LASIK Recovery
LASIK surgery is one of the most popular forms of vision correction. Recovery from LASIK can vary from person to person, however most people see 20/20 the next morning after their LASIK procedure. Although the patient’s vision is usually very good, that does not mean that healing is complete. It is common for healing to…
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Are You a LASIK Candidate?
LASIK is refractive eye surgery performed to correct or improve vision. During LASIK, a trained eye surgeon from Harvard Eye Associates in Laguna Hills creates a flap in the cornea. A laser is then used to reshape the cornea, which corrects most vision problems. For people with moderate vision problems who also have a good health history,…
Read More How Long Does Cataract Surgery Take?
As a person ages, their eye’s natural lens can become cloudy, gradually losing its normal transparency. This is called a cataract. Without cataract surgery, the cloudiness can become so bad that it can lead to blindness. Surgery to correct a cataract usually takes under an hour, and typically takes at most 30 to 45 minutes. Cataract…
Read More LASIK Eye Treatment
LASIK, otherwise known as laser in-situ keratomileusis, is a very popular procedure for correcting vision problems and is performed across the United States and around the globe. Laser vision correction works by reshaping the cornea to produce better vision results. By reshaping the cornea, light traveling through it is properly focused on the retina. Across…
Read More Intraocular Lens Options
Cataract surgery is a common procedure and is performed thousands of times in the United States each year. During the surgery, the cataract is removed and an intraocular lens is inserted. What many people may not be aware of is the many options available in intraocular lenses. An intraocular lens is an implant that is…
Read More How Eye Movement Speed Affects Decision-Making
If you become impatient very easily, you may have faster eye movements. Researchers from Johns Hopkins University in Maryland have published a study that may shed some light as to why certain people are perfectly content waiting in a long grocery store line, for example, while others feel compelled to move to find shorter lines….
Read More Television and Glaucoma
It may be possible to identify glaucoma and other eye diseases by observing the eye movements of people as they watch television. A team of researchers at City University London put this idea to the test by comparing 44 patients with glaucoma against 32 elderly patients who had good vision. Eye tracking devices were used…
Read More LASIK after 40
LASIK has changed the vision for the better for millions over the past decades. For those 40 and over, LASIK may be a great option to improve or even correct vision. As the eyes age, it becomes more likely a person will need reading glasses, especially after the age of 40. Today, individuals in their…
Read More Another Reason to Stop Smoking
Most people are aware that smoking is bad for your health. It’s linked to heart disease, stroke, lung cancer and other cancers throughout the body, including the kidneys, bladder, throat, mouth and more. Researchers have also known for some time that smoking also poses a higher risk for the development of cataracts in the eyes….
Read More Different Types of Vision Correction Methods
Vision correction methods seem to expand every year. More and better options become available as technology improves. Here are some of the options in vision correction: Laser eye surgery continues to top the list of vision correction methods. There are a variety of forms of laser eye surgery with LASIK topping the list in popularity. …
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