Hi people,
Found this on the net, thought the people on here might find it interesting or/ and have more info on it
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes ... -microwave
microwave treatment
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Re: microwave treatment
Hi Amer,
This is referring to the KeraFlex system and there already several threads on here relating to this surgery. The company website is http://www.avedro.com/kerakxl.html.
However, a word of warning when reading random press releases like this:
News editors have little knowledge or understanding of corneal surgical procedures
Add onto that what they do know is "dumbed down" for their audience because the rest of the world knows even less. The average KC patient knows infinitely more than the average person about corneal conditions and treatments - and probably than most normal medical doctors as well!
All press releases simplify any information into simple one liners to put over information quickly and simply. By definition, they leave out any reference to complex issues - therefore things always seem to be simpler than they really are.
The KeraFlex system was originally designed to correct short sightedness and astigmatism (what the article calls " rugby-ball eye ") and was further developed for keratoconus. The "burst of ultraviolet light" refers to cross linking. The KXL cross linking is a much shorter procedure than "normal" cross linking because they do use a higher energy UV source, reducing the hour long process down to a few minutes... which is where the "burst" of UV light reference comes from.
What no-one really knows is; does that cause any issues with the tissue exposed to it? Is a short burst of high energy better, the same or worse than a longer exposure to a lower energy source? We don't know.
It has taken us over 13 years to realise that CXL may well be as beneficial as we had all hoped. This may look like unnecessary caution but people responsible for public health have to be sure - which is why the final comment is that we don't know the long term effects of this treatment.
Lynn
This is referring to the KeraFlex system and there already several threads on here relating to this surgery. The company website is http://www.avedro.com/kerakxl.html.
However, a word of warning when reading random press releases like this:
News editors have little knowledge or understanding of corneal surgical procedures
Add onto that what they do know is "dumbed down" for their audience because the rest of the world knows even less. The average KC patient knows infinitely more than the average person about corneal conditions and treatments - and probably than most normal medical doctors as well!
All press releases simplify any information into simple one liners to put over information quickly and simply. By definition, they leave out any reference to complex issues - therefore things always seem to be simpler than they really are.
The KeraFlex system was originally designed to correct short sightedness and astigmatism (what the article calls " rugby-ball eye ") and was further developed for keratoconus. The "burst of ultraviolet light" refers to cross linking. The KXL cross linking is a much shorter procedure than "normal" cross linking because they do use a higher energy UV source, reducing the hour long process down to a few minutes... which is where the "burst" of UV light reference comes from.
What no-one really knows is; does that cause any issues with the tissue exposed to it? Is a short burst of high energy better, the same or worse than a longer exposure to a lower energy source? We don't know.
It has taken us over 13 years to realise that CXL may well be as beneficial as we had all hoped. This may look like unnecessary caution but people responsible for public health have to be sure - which is why the final comment is that we don't know the long term effects of this treatment.
Lynn
Lynn White MSc FCOptom
Optometrist Contact Lens Fitter
Clinical Director, UltraVision
email: lynn.white@lwvc.co.uk
Optometrist Contact Lens Fitter
Clinical Director, UltraVision
email: lynn.white@lwvc.co.uk
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