September 2021

Presby-Fix™ review after 2 months

Guest blogger Rutland Walker talks about his Presby-Fix™ procedure 2 months after the day of surgery at Woodhams Eye Clinic. I just had my two-month check up after having the procedure done on July 15th, 2015. Presby-Fix™ is a surgical procedure to address presbyopia, (essentially the natural aging of...

in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev 26 Sep 2021

What is the highest diopter that would disqualify a person from getting LASIK/ PRK?

There really isn't a "hard line" beyond which laser vision correction should not be done -this depends on many factors that can only be evaluated in the course of a thorough ocular examination and biometric testing. This is true with any kind of laser procedure of the...

in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev 26 Sep 2021

Why do nearsighted people need accommodation in order to focus on objects, if the vision is focused in front of the retina (too much refractive power), doesn’t accommodation worsen the vision in this case?

Great question! You have good insight and are quite right: myopic (nearsighted) people can see up close even after becoming presbyopic! This is because the default focal point for a nearsighted eye is abnormally close -the same reason their distance vision is blurred. This can come in quite...

in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev 12 Sep 2021

Is it true that 10 ml of pure methanol can cause blindness?

Methanol is definitely something to avoid ingesting -in any quantity. Methanol (wood alcohol) is a simple alcohol very closely related to ethanol, the intoxicating chemical in whiskey, beer, and wine. But methanol is extremely poisonous and toxic specifically to the nervous system. It is so toxic...

in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev 12 Sep 2021

Presby-Fix™ review after 2 months

What is the highest diopter that would disqualify a person from getting LASIK/ PRK?

Why do nearsighted people need accommodation in order to focus on objects, if the vision is focused in front of the retina (too much refractive power), doesn’t accommodation worsen the vision in this case?

Is it true that 10 ml of pure methanol can cause blindness?

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