, so you do not need to miss work.

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Lasik Eye Surgery by Dr. Selkin

2007-01-16T03:07:00.000-08:00

Dr. Selkin, the Greensboro Lasik surgeon, provides an individualized and personalized approach to Lasik eye surgery, taking into account the goals and desires of each patient.While Selkin Laser Center, the Lasik eye centre of Nashville, provides unmatched experience and care, the Lasik eye surgery cost is substantially lower than the competition.

Having performed over 55,000 laser vision correction procedures, Dr. Robert Selkin , ranks as one of the most experienced Lasik surgeons in the United States, and is also board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dr. Selkin, the Greensboro Lasik surgeon, has authored textbook chapters on corneal diseases, has been published in numerous ophthalmology journals, and has taught advanced Lasik eye surgery techniques to refractive surgeons across the United States.

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About the practice: Dr. Selkin

2006-09-16T02:22:00.000-07:00

At Selkin Laser Center, we believe that no two patients are the same. It’s because each patient’s eyes are unique, we use multiple laser systems to suit each patient’s needs. We use Zywave Wavefront customized computer imaging to show the most detailed characteristics of your eye available anywhere. Our state of the art screening guarantees the best treatment science can afford.

OUR PATIENTS: The majority of our LASIK patients have been referred by our other patients. Over 300 doctors and country music superstar Trace Adkins have had LASIK performed by Dr. Selkin. Having performed over 55,000 laser vision corrections, Dr. Selkin ranks as one of the most experienced LASIK surgeons in the United States.

Interested, but still too nervous

2006-09-13T22:17:00.000-07:00

Selkin Laser Center has some of the most experienced LASIK surgeons across the United States. With personalised treatment and individual care, we make the process so easy. Still want more from the list?? Take a look:Here are some reasons to choose SELKIN LASER CENTER for LASIK:

Most of his staff has had LASIK performed by Dr. Selkin.
Thorough screening process absolute precision demands absolute knowledge. This is why we use both the Bausch & Lomb, Orbscan and Zywave Wavefront technology. This screening gives us the most detailed characteristics of your eye available anywhere.
You are in the hands of one of the most experienced LASIK surgeons in the United States, with 55,000 refractive surgeries.
Dr. Selkin is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology.
Staff expertise -Our certified laser technicians have assisted on over 55,000 laser vision corrections.
A surgeon who truly cares. Dr. Selkin won the Neil Hellman Award for commitment to humanistic values.
Dr. Selkin has performed LASIK on over 300 doctors, and performs LASIK on professional athletes and their families, as well as country music star Trace Adkins
Dr. Selkin is experienced at treating patients with a high degree of astigmatism and nearsightedness.
SELKIN LASER CENTER uses multiple laser systems, since no two eyes are alike. We perform high definition vision LASIK.
Convenience -There is no need to miss work; SELKIN LASER CENTER will perform your surgery during the week or on weekends, so LASIK need not interrupt your life.

Our Specialized Techniques III: Wavefront Custom Technology

2006-09-04T22:28:00.000-07:00

Until very recently, eye doctors have measured vision in terms of nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism (these are all called low order aberrations). Now, new advanced testing with Zyware can measure other irregularities in the eye called higher order aberrations that may be responsible for night glare, halos, and poor quality vision. The only way to correct high order aberrations is with technology called Wavefront.

Selkin Laser Center is proud to offer the state of the art Zyoptix Wavefront custom laser that can treat not only your low order aberrations, but also other irregularities that have never been correctable before. It is believed that correcting these irregularities may give patients a higher chance of getting better vision than 20/20 with laser surgery. It may also offer a better quality of vision to patients.
So how do we gather the necessary information to perform this treatment? By using the Zywave aberrometer, we can identify a map of the visual distortions throughout the entire optical system of the eye. This information does not depend on responses of the patient (such as which is better, 1 or 2). The information is organized to allow for transfer to the Zyoptix laser, which can in turn treat these irregularities. By treating the abnormalities in your eye that glasses and contacts can’t, the possibility of crisper vision is available to patients.
The Wavefront aberrometer measures the irregularities from the center to the outer edge of your pupil, which is vital because at night, your pupils dilate and more light is scattered at the periphery of your pupils. This technology can measure your prescription under high light situations (comparable to daytime) and your prescription with part dilation (as in dusk), and at night. How’s that for customized treatment?

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Our Special Techniques II

2006-08-29T22:41:00.000-07:00

In the last post we discussed about the Thin Blade LASIK. Today, we will throw some light on Large Zone Ablations, about where it is useful, how it is done and some of the things we should know about it.

