IPL Dr. Coad in NY

[B-Eye]

Has anyone had the ipl procedure performed by Dr. Coad in NY? I am planning on getting it done there but would like to know if he uses the same technique as Dr Toyos, ie manual expression and the same laser?

I am post-lasik dry-eye and also have ocular rosacea, also wondering if IPL has helped anyone post-lasik so far.
Thanks

[RobLIC]

He does not use the same laser.

[B-Eye]

Apparently, he does not do manual gland expression. I spoke with his assistant (not sure what her actual title was), but she said that they have had significant success in most patients, ranging from post-lasik to sjrogens disease. She said they were looking into the gland expression technique.
I am still curious to see if anybody on here has gone to him yet and get their feedback.

[RobLIC]

Just a thought, but you could always get the IPL from Dr. Coad and then walk a few blocks to Dr. Latkany for an expression of your freshly melted meibum. Yeah, expensive, crazy. But the expression is half the point here ... Rob

[Gretchen]

Coad says that he is getting improvement in Sjogren's patients? Odd. IPL is only for LD, not AD. Maybe these folks have co-diagnoses?

And as for "looking into expression", what is there to look into? You press on people's eyelids with a qtip. Really an optho needs to "look into" this?

I don't know anyone on these boards that has gone to Dr Coad so if you do go, please post your experience.

Regards,
Gretchen

[B-Eye]

I have an appointment for July, I am going to see if he has ever done an expression and if he can do it after the procedure.

[mylittlem]

Did you have your July appt. with Dr. Coads? I am interested to hear your results. Thanks.