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As a surgeon I know first hand that a big part of surgery is sitting around waiting for things to get started.
French army surgeon Bernard Swalduz (right) prepares to operate on an Afghan boy's injured eye, in the Nato hospital at Kabul airport, Afghanistan.
The boy, Najibullah, was injured by shrapnel from a Taliban rocket which killed his brother as they cycled to a polling station in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, on August 20.
The shrapnel puctured his left eye and without surgery he will go blind.
Nato medics prepare to operate on an Afghan boy wounded by a Taliban rocket as he cycled to a polling station in Lashkar Gah, Helmand.
He suffered a shrapnel wound from the rocket which killed his brother, on August 20.
French army medics lift an injured Afghan boy off the operating table, in the Nato hospital at Kabul airport, Afghanistan.
The boy, Najibullah, was injured by shrapnel from a Taliban rocket which killed his brother as they cycled to a polling station in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, on August 20.
The shrapnel puctured his left eye and without further specialist surgery he will go blind.
French army surgeon Bernard Swalduz operates on an Afghan boys injured eye, in the Nato hospital at Kabul airport, Afghanistan.
The boy, Najibullah, was injured by shrapnel from a Taliban rocket which killed his brother as they cycled to a polling station in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, on August 20.
The shrapnel puctured his left eye and without surgery he will go blind.
“I run a software company in India. I am here to see an old friend of mine, who is now a neuroscientist, studying how the brain learns to see. And he does humanitarian work with Indian children. But in the process I also met a lot of other amazing and interesting people. One has performed thousands of free eye surgeries in India. Another one supports 30 different organizations, such as one that tries to prevent the cruelty against dancing bears.”
*I didn’t ask, and he didn’t tell me the name of his friend at MIT, but after a quick Google search this came up. I think such work always deserves more exposure.
www.ted.com/talks/pawan_sinha_on_how_brains_learn_to_see....
French army surgeon Bernard Swalduz (left) operates on an Afghan boy's injured eye, in the Nato hospital at Kabul airport, Afghanistan.
The boy, Najibullah, was injured by shrapnel from a Taliban rocket which killed his brother as they cycled to a polling station in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, on August 20.
The shrapnel puctured his left eye and without surgery he will go blind.
A computer screen broadcasts realtime images of an Afghan boy's injured eye, as French army surgeon Bernard Swalduz (centre) operates in the Nato hospital at Kabul airport, Afghanistan.
The boy, Najibullah, was injured by shrapnel from a Taliban rocket which killed his brother as they cycled to a polling station in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, on August 20.
The shrapnel puctured his left eye and without surgery he will go blind.
French army surgeon Bernard Swalduz operates on an Afghan boys injured eye, in the Nato hospital at Kabul airport, Afghanistan.
The boy, Najibullah, was injured by shrapnel from a Taliban rocket which killed his brother as they cycled to a polling station in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, on August 20.
The shrapnel puctured his left eye and without surgery he will go blind.
French army surgeon Bernard Swalduz (centre) operates on an Afghan boy's injured eye, in the Nato hospital at Kabul airport, Afghanistan.
The boy, Najibullah, was injured by shrapnel from a Taliban rocket which killed his brother as they cycled to a polling station in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, on August 20.
The shrapnel puctured his left eye and without surgery he will go blind.
French army surgeon Bernard Swalduz operates on an Afghan boy's injured eye, in the Nato hospital at Kabul airport, Afghanistan.
The boy, Najibullah, was injured by shrapnel from a Taliban rocket which killed his brother as they cycled to a polling station in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, on August 20.
The shrapnel puctured his left eye and without surgery he will go blind.
French army surgeon Bernard Swalduz (centre) operates on an Afghan boys injured eye, in the Nato hospital at Kabul airport, Afghanistan.
The boy, Najibullah, was injured by shrapnel from a Taliban rocket which killed his brother as they cycled to a polling station in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, on August 20.
It has begun... and everything is BLURY!!
Typically here, with regular Lasik, I would already be able to proclaim, "it worked!" But not with my operation. I got PRK done (PhotoRefractive Keratectomy), which takes much longer to recover from. I'm no good at waiting for anything, so I'm climbing the walls while waiting for my eyes to heal.