Large Zone Ablations: This is helpful for patients concerned about night vision or those who have large pupils. In this advanced treatment, Dr. Selkin applies smoothing pulses around the outer edges of the cornea after correcting your prescription. The procedure creates a treatment that is larger than your pupil size, to reduce risks of glare and halos at night.

Continuing with our Specialized Techniques, next we will talk about our Specialized Wavefront Custom Technology.
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Selkin Laser Center: Our Specialized Techniques

2006-08-27T23:30:00.000-07:00

Let’s start with discussing some of the Specialized Techniques that we follow at Selkin Laser Center. Today, we will focus on Thin Blade LASIK.

Thin Blade LASIK: In some cases, patients who have corneas that are too thin to correct their prescription with traditional LASIK, can have LASIK by creating a thinner flap. By creating a thinner flap, we have more room to work with in treating your prescription. Dr. Selkin is extremely conservative and will only perform procedures in which he maintains a corneal thickness that he is comfortable with. This is why, in over 55,000 laser vision procedures; we have never had a single complication from treating too much corneal thickness.

We will discuss more on our Specialized Large Zone Ablations in the future posts.
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Meet our Doctors: Dr. Robert Selkin

2006-08-23T05:20:00.000-07:00

Having performed over 55,000 laser vision corrections,
Dr. Robert Selkin ranks as one of the most experienced LASIK surgeons in the United States. Dr. Robert Selkin is board certified and was accepted to the Cornea and Refractive Surgery Fellowship at Harvard University/Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary where he trained for one year.
Dr Robert Selkin has been published in textbooks and numerous journals, and has taught advanced LASIK techniques to surgeons across the country. Following his ophthalmology residency training in NYC at the prestigious Lenox Hill Hospital, Dr. Robert Selkin was accepted to the world renowned Cornea and Refractive Surgery Fellowship of Harvard University/ Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, where Dr Selkin trained for one year.
Dr. Robert Selkin provides an individualized and personalized approach to LASIK, taking into account the goals and desires of each patient. While Selkin Laser Center provides unmatched experience and care, the cost to you is substantially lower than the competition.
At Selkin Laser Center, we offer weekend appointments so you do not need to miss work. Before your LASIK procedure, you will have the opportunity to ask Dr. Robert Selkin any questions you may have.

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What is LASIK?

2006-08-21T03:50:00.000-07:00

What is LASIK? How does it help a person correct his/her vision? What are the basic defects that can be treated by the LASIK surgery?? Let’s search answers to some of these here:

LASIK stands for LAser In Situ Keratomileusis. LASIK is more or less used as an acronym for it.
In simplest of words, it is an advanced laser procedure which involves a surgical operation. In the surgical operation, a tiny flap is cut in the top of the cornea. The flap is then lifted so that a laser beam can remove the internal tissue from the inside of cornea, thereby correcting the vision defects.
By removing the tissue it helps correct various vision defects, such as glasses, contact lenses or higher degrees of myopia. As this procedure requires less time as well as pain for a patient to recovery fully, it is widely gaining popularity, for vision corrections.

At Selkin Laser Center, our doctors perform all types of LASIK surgical operations with minimum of fuss.

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Snippets - Clear Vision

2006-08-19T05:18:00.000-07:00

Let us learn about some basic points on Clear Vision. Clear vision results when light rays enter the eye and are focused perfectly on the retina (the back of the eye). In order for this to occur, all of the layers of the eye must bend the light rays perfectly.

The first layer of the eye is considered the tear film. If the eye is dry, and the tear film is poor, patients will not have their best quality vision.
The second layer is the cornea. If the cornea is too steep (as in nearsighted patients), light will not be focused on the retina.
The third layer is clear fluid (aqeous humor).
The fourth layer is the lens. If the lens is cloudy, this is called a cataract.
The next layer is the vitrous, a clear fluid. This is the layer where people get floaters.

When this Clear Vision gets impaired due to several reasons, people choose the LASIK eye surgery procedure to get rid of eyeglasses or contacts.Where LASIK stands for Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis. Selkin Laser Center specializes in low cost LASIK Eye Surgery and providing expert assistance to help correct vision defects

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Selkin Laser Center

2006-08-16T21:33:00.000-07:00

Welcome to Selkin Laser Centers, bringing a new perspective to many eyes! Our main aim, as always is to provide you with the best of Eye Care facilities. Here, in this blog we will share some informative facts and clear any doubts regarding the Laser treatment and Eye Care.

People choose the LASIK eye surgery procedure, because they want to enjoy life without eyeglasses or contacts. Just imagine how your life will be after your LASIK Eye Surgery; you can have the convenience and ease of taking part in your normal daily activities without being hampered by any kind of vision devices. Isn't it great!!

At Selkin Laser Center, we have best team of doctors who are specialize in techniques to offer best in LASIK Eye Surgery. We will discuss more on those in later blogs.

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