Because the use of the YAG laser in treating eye floaters is not well known, Dr. Johnson has to work harder to get the message out that a safe and effective treatment may very well be available. We have found that videos are a very effective medium for this educational purpose. Compared to some of the alternative treatments (nutritional supplements, for instance) that rely on unsubstantiated claims or anecdotes to convince you to buy their product, we know that seeing is believing.
Medicine as a field and discipline can be very complicated. Treating with the laser is technically very difficult, but simple to understand. There is physical material located in a physical space and the laser is delivering physical energy to that material. There should be less of that material when we are done with a procedure than before treatment. Simple as that. Not all floater types will photograph or show well with photography or video, so we tend to use images of floaters that are easy and obvious to see. Just as important, we want to show a distinct difference between the pre- and post-treatment view.
These videos will allow you to see the treatment through the actual microscope lenses of the laser. These videos are also overlayed with anatomical descriptions, personal testimonials. We hope you learn something from them.
If you watch just one video to convince yourself that this treatment is for real, we encourage you to watch this one. A complete unedited laser treatment of a well-defined floater as seen through the laser optics. Real-time narration during the actual treatment.
This presentation shows a single, unedited video segment about 10 minutes in duration beginning with an obvious, well-defined and demarcated floater associated with a posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) which is a typical age-related floater. By the end of this video, the floater is gone – not just broken into smaller pieces as some suggest, but gone. This patient was told by at least two doctors that he would have to live with it for the rest of his life.
Michael is a 40 year veteran of the Air Force who have suffered floaters in both eyes for about two years. He came to Dr. Johnson for treatment. This video shows the treatment of his right eye. Dr. Johnson set down with Michael and conducted an audio interview with him while we reviewed the video.
1) Wanted to know if you could recommend any doctor’s performance with this floater procedure being somewhat equal to your vast experience?
answer:I suggest you read the web page “Choosing a Laser Treatment Doctor”
2) Does this procedure have any detrimental effect to any future cataract procedure outcome?
answer: No, there should be no alteration of tissues of the eye after treatment. except for the change in floaters, there would be no evidence of the procedure having been performed.
3) Are you aware of any insurance coverage and what is an approximate cost for the procedure?
answer: PPO’s may cover the procedure. I am not a Medicare provider as they do not recognize the procedure. You can contact your insurance service representative and ask them if they cover procedure code: 67031 (Laser Severing of Vitreous Strands). More advice on that on the Insurance information page.