Dr. Ming Wang of Wang Vision Cataract & LASIK Center, Nashville, TN, became the first surgeon in the world to perform a 3D LASIK procedure and the first in Tennessee to perform a 3D cataract surgery. The first such groundbreaking surgeries took place at Wang Vision Cataract & LASIK Center on May 27 and June 2, 2011, respectively. Both procedures utilized off-label uses of the TrueVision 3D high-definition, real-time, stereoscopic microsurgical technology.
The world's first 3D LASIK patient was Mr. Farah Jai-Aden, a 28-year-old truck and taxi driver from Atlanta, GA. At his first postoperative visit, he could already see better than he ever had before, even with glasses or contact lenses. The state's first 3D cataract surgery patient was Mr. David Mehosky. Both Mr. Jai- Aden and Mr. Mehosky are very pleased with their new 3D vision.
The new 3D image-guided, microsurgical technology represents an innovative improvement for both LASIK and cataract surgeries. Dr. Wang explained, "In standard LASIK and cataract procedures, the surgeon looks through a traditional microscope with the naked eye, so what you see is what you get. There is no image processing or signal enhancement. Therefore, since the eyeball is very small, there is limited resolution and accuracy in these surgical procedures. In contrast, for the new 3D image-guided LASIK and cataract surgeries, the surgeon wears a pair of 3D glasses and uses a high-definition, microsurgical system that provides a stereoscopic and signal-enhanced view of the entire surgical field. It allows the surgeon to achieve more precision and accuracy with the laser focusing of the eye and thus improves the quality of LASIK and cataract surgeries and the visual outcome for our patients."
Dr. Wang is a clinical associate professor of ophthalmology at the University of Tennessee and the director of Wang Vision Cataract & LASIK Center, Nashville, TN.
Source: Wang Vision Institute
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