I’m a third year medical student at NYU, and I only trust my eyes to Park Avenue LASEK!
Due to my interest in becoming an eye doctor, my classmate introduced me to Dr. Chynn, because he is known to be most experienced in LASEK, the no-cut, no-flap, all-laser procedure that can treat all prescriptions! I was also very impressed to hear that he graduated from the best schools in the nation – Dartmouth, Columbia, Harvard, Emory, and NYU, so he is evidently brilliant and I wanted to learn from him. I shadowed Dr. Chynn in the OR and was very impressed by the number of patients seeing better than 20/20 without flap-related complications associated with LASIK. In fact, Dr. Chynn is so confident in LASEK that he has treated his friends and family, athletes, and even military personnel, who relies on clear and accurate vision!
Because LASEK does NOT make a flap, Dr. Chynn has successfully treated people with extreme prescriptions, as high as -22 D! LASIK would be very unsafe because the cornea would be too thin and weak after cutting and so much lasering. In contrast, LASEK starts the laser from the surface rather than deep in the cornea, therefore your cornea ends up more preserved and stronger after LASEK than LASIK. Just a few months ago, Dr. Chynn and I presented a study at the annual conference of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, showing that LASEK is indeed safe and effective for high prescriptions (anyone > -9D or > +6D?). You can view the presentation here.
Given the strong scientific evidence and Dr. Chynn’s highly qualified training, I entrusted my eye to Dr. Chynn and had epi-LASEK done in June. That day I was not a nervous at all because I know that it is SAFE and PAINLESS, since Park Avenue LASEK is the only center in New York that provides nitrous oxide to calm my nerves. I did not feel the laser at all! My recovery went smoothly with no pain; nobody would have thought I had eye surgery the day before. Thank you, Dr. Chynn, for allowing me to see the world in high definition!
Sze W.