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Millennials and LASIK

In 2015 the Census Bureau stated an estimated  83.1 million Millennials exist. Millennials will surpass the Baby Boomer generation in numbers sometime in 2019. How this generation responds, makes decisions and has medical procedures done remains vastly different than the prior generation. Houston, like many other metropolitan areas, now has a large demographic of Millennials. […]

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Possible Ways for Insurance to Pay for LASIK

LASIK is defined as Laser-Assisted in-situ keratomileusis. A procedure that uses intense light to make a precise incision in a person’s eye to improve vision. Now nearly 30 years in the process it has restored or improved the sight of millions of individuals with a 96% success rate. Yet most major insurances classify it as […]

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Safety Tips for the Eyes

As we move into spring and summer weather, the possibility of eye injury rises due to activities associated with those seasons. It remains a good time to review ways to protect the eyes and root causes of accidental injury. Eyesight Keeping the eyes healthy goes a long way to helping prevent accidents. Visit an eye […]

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The Clarity of LASIK

Low vision defines as a person having a visual acuity measurement of 20/70. It relates to the eye chart. The 70 portion means from 70 feet away a person with unimpaired vision of 20/20 can see the letters on the chart. The top number of 20 means that the person testing can see what the […]

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Men’s Eye Health

For whatever reasons gender matters when it comes to eye health. Males eyes do not get the extent of female disease eyes do, but issues still arise. As far as an individual, men need to become aware what is or what is not a problem. The Bureau of Labor and Statistics reported 20,000 workplace eye […]

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Truth or Fiction About LASIK

While continually improving the technology, LASIK has been around for over 30 years. Since annually some new improvement in laser eye surgery appears in the media sometimes people get the impression that LASIK is brand new. Due to the nature of eye surgery LASIK undergoes refinements for various diseases and options. The basic procedure remains […]

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When to Put on the Sunglasses

The daylight hours have gradually gotten longer in Houston. Gulf Coast living means being bathed in golden sunlight abundantly. In good moderation sunlight even with its UV component remains excellent for the body and helps maintain our normal sleep biorhythms. Too much UV light over time can blur vision. UV stands for ultraviolet and is […]

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It Begins With The Lasers

Lasers define as a device that sends forth an intense beam of light. The tool can drill, cut, align and guide all at the same moment. Because the technology can become incremented and digitized in a surgical situation, it can make precise cuts. As the laser technology advanced it became apparent, it could become used […]

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May is Healthy Vision Month

About 2.9 million Americans above the age of 40 have a visual impairment. Another 1.3 million Americans above the age of 40 have been classified as legally blind according to the American Academy of Ophthalmology. So, the National Eye Institute declared the Healthy Vision Month as May to educate Americans on ways to prevent blindness […]

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LASIK Follows the Democratic Paths of Thomas Jefferson

America remains a nation of inventors and innovators. Part of the lifeblood of democracy it came from the Founding Fathers itself like Thomas Jefferson. Born on April 13, 1743, this author of the Declaration of Independence spoke four languages and read two others. He continually invented or improved others’ inventions. Jefferson made plows that tilled […]

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