US TRENDS IN REFRACTIVE SURGERY: 2000 ASCRS SURVEY Richard J. Duffey, MD David Leaming, MD San Diego April 28, 2001
2000 SURVEY Sept. mailing to 5000 U.S. members of ASCRS 1287 responses representing 26% of the U.S. ASCRS membership Fourth year of refractive data collection allowing analysis and comparison of trends amongst ASCRS U.S. surgeons RK, AK, PRK, LASIK, ICR, LTK, P-IOL, CLE, excimer lasers, microkeratomes, topography units DUFFEY 2001
> 5 CASES / MONTH DUFFEY 2001
> 25 CASES / MONTH DUFFEY 2001
> 75 CASES / MONTH DUFFEY 2001
PREFERRED SURGERY FOR 30 yo -3.00 DIOPTER MYOPE DUFFEY 2001
PREFERRED SURGERY FOR 30 yo -7.00 DIOPTER MYOPE DUFFEY 2001
PREFERRED SURGERY FOR 30 yo -12.00 DIOPTER MYOPE DUFFEY 2001
PREFERRED SURGERY FOR 45 yo +1.00 D HYPEROPE DUFFEY 2001
PREFERRED SURGERY FOR 45 yo +3.00 D HYPEROPE DUFFEY 2001
PREFERRED SURGERY FOR 45 yo +5.00 D HYPEROPE DUFFEY 2001
HAD REFRACTIVE SURGERY PERFORMED ON YOURSELF DUFFEY 2001
SURGEON WILLING TO DO BILATERAL AT SAME VISIT DUFFEY 2001
FUTURE COURSE INTEREST DUFFEY 2001
TOPOGRAPHY UNIT OWNED DUFFEY 2001
EXCIMER USED MOST DUFFEY 2001
MICROKERATOME USED MOST DUFFEY 2001
2000 ASCRS SURVEY CONCLUSIONS LASIK is still the refractive procedure of choice amongst ASCRS surgeons Bilateral same O.R. visit surgery is the accepted standard for LASIK Declining interest in ICR and increasing interest in LTK and P-IOL DUFFEY 2001
2000 ASCRS SURVEY ASCRS surgeons are still awaiting the surgical solution for hyperopia VisX Star used 3:1 over all other lasers B-L microkeratomes dominate the market with Moria following DUFFEY 2001
We look forward to your responses in the 2001 survey this fall Thanks to ASCRS leadership for their support and for your participation in the 2000 Survey We look forward to your responses in the 2001 survey this fall