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The demand for LASIK (Laser In Situ Keratomileusis) eye surgery and other corrective eye surgery procedures has grown considerably in recent years due to significant technological and medical advances in the field of eye health and corrective surgery. We will be adding regular articles and information to this section about lasik surgery, lasik history, choosing a lasik surgeon, understanding the anatomy and physiology of the eye, obtaining a prescription for glasses, refractive surgical procedures, reducing dependency on glasses and contact lenses, nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism, presbyopia (need for readers), exercises for improving your vision, and more!

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Eye Muscle Surgery Can Help Correct Roving Eyes
No, I don't mean when your eyes look at every person of the opposite sex who comes into your line of sight! Sometimes a person may have an eye that doesn't follow the other eye. This means vision is out...

About Glaucoma Eye Surgery
Glaucoma affects many people around the world and is one of the leading causes of blindness. In the United States alone one in every ten thousand children born has Glaucoma with African-Americans being...

A Brief Look At The Cost Of Lasik Eye Surgery
It seems that in this era of all things high-tech, the options available for improving vision has created a buzz and flurry of interest. One of the most talked about vision correction options is the Lasik...

Choosing A Lasik Clinic
Within the realm of medical practices, the idea of a lasik clinic is fairly new. Developed over the past fifteen years, lasik clinics are meeting the increasing demand for corrective laser eye surgery....

Different Types Of Corrective Eye Surgery
In today's society, many are looking for the convenience and benefits of corrective eye surgery. The medicine of eye surgery has advanced to a point that many people are both eligible and good candidates...

Lasik Surgeons - Some Basic Facts
As you research the qualifications of the lasik surgeons in your area you will notice that most have gone through extensive training. Beyond the normal education that eye doctors receive, eye surgeons...

What Conditions Can Vitrectomy Surgery Correct
Nearly 2/3 of the eye is made of a clear gel-like substance that fills the center of the eye, called the vitreous. When problems arise and affect the back of the eye a vitrectomy, or removal of the vitreous,...

An Overview Of LASEK - Laser-Assisted Sub-Epithelial Keratectomy
Laser assisted sub-epithelial keratectomy is a form of laser eye surgery that many people are turning to more and more, removing the need to wear glasses or contact lenses. Lasek is a relatively new surgery...

Technological Advances In Lasik Vision
Medical technology is advancing faster than the publishers of the medical journals can write about it. Leaps in the field of lasik vision correction are no different. Over the past fifteen to twenty years,...

Answers To Common Questions About Eye Surgery
Our eyes are very important and losing eyesight can be a frightening experience. The advent of laser surgery and other types of corrective eye surgery means that many individuals with vision problems no...

Corneal Eye Surgery - An Overview
The cornea is the clear tissue that sits in front of the pupil and iris. When a cornea becomes diseased or damaged then surgery is the treatment involved, but how do you know if your cornea is damaged...

Understanding The Risks And Complications Of LASIK Surgery
The popularity of LASIK surgery to correct vision problems increases in popularity. More patients are choosing this method of surgery for correcting their vision problems every year. As with any other...

Histoplasmosis Lesions And Eye Surgery
Histoplasmosis is common for people living in the Mississippi and Ohio valleys. Histoplasmosis is believed to be caused by the farm dust in that area. Agriculture is the blamed for the flu-like symptoms...

Cataract Eye Surgery - An Overview
A cataract is an eye condition that is believed to cause fifty percent of blindness around the globe. A cataract is actually an opaque material that is impenetrable to light; it covers the lens of the...

About Wavefront LASIK Surgery
Wavefront LASIK surgery is also known as custom LASIK surgery that uses 3-dimensional measurements of precisely how your eye processes images. It then uses those measurements to find out how best to use...

A Basic Overview Of Refractive Eye Surgery
If someone has a refractive error in the eye this means they have an abnormal shaped eye or cornea, or they have a hardened lens. By having one of these conditions, it means they suffer with visual impairment...

Best Surgery Options For Glaucoma
Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness in the United States. Your eye has pressure just as your blood does and if it increases to a dangerous level it may damage the optic nerve. This increased...

Are You Searching For A Natural Looking Prosthetic Eye
The search for a more natural prosthetic eye continues but there has been an important breakthrough in this field. The purpose of an anophthalmic socket implant is to mimic the movement of the natural...

Laser Eye Surgery - A Basic Guide
Laser eye surgery is a subject that is being heard discussed more and more frequently and which is gaining a great deal of attention in the media these days. While this high-tech corrective eye surgery...

Reconstructive Eye Surgery For Humanitarian Purposes
Eye surgeries are performed all over the world to correct vision and for cosmetic purposes. One reconstructive eye surgery was performed at no charge to a young Russian girl who received shrapnel injury...

About The Lasik Vision Institute
Since the baby boomers are such a large part of the middle aged population, naturally health and well-being issues are taking center stage these days. Along with aging comes vision problems that affect...

The Original LASIK Surgery - PRK
The original laser eye surgery or PRK is one of the most common surgical vision corrections. Photorefractive Keratectomy has been grouped under the umbrella term "laser eye surgery." Each surgery...

Corrective Eye Surgery - A Brief History
Though medical science has given us many breakthroughs and discoveries over the centuries, perhaps none has been more essential to our survival than the development of tools to help us see better. Without...

Astigmatic Keratotomy Eye Surgery - An Overview
Astigmatic keratotomy surgery is safe and effective but has been replaced with the more modern LASIK surgery. Astigmatism is a problem with many eye patients. An eye that has astigmatism is shaped like...

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In The News ...

• Medical Societies Issue Advisory To Cataract Patients Taking Prostate Medications Three medical societies today advised patients taking certain drugs to treat prostate enlargement to inform their eye surgeon about these medications before undergoing eye surgery. These drugs can potentially...
  
  
• Improve Appearance With Surgery To Treat Depression A controversial new study indicates that cosmetic procedures such as Botox and possibly Lasik may be valuable treatments for clinical depression.
  
  
• Lasik Okay For Pilots US military pilots previously restricted to PRK may now have All-Laser Lasik.
  
  
• Veggies Might Ward Off Age-Linked Vision Woes Title: Veggies Might Ward Off Age-Linked Vision WoesCategory: Health NewsCreated: 9/13/2007 2:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 9/13/2007
  
  

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