1. US TRENDS IN REFRACTIVE SURGERY: 1999 ASCRS SURVEY
Richard J. Duffey, MD
David Leaming, MD
Boston May 20, 2000

2. 1999 SURVEY Sept. mailing to 4932 U.S. members of ASCRS
1342 responses representing 27% of the U.S. ASCRS membership
Third year of refractive data collection allowing analysis and comparison of trends amongst ASCRS and ISRS U.S. surgeons
RK, AK, PRK, LASIK, ICR, LTK, P-IOL, CLE, excimer lasers, microkeratomes, topography units
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3. > 5 CASES / MONTH
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4. > 25 CASES / MONTH
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5. > 75 CASES / MONTH
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6. PREFERRED SURGERY FOR 30 yo -3.00 DIOPTER MYOPE
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7. PREFERRED SURGERY FOR 30 yo -7.00 DIOPTER MYOPE
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8. PREFERRED SURGERY FOR 30 yo -12.00 DIOPTER MYOPE
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9. PREFERRED SURGERY FOR 45 yo +1.00 D HYPEROPE
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10. PREFERRED SURGERY FOR 45 yo +3.00 D HYPEROPE
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11. PREFERRED SURGERY FOR 45 yo +5.00 D HYPEROPE
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12. HAD REFRACTIVE SURGERY PERFORMED ON YOURSELF
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13. SURGEON WILLING TO DO BILATERAL AT SAME VISIT
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14. FUTURE COURSE INTEREST
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15. PREFERRED TOPOGRAPHY UNIT
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16. PREFERRED EXCIMER LASER
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17. PREFERRED MICROKERATOME
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18. ’99 ASCRS SURVEY CONCLUSIONS
LASIK is the refractive procedure of choice amongst ASCRS surgeons
High volume refractive surgeons prefer almost exclusively LASIK over PRK
Bilateral same O.R. visit surgery is accepted and standard for LASIK
Great interest in procedures awaiting approv
VisX Star used 3:1 over all other lasers
B-L microkeratomes 2:1 over all others

19. We look forward to your responses in the 2000 survey this fall
Thanks to ASCRS leadership for their support and for your participation in the 1999 Survey
We look forward to your responses in the 2000 survey this fall