Ophthalmology / LASIK Medical Library Stories & Articles

Two laser eye-surgery techniques offer equal success at re-establishing "perfect" 20/20 vision in people with nearsightedness, a recent study shows. The study, which was a review of six high-quality scientific studies, sought to which surgical... ( Read more about 2 Vision-Correction Surgeries Equally Effective)

For the first time, the US Air Force is allowing aspiring pilots and aircrew members to fly even if they have had LASIK eye surgery. Since 2001, the Air Force has permitted applicants to try for spots as pilots or aircrew members if they have... ( Read more about Air Force Allows Pilots With Lasik to Fly)

What is the Cataracts?

The lens of the eye functions to focus light onto the retina at the back of the eye. This should result in clear vision. A cateract is a clouding that... ( Read more about Cataracts)

Cataracts are a common problem as we age. In people over the age of 75, two-thirds have the most common type of cataract. There are at least 300 to 400, 000 new visually disabling cataracts annually in the U.S. So preventing them would be key;... ( Read more about Cataracts and Statins)

Before you get your child contact lenses, have you considered whether she is ready for them? 11 year old Chris Baker is quite the athlete, especially when it comes to skateboarding. But, his eyeglasses have thrown a monkey wrench into the mix.... ( Read more about Children & Contact Lenses)

For 1 year old Katelyn and 7 year old Emily, the backyard is their extended playroom. But, their mother Lauren Tirado is very particular about her children having sun protection. Lauren lays down the law when it comes to spending hours of... ( Read more about Children and Sunglasses)

Lasik eyesight-correction surgery, a phenomenal breakthrough when it was first approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration in 1995, has recently been trumped big-time by the innovation known as wavefront Lasik technology, which is some... ( Read more about Choosing Between Traditional and Custom Lasik)

Congenital glaucoma is an eye disease where the normal eye pressure is affected by the buildup of fluid in the eye. You might say that 3 year old Juan Navarro is a little ham. Smiling and posing for the camera, he looks like your typical... ( Read more about Congenital Glaucoma)

“Sometimes I don’t take out my contact lenses, once in a while I sleep in them, I don’t wash my hands thoroughly sometimes,” says Janie Medina. If this sounds familiar you could be putting yourself at risk for a dangerous fungal eye infection.... ( Read more about Contact Lenses and Eye Infect)

What is the Detached Retina?

Ideally light that enters the eye is refracted by the cornea, which is the clear covering on the front of the eye and is also refracted by the lens,... ( Read more about Detached_Retina)

What is the Diabetes Retinitis?

When the bodys blood sugar level gets too high it can damage the blood vessels in your eye. The disease diabetes retinitis can cause a blood vessel... ( Read more about Diabetes Retinitis)

Marina Virdone can’t imagine not being a school teacher. She says next to taking care of her own children, teaching is her second greatest love. But, three years ago, life as Marina knew it was about to change. Marina had developed a severe eye... ( Read more about Early On-set Glucoma)

61 year old Winnie Herman savors every moment with her 20 month old granddaughter, Katie. But, she says, her glasses have been a definite hindrance on their time together. “It became very, very frustrating and seemingly the glasses were taking... ( Read more about Elective Eye Surgery)

A retinal prosthesis and fetal tissue transplant are two experimental treatments that appear to restore partial vision to people with blinding eye diseases. Presented at Neuroscience 2009, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, the... ( Read more about Experimental Treatments Show Promise In the Restoration of Vision)

Could the eyeglasses your children are wearing be putting them at risk for eye injuries? Pediatric eye experts are calling attention to the problem of eye injuries, which peaks at this time of year, when kids are playing outside.

"All my life, I've worn glasses. I think I first got glasses when I was in the third grade." says Ben Anderson, whose eyesight was corrected with laser surgery. 58 year old Ben Anderson has wanted to toss his glasses for years. He has struggled... ( Read more about Farsiightedness Laser Surgery)

Timely detection of glaucoma is the key to treating the disease and preventing blindness. Steve Cohen doesn't take for granted that he can drive, or even read. "I just came for a routine eye exam and they detected what they thought could be the... ( Read more about Glaucoma)

Rekha Krishanmurthi has tried glasses and hard lenses to help improve her vision. But unfortunately, nothing is doing the trick. "I can't focus, everything is blurry. I can't read and there's no way I could drive or anything like that." says... ( Read more about Infacs Eye Treatment)

Ella Brown is just 8 months old and she is having her first eye exam. "My husband has very poor vision so I thought that maybe she'll have poor vision at an early age."

What are Intrastromal Corneal Ring Segments?

Intrastromal Corneal Ring Segments or INTACs are the first FDA approved, non-laser, surgical technique for correcting near... ( Read more about Intrastromal Corneal Ring Segments (INTACs))

For 16 year old Kurtis Thomas and his friends, one Saturday afternoon, back in April of 2004, the plan was to have a little backyard warfare, playing paintball. But, what was supposed to be a few hours of just “boys being boys” type fun, turned... ( Read more about Iris Prosthetic)

While laser eye surgery typically results in miraculously restored vision, there are some cases in which the very center of the cornea clouds up and actually worsens vision.
    
