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LASIK Eligibility: What Prescriptions Can Be Treated?

Laser eye surgery can treat nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism. However, LASIK eligibility depends on the severity of your visual errors. LASIK can treat most people in the standard range for common refractive errors, but not some people with extreme conditions. There may be other options...

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in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev 18 Jul 2021

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Before Lasik, my eyes were -0.5/-0.75, I was told I was nearsighted. I was given what my eyes are now after Lasik, and they are +0.5/+0.5? I have more trouble seeing up close now. Aren’t I just farsighted now to the extent I was nearsighted?

Eye drops are an integral part of your post-PRK care. You should have an antibiotic and steroid drop (by prescription) as well as over-the-counter lubricating drops. Failure to use the medical drops can greatly increase the chance of post-op complications including infection, ulcers, and haze formation....

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in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev 18 Jul 2021

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Do cataracts make night driving difficulty?

Increased difficulty with night driving is a very common presenting symptom of cataract development. As the natural lens hardens with age in the 40s it then begins to discolor. As this discoloration (and often clouding) advances, it begins to cause light scatter from oncoming point sources of...

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in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev 04 Jul 2021

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Will my vision improve after PRK without using eye drops?

Eye drops are an integral part of your post-PRK care. You should have an antibiotic and steroid drop (by prescription) as well as over-the-counter lubricating drops. Failure to use the medical drops can greatly increase the chance of post-op complications including infection, ulcers, and haze formation....

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in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev 04 Jul 2021

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Getting Rid of Reading Glasses

Q&A with Dr. Livernois about Presby-fixTM, Woodhams' New Vision-Correction Procedure Woodhams Eye Clinic recently launched Presby-fixTM, a new vision-correction procedure that helps people stop using reading glasses for reading and other up-close activities. Nearly all people will experience a slow, progressive loss of near vision by the time...

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in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev 20 Jun 2021

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