LASIK and Diabetes
When considering a LASIK procedure, the choices of the technology or process remain numerous. The reason for that becomes each’s eyes have a uniqueness, and whatever the condition the eyes have remains unique as well. By having variations built into the process, it ensures ophthalmologists can precisely define the surgery according to the data gathered. […]
How the Humble Turkey Started LASIK Surgery
How the Humble Turkey Started LASIK Surgery Globally LASIK has been a standard procedure for at least 20 years. Deemed popular and reliable in most countries it has enjoyed rapid growth as word of mouth has spread about the success of the procedure. Its more than 90% success rate on patients chose carefully remains impressive […]
If the Light Seems Dim, Check For Cataracts
Living your life, you begin to notice the sun does not seem as bright as it once was. As you do up close work things blur more than normal. Colors of your clothes, of your vehicle, and of your home seem faded. At night headlights from other vehicles form a halo making it hard to […]
LASIK, Aberrations, and One Year Follow Up
Ophthalmologists trained in LASIK offer a variety of ways to patients to increase vision. Myopia or nearsightedness continues to increase globally and even in the USA with 42 percent of Americans with a range of ages from 12 to 54 having it. It lists as one of the most common eye problems. Refractive surgeries such […]
Halloween, LASIK and You
One of the fun things about October remains finding a good Halloween outfit for the occasion. People develop a liking for colored contacts, intriguingly dyed hair, and costume antics. All in good fun of course. So, that everyone can have fun safely, good eyesight becomes much needed on All Hallows’ Eve when ghosts and goblins […]
History of Lasers
A concept of stimulated emission by light came from Albert Einstein in 1917. He toyed with the idea of photons interacting with highly excited molecules which created an emission with a second photon. Later this action became termed laser which stands for “light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation”. LASIK surgery uses light to make […]
Nascar, Formula 1 and LASIK
Visual acuity, quick thinking, and nerves of steel describe most race car drivers. Nowhere does having aligned vision count more than racing on dusty, dirty tracks or world class paved ones. The video shows the type of sight a race car driver must do to have a successful career. Staying a top driver […]
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 […]
