210 likes | 234 Views
Analysis of refractive surgery data from 2000 survey showing current trends among US surgeons over the past 4 years. Preferred surgeries, common procedures, comanagement practices, and conclusions from the survey highlighted. Visit www.isrs.org for detailed results.
E N D
US TRENDS IN REFRACTIVE SURGERY:2000 ISRS SURVEY Richard J. Duffey, MD David Leaming, MD WRSS Meeting Dallas- October 21, 2000
2000 SURVEY • Sept. mailing to 1000 U.S. members of ISRS • 496 responses analyzed by Oct. 13 represen. 50% of the U.S. ISRS membership • Fourth year of refractive data collection allowing an analysis of trends amongst US surgeons over last 4 years • RK, PRK, LASIK, ICR, LTK, CLE, P-IOL, excimer lasers, microkeratomes, topograp., comanagement DUFFEY 2000
> 5 CASES / MONTH DUFFEY 2000
> 25 CASES / MONTH DUFFEY 2000
> 75 CASES / MONTH DUFFEY 2000
PREFERRED SURGERY FOR 30 yo -3.00 DIOPTER MYOPE DUFFEY 2000
PREFERRED SURGERY FOR 30 yo -7.00 DIOPTER MYOPE DUFFEY 2000
PREFERRED SURGERY FOR 30 yo -12.00 DIOPTER MYOPE DUFFEY 2000
PREFERRED SURGERY FOR 45 yo +1.00 D HYPEROPE DUFFEY 2000
PREFERRED SURGERY FOR 45 yo +3.00 D HYPEROPE DUFFEY 2000
PREFERRED SURGERY FOR 45 yo +5.00 D HYPEROPE DUFFEY 2000
SURGERY DONE BILATERAL AT SAME O.R. VISIT DUFFEY 2000
Procedure Future Index DUFFEY 2000
HAD REFRACTIVE SURGERY PERFORMED ON YOURSELF DUFFEY 2000
TOPOGRAPHY UNIT MOST COMMONLY USED DUFFEY 2000
EXCIMER LASER MOST COMMONLY USED DUFFEY 2000
MICROKERATOME MOST COMMONLY USED DUFFEY 2000
Comanagement DUFFEY 2000
Comanage with Whom DUFFEY 2000
’00 ISRS SURVEY CONCLUSIONS • LASIK is still the refractive procedure of choice amongst ISRS U.S. surgeons • Upper limit of M-LASIK <12D • Upper limit of H-LASIK <5D (CLE/wait) • Bilateral same O.R. visit surgery is accepted and standard for LASIK • VisX Star down to 2:1 over all other lasers • 75% ISRS surgeons comanage- more commonly with OD
Thanks to the ISRS leadership for their support and for your participation in the 2000 Survey We look forward to your response to the 2001 survey next fall Results at www.isrs.org