Dishler Laser LASIK Patient - Julie Tamblyn

Dr. Jon Dishler's LASIK patient, Julie Tamblyn, talks about her LASIK experience and how she was amazed by the result.

MR. TOM MARTINO: You know, we celebrated one year of Martino TV last week. One of the first guests we had on the show, Dr. Jon Dishler, and he came to us as one of the most renowned LASIK surgeons in the country. We've had a great relationship. So many people have been helped by Dr. Dishler and he brought one of his patients with him today, Julie Tatmblyn. She lives up in Dillon, Julie. And we're going to talk about your surgery and your case. But Dr. Dishler wants to challenge us to a quiz. I bet you I get it right, too. DR. JON DISHLER: That's right. MR. TOM MARTINO: And I really won't look at the answers. DR. JON DISHLER: You're not going to cheat. Okay. MR. TOM MARTINO: I feel like I know you. Dr. Dishler, by the way, has been doing this—how many procedures now, about 50,000? DR. JON DISHLER: Over 50,000 procedures and over 15,000 all blade free. MR. TOM MARTINO: All blade free. And he has his own surgical center. It's very important that when you compare surgeons and techniques and procedures that you're comparing apples with apples. These—this is the latest technology. For example, your eyes, what were they? MS. JULIE TATMBLYN: They were 20/70 to 20/80. MR. TOM MARTINO: 20/70 to 20/80. So what other people could see at 70 and 80 feet, you had to be at 20 feet. Is that basically what it says? DR. JON DISHLER: You've got it. MR. TOM MARTINO: Okay. DR. JON DISHLER: That wasn't even in the quiz. MR. TOM MARTINO: Right. So now, what can you do? MS. JULIE TATMBLYN: I am 20/15 to 20/20. MR. TOM MARTINO: So you're better than average right now. Did you ever think that was possible? MS. JULIE TATMBLYN: No. MR. TOM MARTINO: So how—why did you put it off? MS. JULIE TATMBLYN: I think probably for the same reason a lot of people do. It's my eyes. MR. TOM MARTINO: Exactly. MS. JULIE TATMBLYN: If they're gone, that's bad. MR. TOM MARTINO: And are they really—is it really going to work? MS. JULIE TATMBLYN: Right. MR. TOM MARTINO: So you found out about it through your husband's friend? MS. JULIE TATMBLYN: Well, now I've been—my husband's been on my case. MR. TOM MARTINO: Yeah. MS. JULIE TATMBLYN: Just do this. Just do this. Finally, I learned about blade free and that made all the difference to me. And then, my husband's cousin had his eyes done by Dr. Dishler, and I thought, okay. MR. TOM MARTINO: And he's an athlete. MS. JULIE TATMBLYN: That whole family. MR. TOM MARTINO: And you are, too. What did you do that you—what was hampered by your vision? MS. JULIE TATMBLYN: Oh, dance classes were terrible. I would lose my glasses and trying to run with them and always pushing them up. And I have eczema and I would get eczema underneath the eyepiece and that hurts, so. MR. TOM MARTINO: And things are totally different. You noticed it right away? MS. JULIE TATMBLYN: I know I'm not supposed to admit to this, and don't anybody do this, but I peeked a little bit. In the first two hours you're supposed to keep your eyes closed and I would kind of peek a little. And I tell you, even then— MR. TOM MARTINO: [interposing] Were you amazed? So many people say that. And it's totally changed things. How long ago did you have them done? MS. JULIE TATMBLYN: About five weeks ago. MR. TOM MARTINO: How was the care? MS. JULIE TATMBLYN: Fantastic. MR. TOM MARTINO: Yeah. MS. JULIE TATMBLYN: I mean, they really—I told them—I only actually— MR. TOM MARTINO: [interposing] We don't exaggerate. MS. JULIE TATMBLYN: --had to tell them once that I was nervous. But I told them a million times because I was nervous, but they got it instantly. MR. TOM MARTINO: But we really don't exaggerate when we say it's an unbelievable experience. Isn't it? They treat you like family. MS. JULIE TATMBLYN: Yes. MR. TOM MARTINO: Yeah, unless you go there you wouldn't know it. And they do give complimentary consultations. You went for a complete evaluation, right? MS. JULIE TATMBLYN: Yes. MR. TOM MARTINO: With no obligation. MS. JULIE TATMBLYN: Mm-hmm. MR. TOM MARTINO: Let's talk about the quiz. DR. JON DISHLER: Yeah. But before that, let me—you know, anyone that comes in for a complimentary evaluation, even if they're—even if they don't have the procedure, if