1. US TRENDS IN REFRACTIVE SURGERY:1999 ISRS SURVEY
Richard J. Duffey, MD
David Leaming, MD

2. 1999 SURVEY Sept. mailing to the 971 U.S. members of ISRS
317 responses analyzed by Oct. 15 represen. 33% of the U.S. ISRS membership
Third year of refractive data collection allowing an analysis of trends amongst US surgeons over last 3 years
RK, PRK, LASIK, ICR, LTK, CLE, P-IOL, excimer lasers, microkeratomes, topography
DUFFEY 1999

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
DUFFEY 1999

9. PREFERRED SURGERY FOR 45 yo +1.00 D HYPEROPE
DUFFEY 1999

10. PREFERRED SURGERY FOR 45 yo +3.00 D HYPEROPE
DUFFEY 1999

11. PREFERRED SURGERY FOR 45 yo +5.00 D HYPEROPE
DUFFEY 1999

12. SURGERY DONE BILATERAL AT SAME O.R. VISIT
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13. SURGERY PERFORMED IN PAST, PRESENT OR FUTURE
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14. HAD REFRACTIVE SURGERY PERFORMED ON YOURSELF
DUFFEY 1999

15. TOPOGRAPHY UNIT MOST COMMONLY USED
DUFFEY 1999

16. EXCIMER LASER MOST COMMONLY USED
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17. MICROKERATOME MOST COMMONLY USED
DUFFEY 1999

18. ’99 ISRS SURVEY CONCLUSIONS
LASIK is the refractive procedure of choice amongst ISRS U.S. 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 4:1 over all other lasers
B-L microkeratomes 2:1 over all others

19. We look forward to your response to the 2000 survey next fall
Thanks to the ISRS leadership for their support and for your participation in the 1999 Survey
We look forward to your response to the 2000 survey next fall
Results at