Many people are talking about LASIK this and LASIK that, but you don’t understand what LASIK is? If you are wearing contact lenses or glasses, probably you might be interested in LASIK. Lasik is an acronym for Laser Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis. It is a type of eye surgery to reshape cornea and improve your [...]

What is LASIK?  Introduced in the early 1990s, LASIK is currently the most popular surgical procedure used to correct nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism.   LASIK can also correct Presbyopia, but only via Monovision (one eye corrected for clear distance vision, and the other eye corrected for clear near vision).    The word LASIK is an acronym [...]

From ordinary spectacles to contact lenses and laser surgery, vision correction has come a long way since the first pair of spectacles was made in the 13th century. These new methods of correction can potentially restore vision back to normal. They attempt to reduce any refractive error by making light rays focus properly on the [...]

The origins of laser eye surgery started in Russia through the observations of Dr Fyodorov who studied changes in a patient’s refraction following an accident that caused corneal lacerations. From this study he developed a predictable way of changing refraction through radial keratotomy. The limitations in radial keratotomy led to more research into how the [...]

  LASIK eye surgery can possibly remove the need for glasses or contact lenses. Before the procedure, numbing eyedrops are placed in the eye and an eyelid speculum is placed. The doctor marks the eye with a special marker, aligns the eye with the laser, and creates a flap in the cornea. This surgery reshapes [...]

Prototype includes light-emitting diodes, basic wiring and a tiny antenna Thumper has seen the future. Researchers at the University of Washington have created the prototype for a bionic contact lens — recently tested on rabbits — that includes light-emitting diodes, basic wiring for electronic circuits and even a tiny antenna. Future versions, the scientists believe, [...]

When is cataract surgery needed? When cataracts reduce vision so that normal activities become difficult, it is time to consider surgery, which is the only way to remove cataracts. It is primarily the patient who determines when surgery is needed. Some patients have mild cataracts but major problems with glare and halos that make it [...]

LASIK (laser in situ keratomileusis) is an outpatient surgical procedure used to treat nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism. With LASIK, an ophthalmologist (Eye M.D.) uses a laser to reshape the cornea in the front of the eye. This improves the way the eye focuses light rays onto the retina at the back of the eye. It [...]

A new minimally invasive surgery for glaucoma called canaloplasty is nearly as effective as traditional surgery and has fewer complications, according to a company that sells equipment used in the procedure. Two-year data on canaloplasty look promising, but some physicians warn that little is known about its long-term outcome. Glaucoma is a condition involving progressive [...]