they're a candidate, they're truly a candidate, we'll give them a free iPod just like this one, and I'd like to give that one here to Julie since she didn't get hers yet. MS. JULIE TATMBLYN: Thank you. MR. TOM MARTINO: That's even if you don't have it done. If you're— DR. JON DISHLER: [interposing] You're very welcome. MR. TOM MARTINO: --if you're a candidate and you go for that complimentary consultation, whether you have it done or not you get a free iPod. And let's talk. Okay. Give ma a quiz. Give me a quiz. DR. JON DISHLER: Oh, I'm supposed to ask the questions? MR. TOM MARTINO: Yeah. I want to know. LASIK can treat any— DR. JON DISHLER: [interposing] Can we treat any vision problem with LASIK, any vision problem at all? MR. TOM MARTINO: I would say yes. No, not everyone. There is—tell them what you can't. DR. JON DISHLER: Well, we can't treat cataracts, glaucoma, other eye problems. But for any refractive thing, you're right, yes, we can. MR. TOM MARTINO: Okay. DR. JON DISHLER: We can treat nearsighted, farsighted, as one of the weathermen just asked me before the show, astigmatism. We can treat astigmatism. MR. TOM MARTINO: So really, almost all of the ones that used to be a problem are no longer a problem. DR. JON DISHLER: Right. MR. TOM MARTINO: But of course, if you have cataracts and stuff or an eye disease. DR. JON DISHLER: Right. Medical things, we can't take care of that with LASIK, but anything that's for glasses or contacts. We also get rid of the little, you know, marks on the end of the nose that people get from wearing glasses. MR. TOM MARTINO: Now, I know this answer, okay? So let's go—and by the way, they highlighted presbyopia, which is normal aging of the eye, that can be treated successfully. I have it and many people have had that done. So they can treat one eye a little closer and one eye a little farther away and you can definitely focus. Your mind takes over. Okay, the first step in LASIK, creating a flap in the cornea is always performed using—well, I know, a surgical blade. It used to be that way, but you guys have lasers that do it. DR. JON DISHLER: All laser. We use just all laser technology for everybody. In fact, we're the first center to offer that 10 year ago. And now, we have two lasers that do all laser procedures, so it's a much more accurate flap. DR. JON DISHLER: It's a much more accurate, much more reproducible, much safer, no pain, quick recovery. We can do more people than we used to be able to do because we can make thinner more precise flaps and the results are better. MR. TOM MARTINO: Okay. So let's talk about this new Zeiss VisuMax. Am I saying that— DR. JON DISHLER: [interposing] VisuMax, right. MR. TOM MARTINO: --VisuMax. The most advanced laser. Let's talk about that. We have some video of this. It's an all laser LASIK. DR. JON DISHLER: This is the most advanced all laser LASIK. It's being done by the Navy on their fighter pilots. It's approved by NASA for astronauts. We make the flap—and this is what Julie had—with this first laser you're seeing right here. Totally painless. It only takes about 20 seconds per eye. The patient doesn't feel anything at all. MR. TOM MARTINO: That's for everything. DR. JON DISHLER: That's right. And then, the second part of the procedure, the patient stays there, then moves under the other laser. That's another 20, 30 seconds. And then, they're all done and they get up, they can walk out under their own power. MR. TOM MARTINO: It's amazing, right? MR. TOM MARTINO: Did you think it was going to be that—were you expecting more—more trauma? MS. JULIE TATMBLYN: Yes. MR. TOM MARTINO: Really? MS. JULIE TATMBLYN: Mm-hmm. MR. TOM MARTINO: So when they said, it's done, you're saying, wow, it's done? MS. JULIE TATMBLYN: Yeah. MR. TOM MARTINO: Okay. Now, here's question number three. Custom LASIK provides more precise vision correction. I would have to say true. Why is that though? DR. JON DISHLER: True. MR. TOM MARTINO: I mean, it's custom. What do they mean by custom? People say, Dr. Dishler, they're on a laser machine. What's custom about it? DR. JON DISHLER: Custom is tailored to the patient's particular eyes. Everybody's eyes are different. MR. TOM MARTINO: You program it. DR. JON DISHLER: We program it specifically for that patient's eye, because this isn't just a technology