Vision 2009 And Beyond
It’s been exactly 15 years since I had my LASIK treatment. Yes, it was in the month of March 2009 when I underwent the out-patient procedure at AUF Medical Center Lasik Surgery Clinic (LSC). I could be considered as one of the pioneer pat i ent s.
Prior to the operation, which I think lasted for only 40 minutes (it is now just 20 these days), I also had my worries. In fact, one renowned business leader in Central Luzon even called to warn me that I should reconsider. I cannot blame him. His own lasik (or was that a simple laser?) treatment, not at AUF to be clear, went bad. I could vividly recall him telling me that he almost lost his eyesight, thus, his friendly advise to me.
Mine was not successful. It was VERY successful that I recommended it to my two sisters, two nephews, and some cousins. They listened to me and they did recommend it too to many of our family members and friends. The list goes on that it probably kept the cash registers of LSC ringing hehe.
In my own family, my daughter Allysa, a medical student also at my beloved alma mater AUF, just had her own treatment last December. It was equally successful and I could tell how happy that made her. No more eyeglasses to wear, which, on many occasions I had to remove on her face as she fell asleep with them.
Having LASIK
is one decision I will never ever regret. It was also one decision that my favorite physician Dr. Carlomagno Torres recommended. He was so patient back in 2009, answering all my queries via email. And his answers, just like his soothing voice, were all so reassuring and comforting to know. Thank you Dr. Carlomagno. I learned a lot from you. I hope to be able to learn also your dancesteps as I see you strut on social media posts.
Am equally grateful also to Dr. Raoul Henson and Dr. Andrew Angeles who assisted Dr. Torres on me 15 years ago. Imagine a Batman having two Robins by his side. Panalo di ba? They were dynamic trio.
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And so 15 years later, there is now a new technology in treating eye defects. Right at LSC, I saw on social media, that post of Dr. Henson on a successful procedure via SmartSight.
I don’t know much about it but SmartSight is a refractive lenticule extraction. That could be so technical and that the technology has been in use for the past 10 years already. I read somewhere that it makes use of smaller incision of 3mm, compared to 23 on LASIK. Thus, in that aspect, it should be bet t er.
The LSC now also has new state-of-the-art machines for refraction, LASIK and other treatments. One of them is the socalled SCHWIND ATOS. The website states that it is “femtosecond laser enables minimally invasive lenticule extraction as well as flap creation in FemtoLASIK. Its combination of innovative technology and intelligent design provides safety and precision in refractive corneal surgery.”
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I am re-running below some portions of my column article which saw print in SSP just a few days after my lasik treatment in 2009.