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LASIK Laser Eye Surgery Blog at Eye Surgery USAThursday, November 26, 2009Know Your SurgeonWhile today most LASIK eye procedures go on without a hitch, in the early days there were manby complications. An April 2008 FDA hearing lends a cautionary tale. By all accounts, Dominic Morgan should never have had LASIK. At birth, he had retenoplathy of prematurity. This condition limited his vision to about 20/50 (not good enough to drive in most states), and even with eyeglasses and before he ever underwent LASIK. Using a unapproved laser, Dominic's surgeon performed his LASIK procedure in 1998. Pressure from the eye suction ring used in the procedure effectively destroyed his fragile retinas leaving him legally blind. Make sure you have a trusting and safe relationship with your doctor. It can simply mean everything Labels: eye care
Thursday, November 19, 2009The Ishihara Color Vision TestIn the early days the Ishihara Color Vision Test was the most widely used screening test for The most widely used screening test for color blindness is the Ishihara Color Vision Test. The test is named after Japanese ophthalmologist Shinobu Ishihara (1879-1963), who devised the procedure and first published a description of it in 1917. Consisting of a booklet, the Ishihara Color Vision Test features each page containing a circular pattern (or "plate") comprising many dots of various colors, brightness and sizes. The seemingly random colored dots are arranged in such a fashion that a person with normal color vision will see a single-digit or two-digit number within the array of dots, while a colorblind person will either be unable to see a number or will see a different number than the one seen by a person with normal color vision. Labels: color blind tests
Wednesday, November 18, 2009When is LASIK Surgery Not for me?Today we will be discussing a few reasons why people should not choose LASIK surgery. One of the main issues that may hinder people from choosing LASIK surgery is the huge risk that one takes when choosing to go under the knife. If you are not a risk taker, then LASIK surgery may not be for you. For others, their career may be jeopardized by the possible surgery. Some jobs prohibit certain refractive procedures. Be sure to check with your employer/professional society/military service before undergoing any procedure. For others, cost is an issue. Most medical insurance will not pay for refractive surgery. Although the cost is coming down, it is still significant. While there are various financial loans that can be taken out for LASIK surgery affording the surgery is the greatest hurdle for many. Labels: eye care, financing LASIK eye surgery
Friday, November 13, 2009Financing LASIK SurgeryFor many people LASIK eye surgery is the process to receiving the vision they've always wanted. We're not all born with perfect 20/20 vision, so for some LASIK surgery is a necessary procedure to give people clear vision. With LASIK costing a few thousand dollars per eye, having laser eye surgery may sometimes seem more of a financial decision than a medical or lifestyle choice. However, financing options mean that cost need not be a reason to avoid LASIK. With a little research, you may be able to find an affordable way to pay for the LASIK procedure even if you are concerned about cost. Payments range and vary from $200 to $500 monthly, depending on the type of financing decide to go with. For those that feel that correcting their vision is a necessity, there are options out there for you to do it, just make sure that you can afford the steady payments. Labels: eye correction surgery
Thursday, November 12, 2009LASIK Eye Care NeedsHere are some important necesseties to consider when choosing LASIK eye surgery. If all things are in order, than you give yourself a greater opportunity for the surgery to go off succesfully. If these things are not kosher, than you may want to reconsider the plastic surgery procedures. 1. Your eyes must be healthy. If you have any condition that can affect how your eyes respond to surgery or heal afterwards, you must wait until that condition is resolved. Examples are chronic dry eyes and any injury. Some conditions, such as cataracs that interfere with your vision, and glaucoma, may disqualify you completely. 2. You must be an adult. By law, certain procedures require you to be 18; others, 21. Younger patients can be treated as an exception. 3. You must have stable vision for at least a year. Many young adults experience changes in their eyeglass and contact lens prescriptions in the teenage years. Vision stabilizes most often sometime in their 20s. Usually, it is nearsightedness gradually becoming worse, but there may be other changes as well. They are not good candidates until their eyes have "settled down" into one prescription. Your doctor can tell you whether your prescription is stable. Labels: eye conditions, LASIK expectations