Of course you're asking why the hell would I choose the one that takes time? I totally agree. There were several factors for this decision... ASIDE from the doctor recommending this particular one.
This procedure is bladeless. It's ALL LASER. This is huge to me. The outer layer of the cornea is disolved, the laser reshapes your lens and the outer layer sloooooooowly grows back. This is what takes time and demands patience. With the OTHER procedures they actually use a blade to slice a thin corneal flap and roll it up like a rug, do the reshaping with the laser, and roll the carpet flap back over the affected surface. This is just gross.
The doctor said even some seven years later you can take a sharp tool and peel back this flap. With PRK, there is no flap. In fact, when it heals, an eye doctor won't even be able to tell that I had surgery done. This "non-flappage" appeals to me.
My cornea is slightly thinner than normal (a 500 vs. a 550) so there is less cornea to cut, so they also recomend the PRK for this reason.
Probably the biggest selling point to me is the super uber futuristic top-of-the-line cutting-edge technology. Any guy would drool over this stuff. I trust technology, and if PRK uses the best tech, then I want PRK.
The experience itself was actually quite transcendent. All the flashing lights and trying to focus on the little red blinking light while the laser is doing... "something" and your senses are trying to take it all in. Honestly I would describe it very much like being taken up into a spaceship, or like going into heaven when you die. I'm not being over dramatic, I promise. It was very cool. I'd like to do it again JUST for the intense beauty and thrill. The only yuck factor was the little vacuum tube that was hovering to one side that was slurping up the eyeball flavored smoke rising from my evaporating cornea. I thought the dentist was the only place I would smell my own burning flesh, that and being burned at the stake for heressy.. Add this place to that short list.
So here I am, waiting to heal. My eyes fluxuate almost constantly. This kind of blury, that kind of blury, waking up and seeing everything perfectly and then slowly my eyes go blurred again. It's a tease. Trying to see my computer screen is almost too difficult to work (I think that's why they told me I wouldn't want to go back to work for a while). But who REALLY listens to the doctor? Kidding. I follow my regiment faithfully, which brings me back to this picture. Eye drops, eye drops, eye drops! this is my world. This and as much sleep as possible, and who am I to complain about that?! I charish my sleep.
I'd recomend these people, but I can't see anymore so I won't!... Kidding!
Here is website of the people that did it for me, and a little more about PRK. They have good information on all the other procedures, so I would recomend reading about them if you are thinking about getting it done.
I was probably still a bit dopey in this photo taken immediately post-operatiavely.
Procedure: Cataract lens implant and limbal relaxing incisions
Najibullah's left eye is clamped open in the operating theatre at the French Nato hospital in Kabul. He suffered a shrapnel wound from a Taliban rocket which killed his brother as they cycled to a polling station in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, on August 20.
Q. My eyelid crease is not symmetrical. Can this be corrected?
A. Yes. Many plastic surgeons perform the blepharoplasty procedure in the same manner for all patients. This is like visiting a hairstylist who can who can only cut your hair in one way. The unwanted result of asymmetric eyelid crease or contour is a result of non individualized eyelid surgery. Although a difficult problem to resolve, this can be reversed by carefully planned revisional surgery.
Najibullah's left eye is clamped open in the operating theatre at the French Nato hospital in Kabul. He suffered a shrapnel wound from a Taliban rocket which killed his brother as they cycled to a polling station in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, on August 20.
Q. I have had cosmetic surgery before and now I cannot close my eyes, can you help me?
A. This is probably the most common complaint that is referred to Dr. Parsa for surgical correction. This problem usually happens when during the previous surgery excess tissue and skin was removed. Depending on the severity of the case there are several procedures which can be done or combined to achieve the desired functional and cosmetic outcome. For example skin from behind the ear, which very closely matches the texture of eyelid skin can be harvested and used to raise the eyelid. The mid-face can also be elevated by suspension sutures to raise the lower eyelid. The conjunctiva (the clear tissue on the inside of the eyelid) can be elevated by borrowing mucosal tissue from the mouth.