That’s the bad news, according to... ( Read more about LASIK Treatment Can Induce Cornea Clouding)

The natural human aging process is in a constant war with the U.S. military and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Aging has always degraded the vision of Air Force pilots, Navy divers and NASA astronauts - and this has made it... ( Read more about Lasik Helps U.S. Retain Pilots, Astronauts)

If you're considering LASIK surgery to get rid of your glasses, you might want to ask your doctor about the risks of LASIK surgery. There are many factors that can play a role in the success of the procedure, even factors like the temperature... ( Read more about Lasik Study)

There is encouraging news tonight for many older children who suffer from lazy eye. Treatments for lazy eye that were previously thought to benefit only children younger than seven have now been shown to help even older teens.

What is Macular Degeneration?

Age related macular degeneration or AMD is the leading cause of blindness in people over 60 in the western world.

The National Eye Institute reports that cataract removal is one of the most common operations performed in the United States. And for the first time, there is a new lens called Crystalens which is implanted into the eye and focuses much like... ( Read more about New Cataract Procedure)

New Excimer Laser Breakthrough Excimer Laser technology is leading to unprecedented results in the field of eye correction.

What is Nystagmus?

Nystagmus is the medical term for the rhythmic wobbling of the eyes. You can see a type of nystagmus by watching the eyes of a passenger who looks outside the... ( Read more about Nystagmus - rhythmic wobbling of the eyes)

If you suffer from dry eyes, and many of us do to some extent, you might be heading to the drug store for an over the counter eye drop. One of them, though, is different than many of the others, not because of what it has, but rather, what it... ( Read more about Remedy or Rip Off: Nature's Tears)

Retina Exam: How and Why

Obtaining a highly detailed image of the retina is crucial for getting an early and accurate diagnosis for several diseases that affect eyesight.The most... ( Read more about Retina Exam to Diagnose Eye Diseases)

Looking deeply into someone’s eyes can be telling, beyond the eyes themselves. There’s new promise that in some patients, doctors can see into the future…and see who is going to suffer a stroke, by performing a simple eye exam. What’s amazing... ( Read more about Stroke and Eye Changes)

So we’re in the meat of the summer now: it’s July 4th weekend, the days are long, and that means lots of sunshine. But are you protecting your eyes by wearing sunglasses? The fact is you can look awesome and do something really really healthy... ( Read more about Sunglasses)

“I could barely see, like when I would get up in the morning everything was so foggy. The first thing that was in my mind was that, wow, maybe I’m going blind,” says Dyeane Dunn. Dyeane Dunn’s corneas were damaged. She would need a cornea... ( Read more about Sutureless Cornea Transplant Surgery)

What is the Conjunctivitis?

Conjunctivitis or pink-eye is an infection of the lining of the eye or the eyelid produced by a virus or bacteria. Bacterial conjunctivitis produces a... ( Read more about Understanding Conjunctivitis)

What is the Glaucoma?

Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness in the world today.

LASIK is a surgical procedure intended to reduce a person's dependency on glasses or contact lenses. The goal of this Web site is to provide objective information to the public about LASIK surgery.

What is Presbyopia?

Presbyopia is a vision condition in which the crystalline lens in the eye loses its flexibility. The lens of the eye focus's the image upon the retina.

What is Radial Keratotomy?

Radial keratotomy, or RK, changes the shape of the cornea by making incisions with a surgical knife to flatten, steepen or alter the contour of the front... ( Read more about Understanding Radial Keratotomy)

What is Keratoconus?

Understanding the Keratoconus)

Benefits of an Eye Examination:

An eye exam will show any abnormal arterial growth that will threaten one's eyesight. Lenses are used to re-focus light to land where it is... ( Read more about Vision 20/20)

If you think you might need glasses, but don’t, you’re not alone. According to new research in the Journal of the American Medical Association, there are millions of Americans with vision impairment. The most common reasons for vision... ( Read more about Vision Impairment Study)

Bioterrorism is one of the country’s biggest post-9-11 concerns. How quickly doctors can detect an agent of bio-war will determine how many people will be affected. We’ve had a taste of how even very small releases of bio-terror agents can... ( Read more about Visual DX)

What are Myopia and Hyperopia?

Myopia and Hyperopia are terms for near sightedness and far sightedness.

What is Color Blindness?

What are the causes of Color Blindness and how does it present?)

What are the causes of Low Vision?

There are many different conditions that can cause low vision and each condition affects sight in a different way.

What is the Blindness?

The group of conditions known as retinitis pigmentosa or RP is the most common cause of inherited blindness. Initially the rods in the retina begin to die... ( Read more about What are the causes of blindness and how does it present itself?)

What are Myopia and Hyperopia?

Myopia and Hyperopia are terms for near sightedness and far sightedness. Hyperopia or farsighted ness is a visual condition... ( Read more about What is Hyperopia?)

What is the Visual process?

The visual process is the means by which the eye perceives light and movement and translates these into nerve impulses which are then interpreted by the... ( Read more about What is the Visual Process?)

New research out of the University of Rochester shows video games that contain high levels of action can actually improve your vision. People who played action video games for a few hours a day over the course of a month improved by about 20... ( Read more about healthwrap_video games)