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IOL Lens Exchange Doctors

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soks
soks
  1. Safran, NJ
  2. Shannon Wong, Austin, TX
  3. Dr. Shatz Saltgrass, FL

making a thread to document all doctors who have experience with IOL exchange. European experts needed.

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  • hilary13182
    hilary13182 soks

    Posted

    Thanks for setting this up. I may need to see a doc on the west coast, preferably Washington State...

  • ad12345
    ad12345 soks

    Posted

    Marie Jose-Tassignon from Belgium. But she uses only the BIL. It's a hydrophollic, anti-PCO IOL, designed by herself, manufactured by Morcher company.

  • soks
    soks

    Posted

    1. Safran, NJ
    2. Shannon Wong, Austin, TX
    3. Dr. Shatz Saltgrass, FL
    4. Marie Jose-Tassignon, Belgium
  • RonAKA
    RonAKA soks

    Edited

    Some considering this procedure may want to look at this article and video by Dr. Andrea Cantagalli, MD from Italy.

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    Ophthalmology Times Surgical pearls for IOL explantation May 17, 2018 Andrea Cantagalli, MD

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    This doctor claims to do 50 explants a year. If you watch the video it is pretty gruesome. It is hard to believe the eye puts up with such an invasive procedure. Also, not sure why the video ends with what looks like a bubble under the new lens...

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    And here is another article by a Bret L. Fisher, MD from Florida. He essentially just grabs the haptic and pulls the lens out, instead of chopping it in half first. He also includes a video.

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    CRSToday A Controlled Approach to IOL Explantation Bret L. Fisher, MD

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    Seems like you may pick a specific procedure when you pick a surgeon...

  • soks
    soks

    Posted

    1. Safran, NJ
    2. Shannon Wong, Austin, TX
    3. Dr. Shatz Saltgrass, FL
    4. Marie Jose-Tassignon, Belgium
    5. Dr. Andrea Cantagalli, MD, Italy
    6. Brett Fisher, FL
  • ad12345
    ad12345 soks

    Edited

    Honestly, there are no true IOL exchange masters in Europe. It's different here. There are famous surgeons but if you ask people who is good at exchanges, they say just look for a good, expirienced surgeon and that's it.

    • ad12345
      ad12345 Curious3123

      Edited

      Yes and No. It's my dream and nightmare. I don't know where to start.

    • hilary13182
      hilary13182 ad12345

      Posted

      I feel the same way. I would really like to exchange my left eye IOL....I heard the whole surgery costs $10,000. in the USA?

    • ad12345
      ad12345 hilary13182

      Edited

      I believie it's closer to $5k in the US. But about €7-8k in Europe, though.

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