Tuesday, November 10, 2009Color Blind TestsThere are two ways for doctors to detect a diffiency with ones eyes. Today there are two types of tests that are used to test The most widely used screening test for color blindness is the Ishihara Color Vision Test. The test is named after Japanese ophthalmologist Shinobu Ishihara (1879-1963), who devised the procedure and first published a description of it in 1917. The Ishihara Color Vision Test consists of a booklet, each page containing a circular pattern (or "plate") comprising many dots of various colors, brightness and sizes. The seemingly random colored dots are arranged in such a fashion that a person with normal color vision will see a single-digit or two-digit number within the array of dots, while a colorblind person will either be unable to see a number or will see a different number than the one seen by a person with normal color vision. Labels: eye care
Monday, November 9, 2009Is LASIK Right For You?Plastic surgery is an important and monumental decision for anyone considering going under the knife. Below we've presented a few cautionary situations that will hopefully allow you to make a more educated decision about whether or not LASIK surgery is right for you: - You are not a risk taker: Certain complications are unavoidable in a percentage of patients, and there are no long-term data available for current procedures. - It will jeopardize your career: Some jobs prohibit certain refractive procedures. Be sure to check with your employer/professional society/military service before undergoing any procedure. - Cost is an issue: Most medical insurance will not pay for refractive surgery. Although the cost is coming down, it is still significant. You have a disease or are on medications that may affect wound healing: Certain conditions, such as autoimmune diseases (e.g., lupus, rheumatoid arthritis), immunodeficiency states (e.g., HIV) and diabetes, and some medications (e.g., retinoic acid and steroids) may prevent proper healing after a refractive procedure. If any of these situations apply to you, maybe you should reconsider choosing LASIK surgery as the procedure for you. Labels: eye care, eye conditions
3 Tips For Computer EyeToday we will touch on 3 tips for combatting the dreaded computer eye: 1. Get a computer eye exam. This is the most important thing you can do to prevent or treat computer vision problems. According to the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), computer users should have an eye exam before they start working on a computer and once a year thereafter. Be sure to tell your eye doctor how often you use a computer at work and at home. 2. Use proper lighting. Eye strain is often caused by excessively bright light either from outdoor sunlight coming in through a window or from harsh interior lighting. When you use a computer, your ambient lighting should be about half that found in most offices. 3. Minimize glare. Glare on walls and finished surfaces, as well as reflections on the computer screen can also cause computer eye strain. You may want to install an anti-glare screen on your monitor and, if possible, paint bright white walls a darker color with a matte finish. Again, cover the windows. When outside light cannot be reduced, consider using a computer hood. Labels: eye care
Friday, November 6, 2009Cataracts at a GlanceToday we will be discussing the anatomy of the eye. It is important to understand the basis of the eye, so that one can tend to it properly. A cataract is a clouding of the eye's natural lens, which lies behind the iris and the pupil. The lens works much like a camera lens, focusing light onto the retina at the back of the eye. The lens also adjusts the eye's focus, letting us see things clearly both up close and far away. The lens is mostly made of water and protein. The protein is arranged in a precise way that keeps the lens clear and lets light pass through it. For anyone interested in more information on the topic of eyes, make sure to ask you doctor about possible procedures and practices to maintain healthy eyesight. Labels: Cataract Surgery, eye care, eye conditions
Wednesday, November 4, 2009The Development of LASIK
 Today we will touch on the development of eye care from it's creation to where it is today. Many people are unaware that until contact lenses were popularized in the 1950s, eyeglasses for at least the past seven centuries had been the only practical way to correct refractive vision errors. Today, several modern approaches to corrective eye surgery range from laser reshaping of the eye's surface in procedures such as LASIK and PRK to surgical insertion of artificial lenses to correct eyesight. In LASIK, PRK, and similar procedures, laser energy reshapes the curvature of the eye's clear front surface (cornea) to alter the way light rays enter the eye. Artificial lenses surgically inserted into the eye also can refocus light rays to sharpen vision.Labels: eye care, eye correction surgery
Tuesday, November 3, 2009Glaucoma 101
 Glaucoma refers to a category of eye disorders often associated with a dangerous buildup of internal eye pressure which can damage the eye's nerve that transmits visual information to the brain. With untreated or uncontrolled glaucoma, you might eventually notice decreased ability to see at the edges of your peripheral vision. Progressive eye damage could then lead to blindness. In fact, glaucoma creates at least some vision loss in more than half of the approximately 2.5 million Americans estimated to have the eye disease and is the second leading cause of blindness.Labels: eye care
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