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Surgeon recommends performing LASIK flap repairs at slit lamp
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NEW YORK — Due to superior optics, LASIK-related flap complications are better viewed through a slit lamp in the office than through an operating room microscope, according to a speaker here.
"The slit lamp is a preferential optical system and it has variable beam aperture, and lighting options provide textural variation unavailable with present operating microscopes," Richard S. Koplin, MD, said in a presentation at OSN New York 2010. "The other advantage is that you don't need to go to the operating room and your patients' time is not wasted either."
Among the disadvantages of performing flap repair at the slit lamp is that the ergonomics are less than ideal and require a learning curve to get adjusted to the best way to maneuver, Dr. Koplin told the audience.
"I would suggest that you try this. I know there's a learning curve, but I think you'll find it is a much better way to treat your flap-related complications," he said.