Hi Dr. Chynn, I hope you are well. I’ve read your research about LASIK and the complications attached to it. I wanted to get an opinion from you. I hope you will answer my question as it’s very important to me. I got my LASIK done 5 days ago from a local clinic in Pakistan. […]
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Im going on 48. Want to get Lasik eye surgery on right eye. Is it too late to get fixed? paying out of pocket Dear Lenora, I’m 55 and I got ReadingVisionTM myself, which is our trademarked way of eliminating the need for reading glasses or bifocals!:) So it is NOT TOO LATE to get
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Wondering if I will be able to use contacts after and do you work on people who have had two previous corrective surgeries for the amblyopia ? Dear Maria, You would be able to use colored contacts after your LASEK, if you wanted to. You wouldn’t need to use contacts after to see better, as
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Greetings Dr. Chynn!, Would you able to correct amblyopia in a 58 year old male patient, who was treated briefly as a young child with patching and not provided corrective lenses as the vision correction needed at the time as considered at the time to be borderline. Eventually, the corrective lenses were provided at the
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Hello, My name is Christian, I was hoping to find out if your practice has done any work to remove or reduce corneal scars caused by ulcers due to extended contact wear / abuse. Kindly let me know. Thank you, Christian Dear Christian, I have removed THOUSANDS of corneal scars, and used to do this
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Dr.Chynn’s Answer to a Question about Nystagmus Q: I have nystagmus. I’m near sighted and far sighted. The last time I went to the eye doctor I believe my vision was 20/200. A: I’m the only eye surgeon in the NE United States who’s got extensive experience lasering & fixing people with nystagmus, amblyopia, strabismus & albinism.
Doctor LASEK’s Anecdote Park Avenue LASEK shared today the person behind the continuity of the exuberant NYC Restaurant Week for all these years: Emil Chynn. New York restaurant week is one of the most famous institutions for food enthusiasts in the United States. It provides the opportunity for the average person to enjoy and experience
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If you have keratoconus (KC) or the related keratoglobus or pellucid marginal degeneration (PMD), you need to see a cornea specialist. This is an ophthalmologist or eye surgeon, who is not only a MD, but also did an extra 1 or 2 year Fellowship in Cornea (and maybe also Refractive Surgery). You need to see
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Q: List, I am a member of the large keratoconus group on Facebook. I dont really post much, but its interesting to read what patients with this condition are writing about. Granted these are lay people, but often someone with a disease learns a lot about it. There is a constant ongoing debate about epi-off
Travel Plans? Pack Lighter After LASEK Looking to get away and escape the urban bustle of New York City? Nowadays, you can find fantastic flight fares to almost everywhere in the world, especially if you travel light and limit your luggage. But this can be tricky for anyone who wears contact lenses or needs multiple
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If you are unsure about what procedure to choose or need more information please feel free to ask Dr.Chynn one question.
We are the only center in the country allowing you to ask our doctor a question, and he will answer personally.
Dr. Chynn graduated from Dartmouth + Columbia + Harvard + Emory + NYU and has been featured on CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, Discovery Channel & in the NY Times & Wall St. Journal
He’s performed 1,000 PRKs, 5,000 LASIKs, 10,000 epiLASEKs, 15,000 LASEKs – more than any surgeon in the US
He got LASIK in his right eye & LASEK in his left eye, so is UNIQUELY qualified to tell you the +/-‘s of BOTH procedures – from BOTH a Surgeon’s & Patient’s point-of-view!