A key component of LASIK eye correction surgery has always been the laser involved in reshaping the cornea. As a result, advances in this area are often the most resistant to change (whether due to federal standards or patient fears). So, it will be interesting to see how prospective patients take to the recently approved […]

If I told you that the Irish army has a strict policy against recruiting those who have had LASIK eye correction surgery (or any of its alternatives), wouldn’t you think the same thing? Wouldn’t you echo my belief that the Irish army is hopelessly outdated on its LASIK policy?
Well, whether you or I believe it […]

A plaintiff suffering from post-LASIK ectasia recently received a US$3 million verdict after the court ruled that the eye surgeon who performed LASIK correction surgery on her did not provide “sufficient” information and opportunities for her to give “sufficient” informed consent.
Of course, like all normative concepts, “sufficiency” or “insufficiency” are both highly subjective. Despite 8-page […]

The general apporach against myopia has always been to focus on the eyes, whether by wearing conventional spectacles or contact lenses, or going for invasive surgery such as LASIK. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with that. After all, myopia is an eye problem.
However, the Singapore Eye Research Institute (SERI) is conducting small trials to correct myopia […]

A recent study reports that millions of Americans are not getting the financial help required to improve their eyesight, and this involves glasses, contacts and of course, LASIK surgery. And in millions, we’re talking about around 14 million Americans (about 1 in 15) that have impaired vision - 11 million of which could correct their […]

Well, well. It seems that the first ever International Ophthalmic Conference will be held on board a luxury cruise ship, the Super Star Libra, coasting across the Arabian Sea. While snorkeling and coral watching will definitely be part of the conference schedule, the 380 surgeons aboard the ship will also be deliberating the current practices […]

The results of a recent Mayo Clinic study have revealed that LASIK eye correction surgery using conventional microkeratomes and the more advanced femtosecond lasers are equal in effectiveness. According to the study, six months post-surgery, the visual acuity, contrast sensitivity and perception of stray light (or glare) of eyes treated with both types of LASIK […]

By now, anybody with the intent to undergo LASIK eye correction surgery should know that the LASIK@Home DIY kit is a hoax. So, the DIY LASIK kit itself isn’t particularly interesting anymore. What’s really interesting about this issue at the moment is how just one small website caused enough problems to necessitate a press release […]

The once-sighted blind - i.e. those who were born with sight, but have lost it – may soon be granted partial reprieve from their blindness, and the miracle technology that will do that is a small camera connected to electrodes that are implanted in the brain. In fact, there are already 16 people worldwide with […]

Remember when I featured the LASIK surgery alternative, Implantable Collamer Lenses (ICLs), a month back? I stated that, “…Visian ICL isn’t exactly cheap - though I do not have actual figures to quote at the moment.”
Well, now I do. A recent NBC5.com article states that the recently approved ICL procedure costs up to US$5,000 per […]