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Eye surgeon treated with SCHWIND AMARIS
TransPRK as a corneal wavefront treatment performed
uncorrected visus to 20/25. In 2011,
Dr. Doychinov then decided on a
retreatment of his right eye, which
he planned himself and which was
carried out by Elena Pescheva, MD,
Vision Eye Clinic. The innovative
TransPRK method from SCHWIND
as a corneal wavefront treatment
was performed.
High quality vision
One month postoperative showed
a visus in the right eye of 20/16,
which has remained constant to
date.
Dr.
Doychinov
concludes:
Svetoslav Doychinov, MD, receives a present from a patient who was very content with his own
surgery - a cake decorated with broken glasses made from chocolate
„I am very satisfied with the high
Svetoslav Doychinov (43), MD, Vision
of the conjunctiva. The excellent
with the SCHWIND AMARIS 500
Eye Clinic in Sofia, Bulgaria, knows
AMARIS results with my patients
Hertz laser. Due to my own ex-
his SCHWIND AMARIS from both
completely convinced me so that
perience, I no longer recommend
the user‘s as well as the patient’s
I also wanted this technology for
the use of an epikeratome to any
perspective. In 2009, the eye sur-
my
of my patients. Meanwhile, I only
geon underwent eye laser surgery
Doychinov.
own
treatment“,
says
Dr.
quality of vision that was obtained
consider TransPRK, that is removal
of the epithelium with the AMARIS
with the AMARIS technology to
have ametropia (OD -4.60; OS -4.75
He decided for an Aberration-Free
laser, for surface treatments. As
D/-1.0 D@5°) corrected. The treat-
LASEK treatment, where the epi-
a result of my own laser treatment,
ment was carried out by Professor
thelium
an
I much better understand the needs
Pravoslava Guguchkova, director of
epikeratome. After the treatment,
of my patients. Moreover, I usually
the University Eye Clinic in Sofia,
Dr. Doychinov achieved a visus of
tell laser candidates about my
in Dr. Doychinov’s clinic rooms.
20/16 in both eyes. However, the
personal experience as a patient
”Wearing glasses in every-day life
removal of the epithelium with
with eye laser surgery. This fact
was extremely annoying and also
the epikeratome had caused an
has turned out to be confidence-
bothered me during my sporting
infection in the right eye during
building as it has significantly in-
activities. Contact lenses proved
the early healing process that led
creased the demand from patients
to be unsuitable for longterm use
to corneal haze and astigmatism.
in my clinic.”
and caused a chronic infection
This resulted in a reduction of the
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