It has been four months since I had my eye surgery to correct LASIK and my eye is still blurry. After all this time, I found out why: I’m apparently an over-achiever when it comes to healing. My eye has over corrected and now it looks like I will need some touch up to correct the correction.
I am not going to go back until October, but it looks like this Winter I’ll be off my feet again. Bummer…
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Q. The sides of my eyelids look rounded after my cosmetic eyelid surgery. Can this be corrected?
A. The rounded corner of the eyelids after cosmetic eyelid surgery is an artificial “operated appearance”. Although subtle, the natural youthful eyelid is V-shaped at the corners. The rounded corners of the eyelids are not only a cosmetic problem for the patient, but they also can interfere with normal blink dynamics. The patient usually complains of tearing or dry eyes. This problem can be reversed by a special surgical technique in an outpatient basis.
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French army surgeon Bernard Swalduz operates on an Afghan boys injured eye, in the Nato hospital at Kabul airport, Afghanistan.
The boy, Najibullah, was injured by shrapnel from a Taliban rocket which killed his brother as they cycled to a polling station in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, on August 20.
The shrapnel puctured his left eye and without surgery he will go blind.
Dr. Kami Parsa is an Oculoplastic & Reconstructive Surgeon who specializes exclusively in reconstructive, revisional and cosmetic surgery of the eyes and surrounding tissue. His expertise in cosmetic and reconstructive surgery has made him the choice for patients who have had previous plastic surgery and now need revisional surgery around the eyes. Dr. Parsa has appeared on numerous media outlets around the world, including CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, The New York Times and the Miami Herald.
www.oculoplastic.info (310) 777-8880
Q. I have had cosmetic surgery before and now I cannot close my eyes, can you help me?
A. This is probably the most common complaint that is referred to Dr. Parsa for surgical correction. This problem usually happens when during the previous surgery excess tissue and skin was removed. Depending on the severity of the case there are several procedures which can be done or combined to achieve the desired functional and cosmetic outcome. For example skin from behind the ear, which very closely matches the texture of eyelid skin can be harvested and used to raise the eyelid. The mid-face can also be elevated by suspension sutures to raise the lower eyelid. The conjunctiva (the clear tissue on the inside of the eyelid) can be elevated by borrowing mucosal tissue from the mouth.
Contact Lens Consultation and fitting at Optical Section of Sri Ramana Eye Centre - Chennai Best Eye Care Clinic in India which is located at Chennai. Founded by Dr. K. Ravishankar MBBS, DO, DNB, FRCS Ed (Edin), M.Med (S'pore)
You can still see the continuous stick of the eye that has healed up. You can also see the edges of the new cornea.
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The end of a long day that began with what we hope is a final surgery on my husband's eye. This was a rather minor one to remove the silicone oil that has been holding the retina in place for the past 6 months. The doctor said the retina looked fantastic, so considering it ripped twice, we are very happy with that news.
The shirt, by the way, is one he had me make for him at my crystalwriter store at Zazzle. It has the same statement as the bumper sticker on the back, and this statement for a left-handed, right-winged patriot on the front.
Some of the most dreaded complications of facial plastic surgery are those associated with the eyelids. The eyes and eyelids are very sensitive structures and are not as forgiving. As an oculoplastic surgeon with expertise in plastic surgery around the eye, a majority of Dr. Parsa's referrals are patients who have had previous complications with facial plastic surgery and now require cosmetic and functional correction around the eyelids. Depending on the specific problem, the necessary correction may involve a simple procedure or a complex eyelid reconstruction. Our goal is to regain normal function while maintaining aesthetic outcome.
Generating public awareness that some forms of blindness can be prevented or treated is key for Orbis's capacity building work
I had the other eye (left) operated on last Wednesday. Everything is going very well. Both eyes are better than before the operation and the left one has progressed much more quickly than the right.
I had cataract lens implant plus a second procedute to correct astigmatism.
Dr. Parsa is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and fellowship trained by the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons. He is an Assistant Clinical Professor at USC's Department of Ophthalmology. For the past decade, he has been involved in many clinical and basic science research projects. Dr. Parsa has also published numerous articles and has been an invited lecturer both nationally and internationally. His current research focus is in the development of customized 3-D implants for patients with major ocular and facial deformities.
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