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What are the risks of having glaucoma after LASIK surgery?

Glaucoma and LASIK are totally separate issues, not related in any causal way. What you may be thinking of is the issue of measuring intraocular pressure after LASIK. High eye pressure is one of the more important diagnostic signs of glaucoma. So in patients with subtle signs, or...

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in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev 23 Apr 2023

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Can the bright light that ophthalmologists use in eye exams possibly damage vision?

No. The light used in routine eye exams is not intense enough, nor is it a wavelength to cause damage to the various eye structures. _Written by J. Trevor Woodhams, M.D. - Chief of Surgery, Woodhams Eye Clinic ...

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in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev 09 Apr 2023

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Is it true that people with myopia need reading glasses later than those with normal eyesight?

Not really. If you are myopic (nearsighted) and wear contact lenses, there is virtually no difference in the blurred near vision from presbyopia compared to somebody without myopia. If you are myopic, however, taking off your glasses can provide better near vision than when the glasses were being worn....

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in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev 09 Apr 2023

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Does LASIK Correct Nearsightedness and Farsightedness?

Yes. LASIK surgery can correct nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism. Dr. Gina Shetty is an experienced eye surgeon who has been changing client's lives with vision correction surgery. LASIK for Nearsightedness Nearsightedness (myopia) causes patients to have difficulty seeing things that are far away. Because their eye is longer than a normal...

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in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev 26 Mar 2023

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What might be a reason to do cataract surgery before the cataracts are “ripe”?

Many years ago it was said: You have to wait until cataracts are "ripe" to do surgery. What that meant was that the discolored natural lens (which is the "cataract") needed to reach such a state of complete density that it could be manually pushed out of...

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in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev 26 Mar 2023

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