LASIK, PRK, Eye Care and Vision Correction Articles at Eye Surgery USA!

• Coming to heal, staying to play
  The economic impact of medical tourists, patients who come for extended treatment is quite noticeable, which is why both the regions hospitals and tourism bureaus are trying to paint the First Coast as a medical destination.
  Article courtesy of Arun C. Gulani, M.D., M.S. of Jacksonville, FL


• Vision Correction Surgeries: Past Techniques, Present Trends and Future Technologies
  The pursuit to make people see without glasses has been an ongoing endeavor for centuries. The techniques that evolved from this desire signify the ongoing improvement in technology as well as progressive understanding of the visual system of the human eye. Numerous procedures were born, marketed and performed. Some stood the test of time while others withered away when compared in outcomes, safety and or philosophy.
  Article courtesy of Arun C. Gulani, M.D., M.S. of Jacksonville, FL


• Lamellar corneal procedure useful for reparative surgery
  2003 April Ophthalmology Times
  Article courtesy of Arun C. Gulani, M.D., M.S. of Jacksonville, FL


• Epithelial Ingrowth protocol guides intervention, therapy
  December 2002 Ophthalmology Times
  Article courtesy of Arun C. Gulani, M.D., M.S. of Jacksonville, FL


• Help for Aging Eyes Without Lasers or Glasses
  Now Conductive Keratoplasty-a new three-minute, outpatient, slice-free technique-helps safely restore close vision in farsighted folks and is recommended for those over age 40.
  Article courtesy of Robert K. Maloney, MD of Los Angeles, CA


• Zapping the Eye
  Holly Williams got her first pair of eyeglasses in kindergarten. She graduated to hard contact lenses at 16, then moved to soft lenses two years later. But the 35-year-old senior VP for a New York market-research firm never felt contacts fit into her active lifestyle. On airplanes, her eyes would dry out.
  Article courtesy of Andrew I. Caster, MD, FACS of Beverly Hills, CA


• Bye-Bye Bifocals!
  Life suddenly came back into focus last month after Conductive Keratoplasty, or CK.
  Article courtesy of Robert K. Maloney, MD of Los Angeles, CA


• When is LASIK not for me?
  There are considerations you should make when considering LASIK surgery.


• Vision Quest
  Dale Noelle could not believe her eyes. Literally. For most of her life, Noelle was so nearsighted that she couldn't even see the clock she kept next to her bed. She used to joke that she went through so many pairs of contact lenses and glasses that she could have opened her own eye-wear shop.
  Article courtesy of Andrew I. Caster, MD, FACS of Beverly Hills, CA


• NASA approves LASIK
  SANTA ANA, Calif., Sept. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. (AMO) (NYSE: EYE), a global leader in ophthalmic surgical devices and eye care products, today announced that the National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) has approved the company's LASIK technologies for use on U.S. astronauts.
  Article courtesy of Jamie M. Monroe, MD of Orem, UT


• LASIK Technology is Now Better Than Ever
  Today, laser procedures can be customized to suit individual patient needs. In fact, more than six million people have had their vision successfully corrected with conventional laser vision correction procedures such as Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK) and LASIK.
  Article courtesy of Elizabeth Miller, MD of Savannah, GA


• Life Changing LASIK
  When I was 8, I was diagnosed with myopia (nearsightedness), and had to wear big, thick eyeglasses. My poor eyesight crippled my athletic reputation, my career dreams and my self-esteem.
  Article courtesy of Sanford L. Moretsky, D.O. of Phoenix, AZ


• Dougherty Laser Vision Joins Forces with Pacific Eye & Ear Specialists
  Los Angeles-February 15, 2006 -- Dougherty Laser Vision today announced that it has expanded into West Los Angeles (Brentwood) by teaming up with Pacific Eye & Ear Specialists. The expansion creates a total of five Dougherty Laser Vision offices throughout Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties.
  Article courtesy of Paul J. Dougherty, MD of Los Angeles, CA


• Cataracts
  A cataract is a clouding (usually gradual) of the eye's natural lens. Most adults over age 60 have symptoms of cataracts. A cataract can be the reason sharp images become blurred, or seeing things at night is more difficult. It may also be why the eyeglasses or contact lenses that used to help you read, or do other simple tasks, no longer seem to help. More than a million cataract operations will be performed nationwide this year alone.
  Article courtesy of Jay Bansal, M.D., Swati Singh, M.D., Allen Boghossian, D.O. of San Francisco, CA


• Technology with vision
  CustomCornea® is the first FDA approved LASIK procedure that permits customized treatment for individual patient needs.
  Article courtesy of Elizabeth Miller, MD of Savannah, GA


• Study Compares LASIK And LASEK Eye Surgery
  A study comparing the safety, effectiveness and reliability of LASIK and LASEK has found no clinically significant differences between the two types of laser eye surgery.


• Wavefront aberrometry helps in figuring out best treatment options
  Wavefront aberrometry is changing our current viewpoint in refractive surgery and I have been using it to determine refractive treatment options, preoperatively as well as postoperatively.
  Article courtesy of Arun C. Gulani, M.D., M.S. of Jacksonville, FL


• LASIKed
  Laker's assistant G.M. Kurt Rambis, whose horn-rims inspired the copycat Rambis Youth during his playing days. Said now spectacle-free Rambis, "I would hope that I was known more for my heart and hustle than for my glasses."
  Article courtesy of Andrew I. Caster, MD, FACS of Beverly Hills, CA


• Ophthalmologist's Vision Realized in Implantable Contacts
  Dr. Paul Doughtery carefully makes a 3-millimeter slit near the edge of the cornea of Rod Barshook's right eye and slides a rolled-up contact lens between the iris and the eye's own lens. After the lens unrolls itself, he gently tucks the edges under the iris. A few minutes later another contact is implanted in the other eye.
  Article courtesy of Paul J. Dougherty, MD of Los Angeles, CA


• LASIK Can Be Part of Emergency Preparedness
  Glasses or contact lenses compete with other important items such as food, water and money. In addition, glasses may break and contact lenses can easily be misplaced or lost in water.
  Article courtesy of Elizabeth Miller, MD of Savannah, GA