LASIK and Cataract Blog

You already know that LASIK procedure is revolutionary and helps correct a variety of eye-related problems. Since the inception of this technique, researchers have been working to make it effective, quick, and safe. iDesign – Enhancing LASIK’s Precision For LASIK, the medical professional relies on information available in your eyeglass prescription. However, the problem with […]

Cataracts are a clouding of your natural lens. Cataract surgery corrects this by removing the natural lens and replacing it with an intraocular lens. Cataract IOL (intraocular lenses) are specifically made to fit your eyes after cataract surgery to improve vision impairments that happen with age. For cataract IOLs, an ophthalmologist will measure your eye […]

A large number of people suffer from astigmatism, a common vision condition that results in blurred vision. If your distance has always been blurry without glasses and you are looking for a cost smart way to correct your astigmatism, the Limbal Relaxing Incision may be right for you. While most people have a spherical cornea, […]

Many people don’t spend time thinking about their eye-health until there is something wrong. We all know we should get regular check-ups at the doctor and that we need to see the dentist regularly, but when it comes to our eyes, unless you need a prescription filled, we don’t give it enough thought. The reality […]

ORA SmartVision with VerifEye+ is a sophisticated new way to achieve nearly LASIK-like results after a patient has had Cataract surgery. During a Cataract surgery, a lens implant is placed in the eye which has a prescription. The way Cataract surgery has been performed in the past is that prior to the procedure an ultrasound device would […]

    To answer this question, we first need to understand what Zeiss SMILE eye surgery is and how it is performed. Zeiss SMILE is an abbreviation for Small Incision Lenticule Extraction. This procedure is a laser eye surgery designed to correct vision deficiencies. A specially programmed laser creates a disk-shaped piece of cornea inside […]

Zeiss SMILE has been around for quite a long time, however, it has just hit the US in recent years.  It has been practiced in other countries for many years, however, the US government just approved it for nearsighted correction in 2016.  Patients and surgeons are choosing this procedure over other procedures as it has […]

    The Visian ICL (Implantable Collamer Lens) is used to correct some forms of nearsightedness.  Often times it is used in patients that have too poor of eyesight to use LASIK or SMILE or other forms of surgery.  Unlike contacts or glasses, this lens is semi-permanent and is surgically put into the eye. This […]

Lasik eye surgery is a laser-assisted procedure that is performed to improve vision. Many people are tired of wearing glasses and contacts and the continual appointments required to keep updating and refilling your prescription–not to mention the time wasted each day putting contacts in and taking them out or the inconvenience of glasses. Lasik offers […]

Many people don’t spend time thinking about their eye-health until there is something wrong. We all know we should get regular check-ups at the doctor and that we need to see the dentist regularly, but when it comes to our eyes, unless you need a prescription filled, we don’t give it enough thought. The reality […]