question. This is a lifestyle question. And the bottom line is people want to have good, natural vision. I mean, Julie was telling me she's a photographer. She has perfect vision for far. She loves to read. People have to be able to have good vision far and near, in between, without halos, glare, all these other things, so. MR. TOM MARTINO: And you can program a laser to do different corrections for different types of eyes. DR. JON DISHLER: That's right. MR. TOM MARTINO: And people don't realize that. When you say laser, they think that's doing everything. But you still are there. DR. JON DISHLER: Right. MR. TOM MARTINO: You're a surgeon and you're taking care of them. And that's what people need to know. It's not just putting you in a machine. And that's why it's important to have a relationship with the surgeon. Many centers or many places, you don't ever see the surgeon. DR. JON DISHLER: Right. MR. TOM MARTINO: You go to a surgical center and you have it done. DR. JON DISHLER: Right. And that's why we come back, you know, and we keep bringing nice people that better—that have had this surgery. Here's an example of the video of the actual procedure being done. And you can see the very precise flap. And there's the laser. MR. TOM MARTINO: And you don't have to hold your eye completely still. It will track your eye. DR. JON DISHLER: It tracks it, right. MR. TOM MARTINO: That's another thing that probably had you a little nervous, but did you realize you could— MS. JULIE TATMBLYN: [interposing] When I read about the Sympto [phonetic] laser, which is a very, very small portion of a second that it would stop if I—and in fact, I did move one of my eyes at one point. MR. TOM MARTINO: If you move too much, it would just stop and pick up again. MS. JULIE TATMBLYN: No problem. DR. JON DISHLER: Right. And that's the great thing. People are afraid they're going to mess it up or something. MR. TOM MARTINO: Right. DR. JON DISHLER: But there is no way for a patient to mess this up. MR. TOM MARTINO: And that's good. DR. JON DISHLER: It always does it the way it's supposed to. MR. TOM MARTINO: Okay. So let's talk about the laser. Okay? You're the first and only to offer the Zeiss MEL 80. What is that? DR. JON DISHLER: Well, along with the VisuMax, as I said, the table spins around and the other part of the Zeiss—and everyone knows Zeiss, great optics. MR. TOM MARTINO: Yes. DR. JON DISHLER: The Zeiss MEL 80, that's the laser part that you just saw that does the actual corrections. MR. TOM MARTINO: Okay. So it's seamless to the— DR. JON DISHLER: [interposing] Seamless to the patient, two different lasers. MR. TOM MARTINO: You're having two different lasers, one for the flap and one for the correction. DR. JON DISHLER: Right. MR. TOM MARTINO: Okay. Now, we have a special offer and let's talk about this. This is what we want to explain. The lowest guaranteed price for custom all laser LASIK, you can say that confidently— DR. JON DISHLER: [interposing] Right. MR. TOM MARTINO: --because you want people to compare apples with apples. You're talking about the same technology and the same correction. DR. JON DISHLER: Right. But you know, here's a surprise to you, because not only do we guarantee the lowest price, we have 24-month financing— MR. TOM MARTINO: [interposing] With zero percent, right? DR. JON DISHLER: --with zero percent. But we decided just yesterday as a sort of special that if people mention that they saw us on the show, they will get an additional 10% off. MR. TOM MARTINO: Good. Okay. DR. JON DISHLER: That's an additional 10% off of that price. They just need to call and mention that they saw this on Martino TV and we'll extend that courtesy to them as sort of an anniversary for us being with you for a full year now. MR. TOM MARTINO: Good. So if you mention Martino TV, you get 10% off already the lowest guaranteed price for all custom LASIK. 24 months, zero percent financing with approved credit. Now, if you go for a consultation, you're a candidate, you decide to—you don't have to decide to have the surgery done or not, but if you're a candidate, just for going, for getting the evaluation, for finding out you're a candidate, you get a free iPod. Here's how you contact Dishler Lasik. Julie has her iPod. (303) 793-3000. (303) 793-3000. Online, it's dishler.com.