Laser Eye Surgeon in Nashville, TN: Intacs for Keratoconus

Laser-assisted Intacs: Keratoconus is a corneal disease leading to vision loss. Historically, options for patients with keratoconus were limited to gas permeable ("hard") contacts and corneal transplantation. We are proud to offer laser-assisted INTACS for these patients in an effort to stabilize the disease, improve the vision and enable patients to return to comfortable contact lens wear. For safety we use the femtosecond laser to create the channels with minute precision, required in eyes with thinning due to keratoconus, rather than the manual instrument.

Keratoconus is a thinning of the cornea, typically causing distortion and loss of vision. For more information on keratoconus, click here. In severe cases, the only treatment is a corneal transplant. However, Dr. Wang performs two procedures that may delay or eliminate the need for corneal transplant in patients with this debilitating eye disease: PTK and laser-assisted femtosecond INTACS for keratoconus.

Dr. Ming Wang performed a revolutionary eye surgery in Nashville on May 20, 2004, when he performed Tennessee's first femtosecond laser-assisted INTACS procedure designed to stop the disease progression in keratoconic eyes and restore vision. Up to now, there has been no treatment available to stop or slow down the disease progression and many keratoconus patients' conditions are progressive, eventually requiring risky corneal transplantation. This procedure currently has special FDA approval, called a Human Device Exemption (HDE). The story of this first ever keratoconus surgery in Tennessee received a lot of media attention.

On January 20, 2005, Dr. Wang performed this revolutionary femtosecond laser-assisted INTACS on a patient whose keratoconus had recurred on the corneal graft tissue. Rather than consider another corneal transplant, Dr. Wang placed a ring segment in the graft to improve the shape of the eye, improve the vision and make contact lens wear possible.

If you're interested in laser-assisted INTACS for keratoconus, choose experience and technology. Choose Wang Vision Institute of Nashville, Tennessee. Call or email us today.

Wang Vision

615-321-8881
1801 W. End Ave., 11th Floor
Nashville, TN 37203

Dr. Wang, laser eye surgeon in Nashville, provides laser-assisted INTACS for keratoconus to patients in the Nashville, Tennessee area. This site is for informational purposes only. It is not intended to be medical advice. If you would like professional medical advice about any laser eye surgery procedure, schedule an appointment today.

Dr. Ming Wang, INTACS surgeon in Nashville, TN

INTACS for Keratoconus