A “Festival of Lights” occurs every year in December that does not have the designation of Christmas. For eight nights families will gather around a menorah. The sacred candle represents Divine inspirations, wisdom, and light. Known as a sacred vessel in the Holy Temple of Jerusalem the menorah connects Jews to their history while moving them forward into the future. When the menorah comes out so do special blessings, gift giving, family time and the holiday of Hanukkah.
History
The Maccabees and the Greek Syrian army battled in the second century BCE over freedom. The Jews had only enough oil for one night, and yet it lasted for eight nights. The game of dreidel has become part of the tradition. Its letters Nun, Hay, Gimmel, and Shin, has an underlying meaning of “A grand miracle there.”. The miracle or miracles remain unspecific and happen in every generation of Jews since. Whatever the miracle its central purpose continues to give light or illumination not only to that group but also to the world. At the Houston Lasik clinic, the miracle of improved sight happens every day.
LASIK and Hanukkah
Gelt known as chocolate money coins imparts the idea of Hanukkah sweetly into children’s minds. Over the years it transformed into giving real money and now as of the 1950s changed into giving gifts. LASIK surgery gives light back to a patient through its laser eye surgery technology. An excellent gift to anyone with poor eyesight in the tradition of Hanukkah would be helping them get a LASIK procedure. The procedure uses intensified light as in a “laser” to make the incisions. Much like the tradition of Hanukkah, it moves a person out of the darkness and into the light giving them a better future. A person with poor eyesight restored to a better level often feels as if they have been given a miracle. A battle remains a battle whether against other groups or a disease. LASIK like Hanukkah produces wonders in people’s personal lives.
LASIK Candidates
The whole process of LASIK surgery in Houston begins with receiving information from the staff. The operation does not happen automatically; an individual must qualify for the surgery. After becoming well informed by reading the brochures and fully understanding what condition a patient has then a consultation with a doctor becomes set up. In the consultation the doctor will get to specifics that apply to the patient’s condition. If appropriate and the patient agrees then laser eye surgery at the Houston location will become set up. If not do not worry since other procedures occur at the clinic as well that fit a patient’s condition better. The goal remains to give the best outcome in sight possible. A day surgery with follow up visits monitoring the healing process can continue up to a year. Most patients report immediate positive results with little discomfort. The success rate of the surgery has remained above 90% for years with some patients restored to 20/20 vision. It all begins with a conversation with an excellent clinic staff like Houston Lasik.
Houston Lasik leads in providing premium LASIK technologies to Houston, Sugar Land, and the surrounding region. The center’s award-winning medical director introduced revolutionary technologies such as iLASIK to the region. This technology is used by NASA astronauts, Navy SEALS and Air Force fighter pilots. At Houston Lasik, you can now receive the same treatment. For more information, please call (281) 240-0478.
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