LipiFlow® is an exciting treatment that can help you if you suffer from dry eye. It involves the use of a special device that applies thermal pulsation to your inner eyelid. This treatment heats the inner eyelid with a controlled amount of heat that cannot harm you. It is a procedure that causes little or […]
What Does an Ophthalmologist Do?
Have you ever had your eyes checked for glasses or contacts? Have you ever had an eye infection like pink eye or a minor eye injury? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you were probably under the care of an ophthalmologist. Optometrist vs. Ophthalmologist Some people get the medical titles optometrist and […]
See Clearly Again with LASIK
The brand name “LASIK” is an abbreviation for “laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis.” This specialized vision procedure first gained traction in the early 2000s. Since then, nearly 30 million patients have benefitted from LASIK to see more clearly. The procedure is used to correct the world’s most common vision conditions, including astigmatism, near-sightedness and far-sightedness. The cornea […]
What is PRK Eye Surgery?
Photorefractive keratectomy, also known as PRK eye surgery, is a type of eye surgery used to correct astigmatism, far-sightedness and near-sightedness. It was the first kind of laser eye surgery to be developed and is, thus, a predecessor of LASIK. It is still commonly performed. What Does PRK Eye Surgery Involve? As with LASIK, Dr. […]
Dr. Reena Patel: Not Your Average Eye Doctor
Ophthalmology is a specialty of medicine that deals with the treatment of eye disease and trauma, including surgical procedures. Ophthalmologists are also fully trained in optometry, which is the prescribing of corrective lenses. Due to this unique set of skills, an ophthalmologist is uniquely qualified to handle any eye issue that arises. With that said, […]
Enhance Your Quality of Life with Cataract Surgery
Cataracts are the leading cause of vision loss in the world. They occur when the natural crystalline lens inside the eye begins to grow opaque over time, and it’s a condition that happens to half the population by the time we are 80 years old. There is no way to prevent cataract formation, but they […]
Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty for Glaucoma Treatment
Over three million people in the United States have glaucoma. This disease is the second-most common cause of blindness and is characterized by excess pressure inside the globe of the eye. There are many different risk factors and treatment options, including a laser treatment option called selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT). This is one of the […]
Improve Your Vision with LASIK
According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology, there were over 800,000 LASIK procedures performed in the US in 2010 alone. This number has continued to rise, freeing more and more people from their dependence on glasses or contact lenses, with over 30 million recipients worldwide. The LASIK Procedure LASIK is an acronym for Laser Assisted […]
Using the Nd:YAG Laser for Treating Cataracts
Cataract surgery has given many people a new lease on life by treating their clouded cataracts and restoring their vision. Every once in awhile, however, some cataract surgery patients will experience a condition known as posterior capsular opacification, which means the artificial cataract placed during cataract surgery has become clouded or wrinkled. This leads to […]
Comparing LASIK vs Eye Surgery
You’re tired of dealing with contacts or glasses. You’ve had them for most of your life and they are so annoying. You want to be able to get up in the morning and go without anything to get in your way. You want others to see you without frames blocking the view. You want to […]
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