Recovery After Lasik: What to Expect
LASIK is a common surgical procedure that is performed everyday throughout the United States. The biggest concern that most patients have surrounds recovery. It is important to note that although the surgery last only a few minutes per eye, the long-term recovery process, complete healing, can take upwards of six months. Here are some common… Read more
Recovering from Cataract Surgery
Recovering from cataract surgery should be relatively short and unexciting especially when your health is good and there aren’t any other major issues with your eyes. Based on statistics, once a cataract has been removed your chances of an excellent outcome and sharper vision. Cataract surgeries without complications most often takes under ten minutes from… Read more
An Overview on Cataracts
What is a cataract? Cloudiness over the natural lens of the eye, which sites in back of the iris and pupil is an eye disease known as CATARACTS. Cataracts are the most common cause of vision loss for people over forty. In fact, cataracts are the leading cause of blindness throughout the world. More cases… Read more
Common Eyesight Problems That Are Solved with Laser Eye Surgery
Lasik surgery is not the cure all for every eye sight issue. Not every issue that you have with your vision will be solved with the same surgery; just like every ailment with your body can’t be solved by undergoing the same surgical procedure. In the article below we will educate patients on the most… Read more
These Bad Habits Can Harm Your Eyes
Our eyes are arguably the most important of our five senses. Even though we know this there are a few bad habits that all of us are guilty of that can severely damage our eye sight. There are some bad habits that don’t really seem to pose a major threat like biting your fingernails but… Read more
Understanding the Basics of Laser Eye Surgery
Laser eye surgery, LASIK, is one of the most common eye surgeries performed in the United States, with millions of procedures being done every year. The procedure is performed by a trained, board-certified ophthalmologist who knows how to do the surgery. Like with any elective surgery you might have done, it is very important that… Read more
Increasing Freedom After LASIK Eye Surgery
After LASIK eye surgery patients should expect an increasing freedom in their lifestyles. There is a new-found convenience that is found after laser vision correction. Upwards of ninety percent of LASIK patients state that they are more than satisfied with the results seen after surgery. In fact, there are a number of lifestyle changes that… Read more
Can Surgery Fix an Astigmatism?
During the last few decades a variety of methods to treat an astigmatism have grown widely accepted. An astigmatism is a defect in your eye or in the lens that is caused by an abnormality on the spherical shape of your eye which distorts images. When a patient has an astigmatism, the light rays entering… Read more
The Do’s and Don’ts of LASIK Eye Surgery
Getting the best result out of your laser eye surgery occurs when you take the necessary steps to prepare for before and after the procedure. As with any surgery, there are certain risks involved. This is just one of the reasons it is important that you do everything possible to prevent issues from arising. Below… Read more
Guidelines To Follow In Order To Qualify For LASIK
Laser eye surgery is performed to help improve a person’s eye sight. Most LASIK patients are seeking freedom from wearing eye glasses and contact lenses. If this describes what you are looking for, laser vision correction surgery may just be the best option for you. While laser eye surgery is effective in correcting the visions… Read more