049 - How to Correct Vision, LASIK, Keratoconus, and More

Dr. Brian's Health Show

Click here to download the full transcription as a formatted PDF. Episode Summary Welcome to The No Cap Health Show, a weekly podcast where Dr. Brian Boxer Wachler uses his decades of experience in medicine and ability as an expert researcher to provide a light- hearted approach and share health trends popular on TikTok. In this episode, Dr. Brian is provides his Cap/No Cap analysis on today’s topic: How to Correct Vision, LASIK, Keratoconus, and More. How do LASIK procedures work? What is Keratoconus? What about Cataracts? Can they be corrected through other procedures outside of LASIK? Find out in today’s episode! If you’re enjoying the show, we’d love it if you leave the show a Rating & Review at RateThisPodcast.com/NoCap. Key Takeaways 01:13 – Dr. Brian introduces today’s topic: How to Correct Vision, LASIK, Keratoconus, and More 05:32 – How does LASIK work? 07:36 – The screening process for LASIK 09:50 – Other vision correction procedures 11:59 – Cataracts, explained 13:01 – Dr. Brian provides the No Cap Recap of today’s episode, teases next week’s topic, and encourages listeners to reach out and Rate and Review this podcast on Tweetable Quotes “I would say LASIK has been around for at least thirty years now. So, this procedure probably has one of the longest track records in all of medicine.” (04:13) (Dr. Brian) “The laser [for LASIK] is so gentle that if I were to put my hand under the laser, it’s not gonna hurt me or burn anything. Each pulse literally removes just a fraction of tissue. That’s why it’s so precise in sculpting the cornea.” (05:18) (Dr. Brian) “For people who have near vision problems that are reading with reading glasses, we do something called Fortified CK, where we use a little probe that applies heat spots. And then we actually have a little bit of crosslinking right at the very end to reinforce those spots. I even did that on my wife and she is still talking to me all these years later.” (11:24) (Dr. Brian) “With LASIK, your head will not be clamped down. If you look away, the laser will turn off. You will never be alone in the room. And, even if you’re thirsty, you can never get water because there’s no water dispenser in the room. And, also the laser is a gentle laser; it will not burn your skin.” (00:00) (Dr. Brian) Resources Mentioned NCHS Links Mentioned NCHS Footer Powered by FullCast