NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — 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
ground-breaking surgeries took place at Wang Vision Cataract &
LASIK Center on May 27, 2011 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
post-operative 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!
“We are very excited to be the first in the world to perform the
3D LASIK procedure, and the first in Tennessee to perform a 3D
cataract surgery,” said Dr. Wang, who is a clinical associate
professor of ophthalmology for the University of Tennessee and the
director of Wang Vision Cataract & LASIK Center, Nashville,
TN.
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 which provides a
stereoscopic and signal-enhanced view of the entire surgical field.
It allows the surgeon to achie
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