Shannon Wong, MD explains how we educate our staff and our patients who are considering surgical vision correction - such as laser lens replacement, laser cataract surgery, basic cataract surgery or LASIK. For patients age 45 and older, we carefully explain the options, risks and benefits to each patient.
Video timeline:
0:22 Typical patient scenario described
0:40 LASIK vs Laser Lens Replacement
1:22 What 45-60 year old patients experience
1:44 3 Advantages of Laser lens replacement over LASIK for individuals 45 and older
3:04 How to communicate with the 45-60 year old who wants LASIK surgery
4:46 How we educate our patients about vision correction surgery if they are over the age of 60
7:00 When is the right time to have cataract or lens replacement surgery?
9:24 What is a visually significant cataract?
11:15 The 3 choices or options for patients with a visually significant cataract
12:50 The 3 surgical options or choices for patients who wish to have cataract or lens replacement surgery
13:33 How we educate patients on how the symfony lens works
15:20 The symfony spiderweb artifact seen at night around lights
17:54 Risks of cataract or lens replacement surgery
23:10 What we advise patients that have had prior RK or LASIK surgery and want cataract or lens replacement surgery
25:30 What we advise patients that have co-existing ocular pathology or eye disease and want cataract or lens replacement surgery
