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To: BARRY ALLEN who wrote (1607)	9/9/1998 8:33:00 AM
From: Wally Mastroly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4140

Looks like a commercial from OptiStock.com, but could be a source of future information: biz.yahoo.com "..Future installments will examine other sectors of the vision care industry. The OptiStock.com web site provides information to investors who are interested in following publicly traded vision care companies..."

To: BARRY ALLEN who wrote (1607)	9/15/1998 8:50:00 AM
From: majormember	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4140

All: From Sept. issue of "Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery." Only a matter of time till we see substantial movement, imo. Best....Skane ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Noncontact thermokeratoplasty to correct hyperopia induced by laser in situ keratomileusis Mahmoud M. Ismail, MD, PhD, Jorge L. Ali¢, MD, PhD, Juan J. P‚rez-Santonja, MD Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of noncontact holmium:YAG (Ho:YAG) laser thermokeratoplasty (LTK) for treating hyperopia induced by laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK). Setting: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Alicante, Instituto Oftalmol¢gico de Alicante, Alicante, Spain, and the University of Al-Azhar, Cairo, Egypt. Methods: Noncontact LTK was applied to 13 eyes (11 patients) with significant hyperopia after LASIK using a Ho:YAG laser (model gLase 210, Sunrise Technologies). Mean spherical equivalent before LTK was +4.60 diopters (D) +- 1.40 (SD) (range +2.50 to +7.25 D). The results were evaluated 18 months after the LTK surgery. Results: A significant myopic shift developed in all eyes that gradually receded to emmetropia 6 to 8 weeks after LTK. After 12 months, refraction was relatively stable. At 18 months, there was a statistically significant difference between the mean uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA) before LTK (0.19 +- 0.09) and mean postoperative UCVA (0.61 +- 0.22) (P <.005). At the end of the study, there was a mean increase of 4.10 +- 1.12 D in central keratometric power. Total regression did not occur in any eye. Conclusion: Noncontact Ho:YAG LTK was safe and effective in correcting LASIK-induced hyperopia. The cutting of Bowman's layer and a thinner corneal center may contribute to the stability of LTK in such cases. J Cataract Refract Surg 1998; 24:1191-1194