
This site is intended to educate and discuss all matters of vision in hopefully a relaxed and calm manner, however I would say it leans towards the topic of Laser eye surgery. Due to that, the site does get visitors who have had surgery and are not happy and are looking for answers or [...]
This short article will examine the issue of whether it is safe to boxing or martial arts after having Laser Eye Surgery. The first important point to make, is that there are different types of Laser Eye Surgery, it’s a good idea to read about how Laser Eye surgery works by clicking here. [...]
With the recent multi focal Intra Ocular Lens’s (IOL’s) being so successful, is their still a place for mono focal lens in modern treatment? This article gives my experience of the results of the different lenses available in the market today. Current Multi-focal IOL’s Its a good time to be [...]
This article is to give potential patients a quick and easy introduction into Laser Eye surgery in the UK. If you want to know more about how Laser Vision Correction works, click here. Laser Eye Surgery providers In the UK there are two groups of providers, there are the multiple clinics, and [...]
In recent years the number of people undergoing Refractive Lens exchange (RLE) procedures has grown dramatically, this short article explains what RLE is, and why it’s becoming so popular. This treatment is known by several names, however the treatment is one and the same: Refractive lens exchange (RLE) Clear Lens Extraction (CLE) Intra [...]
Posted on 20 May 2012
A 2010 Forbes article reviewing Aravind Eye Care System’s profitability described it as “a performance worthy of any commercial venture”. In 1976, Govindappa Venkataswamy, better known as Dr V., set up Aravind as an 11-bed eye clinic at his family home in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. It had no outside investment, no safety net and no [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 20 May 2012
By: Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience Senior Writer Published: 05/19/2012 08:28 AM EDT on LiveScience People in the western United States, Pacific and parts of Asia will have the chance to see a partial solar eclipse on Sunday (May 20). While it may be tempting to brush off warnings against looking up at this eclipse bare-eyed, don’t: [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 18 May 2012
May 18, 2012 15:17 Top doctor tells NME: ‘I have never seen a patient who has lost vision from a haircut’ More Various Artists news, reviews, videos and tour dates Buy Various Artists music from Amazon Various Artists news RSS Feed Photo: Tom Oxley/NME Two top eye experts have dismissed claims that ‘emo’ haircuts with [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 17 May 2012
By Sarah Foster Published on Thursday 17 May 2012 13:44 It’s not the way most people end up getting an eye test. But in a remote part of Ethiopia, a man with a loud speaker hails the imminent arrival of Mark Esbester and a team from the charity Vision Aid Overseas (VAO). The public announcement [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 17 May 2012
When Erin and Michael West’s four-year-old daughter’s right eye started to turn in, they immediately sought a medical opinion. Their Toronto optometrist diagnosed the youngster with far-sightedness, and today she wears prescription glasses. “Her right eye was crossing over because one eye was much stronger than the other,� says Erin. Had there not been any [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 16 May 2012
TORONTO, May 15, 2012 — /CNW/ – A recent CNIB survey – released as part of Vision Health Month – revealed that each year an estimated 720,000 Canadians sustain an eye injury that requires medical attention. “Many people think eye injuries only happen in industrial settings - where machines or chemicals are involved,” said Dr. [...] Continue Reading