If you dream of freedom from glasses or contact lenses laser vision correction may be the solution for you. LASIK is the most well-known vision correction procedure, but there are several other types of laser vision correction. By reshaping your cornea, your ophthalmologist can correct nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism, giving you clear vision without the [...]
Myopia is commonly known as nearsightedness. It means you have difficulty seeing things that are far away. With myopia you can see clearly up close unless you have another condition that affects your close vision, such as presbiopia or astigmatism. Most myopia begins in childhood, but some factors can cause myopia to develop later in [...]
As we age, our skin loses its elasticity. Aging is most noticeable around the eyes, where things begin to sag, bag, and drag. Unfortunately, turning back the clock on our face isn’t as easy as turning the clock back after Daylight Savings Time. If only it were that easy. However, with eyelid surgery, technically referred [...]
Once upon a time, the visually impaired had to rely on glasses or contact lenses to see clearly. In the last few decades, however, laser eye correction procedures have restored millions of people’s vision to its former glory. When ‘laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis’ (LASIK) was developed initially, the laser treatment was primarily intended for those [...]
Unfortunately, whatever we do to protect our eyes, vision deteriorates with age. Vision deterioration cannot be stopped but there are some things patients can do to limit the effect of aging on eyesight: DO Have regular eye examinations by an optician or opthamologist. Eye tests check for signs of any retinal, pupil damage, identify problems [...]