Mankind has dealt with poor vision for centuries and it’s hard to imagine how our ancestors coped if they became nearsighted or farsighted until the invention of glasses. In the 21st century we are fortunate that several options exist to correct vision – glasses, contact lenses, artificial lenses and of ...
If you have defective vision, then you’ve probably spent your whole life dealing with glasses, contact lenses and cleaning fluid. You’ve also probably heard about laser eye correction – the physical reshaping of the eye so that vision problems are corrected permanently. You may be considering laser eye correction and ...
While LASIK is often talked about in the news and on TV, it is not always a good fit for everyone. It’s important when talking with your ophthalmologist that you understand if you are a good fit for this procedure. Don’t worry if LASIK is not right for you as ...
One aspect of surgical vision correction that puts a lot of people off is the thought of knives being used to slice layers from their eyes. In fact, a large number of surgical vision correction these days is done without knives, as lasers are much more effective as a tool ...