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Dr. Sheri Rowen, Director, Eye & Cosmetic Surgery Center at Mercy.

Ophthalmologic Surgeon Dr. Sheri Rowen Discusses The Latest Advances In Lasik Eye Surgery In Interview With The Catholic Review

The following is an excerpt from an article by reporter George Matysek which appeared on The Catholic Review newspaper's website (http://www.catholicreview.org/subpages/PaperSpecSection.aspx?action=7849) regarding the latest advances in Lasik eye surgery. Mercy ophthalmologic surgeon Dr. Sheri Rowen, Director, The Eye and Cosmetic Surgery Center at Mercy, was interviewed for this story.

...Dr. Sheri Rowen, director of the Eye and Cosmetic Surgery Center at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, said there have been numerous advances in the last 10 years that have improved outcomes for patients considering LASIK (an acronym for laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis) “The lasers themselves that create the treatment are significantly better,” Dr. Rowen said. “There have been some advances in customizing treatment for the shape of a person's cornea. When we do certain measurements, we can plug that information into the computer and it knows how to treat better so that we do not have the glare or halo issues, the vision correction is better and there's less regression of treatment.”

Ideal candidates for LASIK surgery are those between the ages of 20 and 40, Dr. Rowen said, although older patients may also be treated successfully. The procedure is geared toward nearsighted, farsighted and patients with astigmatism, she said....

To view the entire story, click here: http://www.catholicreview.org/subpages/PaperSpecSection.aspx?action=7849