Add 20Years to Your Best Lifetime Vision

METRO KANSAS CITY // HEALTHCARE PROFILES
20
Add
Years
to Your Best
Lifetime Vision
DID YOU KNOW?
Results show LASIK is a great choice for
18- to 25-year-olds.
Adults
are having lens implant surgery
a good 20 years before the appearance
of cataracts.
W
hy? It’s all about freedom: the freedom to enjoy
the lifestyle and activities you choose, without the
constant encumbrance of corrective lenses.
An active lifestyle isn’t only about athletics. Ask any young
parent of an energetic toddler or a college freshman whose
schedule is a whirl of academic and extracurricular events.
Dr. Daniel S. Durrie, internationally renowned refractive
surgeon and founder of Durrie Vision, and Dr. Jason Stahl are
dedicated to providing each of their patients with a lifetime
plan for their best possible vision. And, they say, you don’t have
to wait.
LASIK is FDA-approved for patients as young as 18 years of
age whose vision is mature and stable. Research involving more
than 10,000 patients in different age groups shows that younger
patients’ eyes heal more quickly following surgery and are less
likely to need enhancements (“touch-up” surgery) in the future.
“Parents can now prepare their college-age children to see
a wider world with vision that is often sharper and clearer
than with eyeglasses or contact lenses. Vision that will remain
stable until nature causes age-related changes in late middle age,”
says Dr. Durrie.
Age-Related Changes?
If you’re in your mid- to late-forties, you may already notice that
your eyes don’t adjust as well between near and distance vision.
You may be disappointed at the prospect of relying on
corrective lenses for 15 to 30 years or until the onset of cataracts
necessitates lens implant surgery.
“Improvements in lens implants and surgical technique are
virtually eliminating the wait,” assures Dr. Durrie.
Patients are now scheduling lens implant surgery well
before the onset of cataracts, with the goal of having sharp, clear
vision for life.
“That’s our whole focus,” says
Dr. Durrie. “No matter what a patient’s
age, we not only seek to provide great
vision now but for that patient’s lifetime.
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ABOUT ASTIGMATISM
Jason E. Stahl, MD, and Daniel Durrie, MD
Are patients with astigmatism good candidates for LASIK
or lens implants? In most cases, the answer is yes.
LASIK addresses the corneal irregularity of astigmatism
by reshaping and smoothing the cornea, delivering sharp
vision. Toric lens implants are designed to compensate for
astigmatism from inside the eye.
Don’t let astigmatism keep you from considering
these well-proven procedures.
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