The fear of the unknown. Sometimes, it's worse than reality, especially when it comes to getting LASIK surgery. Friends and family can tell you how painless it is, and your doctor can show you the medical instruments, but until you know every detail, that tiny...
Refractive Lens Exchange (also known as PreLex®, Clear Lens Exchange, et al.) is a primarily Refractive Surgical procedure that can reduce or eliminate Presbyopia, Myopia, Hyperopia, and Astigmatism. Quite similar to a cataract operation, the eye's natural lens is removed and replaced by a synthetic, clear and soft plastic intraocular...
I imagine that depends on the "eye of the beholder." In Europe, wearing glasses is often considered a subtle sign of intelligence and education. But in the U.S., wearing glasses (especially in young people) is often seen as an impediment to a fully independent and...
By "farsighted" you probably mean "presbyopic." Nearsightedness (myopia) is where your vision is blurred at distance but typically good at near when not wearing glasses. As the natural lens hardens in middle age, it can no longer change shape so as to focus up close. If your distance vision...
Only negligibly -or not at all. The minification and greater distance away that an object appears when looking through a strong concave spectacle lens is a function of how far away from the eye you hold it. Technically, it is a matter of how far away from...
