Approximately half of all Americans will develop cataracts as they age. The symptoms appear gradually and may include blurring, haziness, clouded vision, poor night vision, and frequent but ineffective changes to prescription lenses. If your vision has been deteriorating due to cataracts and you are worried about paying for the surgery, there is good news. [...]

Dry eyes are caused by a person’s not have sufficient lubrication and moisture in their eyes. The moisture that usually lubricates the eyes are the tears that originate from a person’s tear ducts and it is when there is some form of imbalance in these tear ducts that they do not secrete sufficient moisture to [...]

Lasik, or Laser-Assisted in SItu Keratomileusis, is a procedure designed to improve vision in those suffering from myopia (shortsightedness), astigmatism and hyperopia (farsightedness). Lasik is a refractive surgery, performed by an ophthalmologist, which can be divided into three steps: (1) cutting a slight flap in the patient’s cornea; (2) re-shaping the corneal stroma through laser-remodeling; [...]

Chronic dry eye is a condition that affects thousands of people. But how do you know if your dry eyes are actually chronic dry eye? What is the difference between just regular occasional dry eyes and an chronic dry eye condition? First of all, what causes dry eyes? The condition is caused by a lack [...]

Every year, millions of people have corrective surgery done on their eyes. With businesses and insurance companies starting to chip in on the cost, many people are finding laser surgery to be an affordable and effective way to clear up vision problems and remove cataracts. While complications from laser eye surgery arise in only about [...]

After you’ve found a reliable doctor with solid references and recommendations from friends and family, you should begin to make some preparations for your laser eye procedure. Laser eye surgery is a very common procedure today and 80% of those who undergo it never have to wear corrective lenses again. Following a few tips can [...]

LASIK surgery was a huge stride forward in ophthalmology, and the movement towards custom LASIK surgery, also known as wavefront or wavefront-guided LASIK, is providing even more steps forward. However, before any surgery it is important to understand your options in order to receive the proper care. So, what is the difference between custom LASIK [...]

Eye surgery has advanced to such a level that ophthalmic surgeons are now able to correct astigmatism, farsightedness and nearsightedness by reshaping the cornea. This changes the way in which the eye refracts to light and corrects the vision problem. Microkeratome LASIK surgery is a mechanical procedure which uses a blade. Effectively the surgeon makes [...]

If you find yourself holding menus at an arm’s length, you might feel ready to correct your vision. Conductive keratoplasty (CK) is a relatively new procedure designed for patients struggling with farsightedness or astigmatism. Since CK is non-invasive and does not remove tissue, it has considerable advantages over laser surgeries. What is conductive keratoplasty? Conductive [...]

When choosing a LASIK eye center and surgeon, you need to do your homework and find the laser eye center that is most qualified. This will require that you get any and all of your questions answered. For some, this will require that you get over any fears you may have – fears of being [...]