This material referred to as capsule is left to support the intraocular lens implant in the eye. If the capsule becomes clouded sometime after cataract surgery, Dr. Macy uses the Yag laser at the slit lamp to make an opening in the capsule to improve the patient's vision. Since the cornea was merely incised in the RK procedure, over time the cornea healed and moved toward its original curvature. In fact, Dr. Macy was the first ophthalmologist in Los Angeles to utilize the laser for refractive surgery back then. Ophthalmologists are M.D.'s and capable of treatment of the whole patient including ocular reactions to systemic medications and diseases.
Optometrists are graduates from a specialty graduate program.
Their expertise is in refraction, the making and fitting of eyeglasses and contact lenses. Only an ophthalmologist can diagnose and treat all ocular diseases, conditions and defects. M.D. All rights reserved.