Treating Extreme Prescriptions with LASEK at Park Avenue LASEK Advanced Vision Correction for High Rx Patients If you’re struggling with an extreme prescription (Rx) for nearsightedness, farsightedness, or astigmatism, Park Avenue LASEK offers an advanced solution: LASEK (Laser-Assisted Sub-Epithelial Keratectomy). LASEK is a safer and more effective alternative to LASIK for patients with high refractive […]
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Treating Hyperopia: Why LASEK May Be Right for You Are you seeking a reliable treatment for hyperopia? At Park Avenue LASEK, we offer an advanced alternative to SMILE that prioritizes your safety and delivers excellent results: LASEK. Discover how this procedure can help you achieve clearer vision without compromising the health of your eyes. Understanding
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Adjusting to Monovision: What You Need to Know Whether you’ve recently undergone monovision LASEK or are just exploring monovision as an option, it’s natural to wonder how long it will take for your eyes to adjust. Monovision is a unique approach that allows one eye to be adjusted for distance vision, while the other is
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Q by D. (+7.25): In 2018, I was referred by a local lasik specialist/ophthalmologist here in Salt Lake City, Utah at Standard Optical to a doctor in Canada for corrective eye surgery due to potential limitations and procedures that could be done here in the United States based on U.S. FDA regulations. On August 18th 2022, my primary doctor
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By Roni Caryn Rabin Published Dec. 7, 2022 Patients considering Lasik surgery should be warned that they may be left with double vision, dry eyes, difficulty driving at night and, in rare cases, persistent eye pain, according to draft guidance by the Food and Drug Administration. After surgery, patients may still need eyeglasses, the document warns. If
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One ophthalmologist’s journey to deliver supplies into Ukraine By Julie Greenbaum, associate editor May 1, 2022 Emil William Chynn, MD, FACS, MBA, of Park Avenue LASEK in New York, is not a stranger to Ukraine. His love for the country, its culture and its people began 15 years ago when he first went there on
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Good morning doctor. I have a few questions before I schedule an appointment. I will make it briefly. I am 53 with no medical conditions at the moment except for my eyes. At age 4 my right eye was “weak” medial strabismus when focusing. It was “corrected” with glasses. No surgery. I was told I
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The Question: Hi Dr. Chynn – Wow am I glad I found you! I’m a 44-year-old female in Florida, no prescriptions, no eye issues except for being very nearsighted — everything checked out with my recent LASIK tests. I do legal transcription for a living which entails staring at my laptop screen for hours and
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please see below: Name Thanittha New Patient New Patient FDA recommends that you be at least 18 years of age before PRK/LASIK/LASEK. What age are you? 30-39 If you give us your current eyeglass/contact lens prescription, Dr. Chynn will respond with your odds of seeing 20/20 after LASEK. So what is your prescription? -9.00 and
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New Patient New Patient FDA recommends that you be at least 18 years of age before PRK/LASIK/LASEK. What age are you? 18-29 If you give us your current eyeglass/contact lens prescription, Dr. Chynn will respond with your odds of seeing 20/20 after LASEK. So what is your prescription? between -6.00 and -8.99
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Dr. Chynn graduated from Dartmouth + Columbia + Harvard + Emory + NYU & has been on ABC, NBC, CBS & in the NY Times & Wall St. Journal
He’s performed 40,000 LASIK, SMILE, PRK, LASEK, & ICLs. He’s the ONLY eye surgeon in the US who’s had both LASIK & LASEK himself, so knows the pluses & minuses of each!
Dr. Chynn specializes in treating cases which don’t qualify for LASIK, including:
• extreme prescriptions
• thin corneas
• astigmatism
• need for reading glasses
See other Real Patient Questions that Dr. Chynn has answered! Ask Dr Chynn