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Why do glasses seem perpetually smudged even when cleaned?

Because there is an incompletely transparent object between your eye and the world. While spectacle lenses are invaluable in correcting what eye doctors call Refractive Errors" such as myopia and astigmatism, they do so at a small cost in terms of visual quality. The front...

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in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev 21 May 2023

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Can you get both Lasik and cataracts surgery at the same time or do they need to heal separately first?

There is really no situation where you might need to have LASIK and cataract surgery performed at the same time. While it comes as a surprise to many, our eyes each have TWO focusing elements: 1) the "crystalline" (natural) lens, sitting right behind the pupil and 2) the cornea,...

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in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev 21 May 2023

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How long should I wait between my first and second eye cataract surgeries ?

We normally allow about two weeks between doing a cataract/IOL procedure on the first and second eyes. It is quite unlikely (but not impossible) that there could be a problem not discovered in that length of time. Occasionally we will do the second eye sooner...

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in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev 07 May 2023

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In a room with a low light level, why can’t you see what you’re looking at directly, but if you look away you can see it in your peripheral vision?

Because there are two different types of vision at work. Straight-ahead vision puts an image on the macula, at the geographic center of the retina. [The retina is the "film" in the camera analogy of the eye.]The macula is packed very tightly with "cone" photoreceptor...

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in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev 07 May 2023

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Is Lasik 100% safe for normal eyes with far-distance corrected vision?

No. LASIK is surgery and no surgical procedure is 100% risk-free. With very rare exceptions, LASIK patients are extremely happy with their results. Side effects and complications are exceptionally rare. But that does not mean LASIK is totally safe. Nor does a complication mean the doctor did something...

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in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev 23 Apr 2023

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