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Artificial tears may boost effectiveness of Restasis eye drops in treating dry eye

Dry eye is a relatively common complication after LASIK surgery and can cause chronic eye discomfort and visual disturbances. Many cases of dissatisfaction after LASIK, PRK, LASEK and other laser vision correction procedures have their origins in insufficient tear production or other tear film problems after surgery. Currently, the only FDA-approve ...

FLEx: The next big thing in laser vision surgery?

A new all-laser eye surgery appears to be safe and effective for the treatment of nearsightedness. Called femtosecond lenticule extraction (FLEx), the investigational procedure uses a different type of laser than the excimer laser used for LASIK. The procedure is performed using a femtosecond laser - the type of laser used to create the corneal fla ...

LASIK Critics Feel Shunned by FDA

As federal regulators prepare to hold their first hearing on how complications from laser eye surgery affect a patient’s quality of life, patients are worried that they are being shut out. The Food and Drug Administration has said it will hold a public hearing on the issue this spring, but patients who have requested to speak at the ...

LASIK Eye Surgery

Today, LASIK eye surgery is a viable means for vision correction. Although this site is designed for the individual who is contemplating undergoing LASIK eye surgery within the state of New York, all potential LASIK eye surgery candidates should find the information presented here useful. Here you will find a LASIK eye surgeon directory, c ...

Monovision LASIK popular and effective for correction of presbyopia

Patients who are in their mid-40s and older have a decision to make when having LASIK or other types of refractive surgery, including PRK and LASEK, that younger patients don't need to worry about. Because they already have presbyopia and need a bifocal correction (or are very close to that age), patients 45 and older must decide whether to have ...

Nearly 90 percent of Americans who have had vision correction surgery recommend it to others

One way to measure patient satisfaction with vision correction surgery is to find out how many people who have had the procedure recommend it to others afterward. According to data from the Jobson/VCA VisionWatch survey of American consumers for the 6-month period ending March 2008, nearly 90 percent of those who have undergone LASIK surgery o ...

When the Fine Print Applies to You

That’s the only way I can explain why I willingly let a doctor cut my corneas with a laser: vanity. Little did I know when I chose Lasik surgery that I would not end up satisfied like the friends and acquaintances who raved about their post-glasses existence. Instead, my days are complicated, since I am dealing with side effects t ...