What is the most significant realization of the practice at the Shealy Eye Laser Center in 2008?
• Ectasia (bulging forward of the cornea) can be avoided most of the time by staying on the surface or sub-surface of the cornea. LASIK involving the deeper layers of the cornea decrease acute inflammation and decrease biomechanical weakening. Although not every case of ectasia is preventable, we know that ectasia does not completely disappear due to structural and genetic pre-disposition. There are lingering mysteries to this condition so that ectasia will never completely go away and per say, does not constitute medical malpractice. Mark Manus, MD, David Huang, MD & J. Bradley Randleman, MD.
