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Perioperative - Pertaining to the period of time between being admitted to hospital for surgery to being discharged afterwards. A perioperative nurse is one who cares for the patient throughout that time.

Peripheral Vision - Also called “side vision”. Vision to each side of where the eyes are focused. Direct vision uses the fovea, the center part of the macula, which gives the most detailed vision. Peripheral vision uses the areas of the retina surrounding the macula which give less detail but better night vision. Without peripheral vision, a person would have only tunnel vision, and would be legally blind.

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Buttonhole Flap - A LASIK problem where the microkeratome cuts through the top surface of the cornea while creating the corneal flap, while lifting it, or while folding it back. It can be caused by loss of the suction which holds the microkeratome against the cornea, or inadequate suction, or by poor matching of microkeratome to patient. If possible, the flap is replaced, and no further surgery is attempted for several months, after it has healed. Sometimes it can cause scarring which impairs vision, but usually there are no permanent ill effects.

Cataract - An opaque or cloudy area that forms in the eye’s lens, impeding vision. They tend to occur with aging, but can also be caused by trauma. Cataracts are treated by the lens being removed and an artificial lens implanted. See intraocular lens.

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DR. WILLIAM A. BOOTHE - DALLAS LASIK: ABO - American Board of Ophthalmology, a medical specialty board which offers education and examinations for ophthalmologists. Upon completing this 1 ˝ year program, the ophthalmologist is Board Certified.

Abrade - To roughen by rubbing or scraping, thus removing small pieces of surface tissue.
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Macular Degeneration - A deterioration of specialized cells in the macula of the retina which normally detect light and color to give us sharp central vision. With Macular Degeneration they deteriorate as we age, causing severe vision loss and even blindness after about age 65. There are two kinds:

* Wet (neovascular) – where new little blood vessels grow under the retina, leaking blood and fluid and causing further vision loss
* Dry (non-neovascular) – where new blood vessels do not grow, so that this is a less severe form of the disease; however, it sometimes progresses into the Wet form

Macular Degeneration is not fully understood, but it appears to be related to advancing age, smoking, heredity, high blood pressure, obesity, inactivity, and some drugs. Also called Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD).

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DR. WILLIAM BOOTHE - EYE SURGERY: Pachymetry - (puh-KIM-uh-tree) Testing of the cornea’s thickness, done to determine whether the cornea is strong enough for a LASIK procedure. It’s also done for some disorders where the cornea becomes thickened by excess water. The instrument used is a pachymeter.

Penetrating Keratoplasty (PK) - A corneal transplant. A full-thickness, circular piece of the cornea is removed and replaced by a similar piece from a donor. It can restore vision to an eye which had previously been blind.

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Legal Blindness - A definition of blindness which enables a person to apply for government disability benefits. It can be either a visual acuity of 20/200 (or worse), with corrective lenses, in the better eye, or tunnel vision in the better eye of 20 degrees in diameter. This level of blindness is severe, but does not necessarily prevent a person from functioning at all.
Corneal Transplant - Surgery to replace the cornea, the clear front area of the eye. Corneal tissue comes from a donor and since the cornea has a small blood supply, there is little risk of rejection, and the new cornea can function very well for years. A corneal transplant can be done to treat Keratoconus, Fuch’s Dystrophy, or damage from a severe infection or injury. It’s a painless outpatient procedure.

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It's as if the refraction is "ground in" to the middle layers of the cornea! The results are often dramatic and very rapid, with most patients seeing well enough to drive a car without correction the very next day. However, the best post-operative visual acuity may not be obtained until 2 to 3 weeks, or in some cases, even a few months, after the procedure.
Get the latest about Dr William Boothe Dr. Boothe’s peers recognize his experience as he has taught other surgeons his technique in performing the LASIK procedure. Dr. William Boothe is Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dr. William Boothe’s love of medicine and passion for advancing technologies combined to make him a pioneer in ophthalmology.

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