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Medical Forum / General / Vision / June 2007Fluidic Internal Limiting Membrane Separation (FILMS) - MP
Hello there, I read about this procedure - FILMS, for removing the layer over the retina to eliminate the condition of Macula Pucker. Trials reports shows that this procedure is more safe and easier to perform. Also it appears to me that this is being only carried out in US, esp in Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital. Has any of you undergone this kind of procedure? Is this procedure being used by doctors in UK? If you wish to get a medical treatment in US, if you are NON-US citizen, do somebody point out me to sources where i can find the official procedures for starting the application process. Thanks Raj > Hello there, > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Has any of you undergone this kind of procedure? > Is this procedure being used by doctors in UK? If a new procedure, may be only in clinical trials. Ask your retinal surgeon about it, whether it has other complications, suitable for you, available in UK > If you wish to get a medical treatment in US, if you are NON-US > citizen, do somebody point out me to sources where i can find the > official procedures for starting the application process. Usually in the US the only requirment for treatment, citizen or not, is wads of cash. Unlike the UK and Canada, Americans pay for medical treatment themselves, it is not provided by the government. Dr Judy > Usually in the US the only requirment for treatment, citizen or not, > is wads of cash. Unlike the UK and Canada, Americans pay for medical > treatment themselves, it is not provided by the government. > > Dr Judy True, it's not provided by the U.S. government (and nobody cares about your citizenship), unless you are a prisoner, on welfare, on medicare or some other gov program. Moreover, if you have the proper insurance, it will pay for necessary surgery at least in part, depending on the term of your insurance policy. Good luck. Bring cash. Raj, it's definitely my impression that the FILMS technique is rarely (if ever) used outside of Alabama, where it was apparently invented. One poster at Yahoo's retina/vitreous support group wrote that when he asked the doctors about the FILMS procedure at Wills Eye Hospital (which has an excellent reputation), they were less than impressed by it. I questioned my own surgeon (at a major teaching hospital in Chicago) about it, and he told me that ILM peeling was only done when a macular hole is present. The website describing the FILMS technique gets a lot of hits from the big search engines. It might be a fine procedure, but I don't believe that the "top" American retinal surgeons use it. My advice is to get a second opinion about surgery from the best retinal surgeon in your area. In the US, such a doctor would probably be located at a major teaching hospital in a large metropolitan area. There are skilled and experienced retinal surgeons practicing all over the world. If the doctor feels that the benefits of surgery out way the risks in your case, I suggest that you let him/her decide which techniques/equipment would work best I'd also recommend that you check out Yahoo's retina/vitreous support group. Hopefully, you'd get more feedback about your specific concerns. Jane > Hello there, > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Thanks > Raj |
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