Eye Care– Cataracts and Cataract Surgery
More than 60 million individuals around the world have cataracts. Cataracts are the #1 cause of blindness but fortunately, cataracts are highly treatable with cataract surgery.
What is Cataract?
Over time the eye’s lens, which is transparent in a healthy eye, starts to become cloudy or opaque. As individuals [...]
Lasik eye surgery
Advertisements for LASIK surgery are everywhere. Anyone who wears contact lenses and eye glasses can relate well to the feeling of finally being free of the maintenance and bother involved in wearing either. As tempting as the advertisements are, LASIK Surgery may not be right for everyone.
Understanding LASIK Surgery
LASIK is [...]
About Epi-LASIK Laser Eye Surgery
The most advanced of the surgical eye procedures using laser technology, Epi-LASIK laser eye surgery combines the best of traditional LASIK surgery with the best of the LASEK and PRK laser procedures. Epi stands for Epithelial and LASIK stands for Laser in situ Keratomileusis. Basically this newest procedure involves gently [...]
Information on LASEK Laser Eye Surgery
LASEK (Laser Epithelial Keratomileusis) laser eye surgery takes the most beneficial elements of two other types of laser eye surgery and combines them into one very effective surgical procedure. These other two laser eye surgeries are LASIK and PRK.
Unlike the LASIK procedure which involves using a sharp blade [...]
Eye Problems – Blepharitis
What is Blepharitis?
When the eyelids can become inflamed, the problem in most cases is a chronic eye disease called Blepharitis. Similar in nature to the skin condition called eczema, in case of Blepharitis, the eyelids become red, scaly and irritated.
There are two basic types of Blepharitis: Seborrheic Blepharitis and [...]
Contact Lenses and How The Eye Works
The human visual system is both simple and complex. Complex, because there are so many parts that have to work together to make sight possible. Simple, because those parts and the process can really be explained without in-depth knowledge of anatomy and biology.
An ordinary glass lens, such [...]
