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What are eye floaters and why are they incurable?

"Floaters" are the slightly out-of-focus silhouettes of condensations suspended in the "vitreous body" of the eye. They tend to "slosh" around as you move your direction of gaze, but usually quickly return to about the same relative position in your field of vision. The vitreous gel...

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in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev 13 Sep 2020

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Which is better to have, nearsightedness or farsightedness?

It depends on your age and the sorts of preferred activities you do most of the time. Most professional athletes are mild to moderately hyperopic (the non-age-related farsightedness). They typically see better than 20/20 at a distance -which comes in very useful for chasing balls, pucks, and for target...

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in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev 30 Aug 2020

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Why is LASIK not for everyone?

Because not all vision problems are able to be solved with LASIK. Vision problems can be either Refractive (optical) or due to anatomic pathology (like cataracts or macular degeneration). [Often there can be both in older people.] LASIK only works on one of the two focusing elements of the...

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in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev 16 Aug 2020

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A Brief History of LASIK Eye Surgery

Today, LASIK is one of the most effective and popular elective procedures in the world, but the key developments in its history took over a century to unfold. Early Days in the History of LASIK Eye Surgery Surgical solutions to refractive errors of the eye date back as far...

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in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev 02 Aug 2020

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In the Pink: Preventing and Treating Pink Eye

If pink eye is known for anything, it's famous for being contagious. But did you know that some forms of pink eye are not contagious? The fallacy comes from a misunderstanding of the condition pink eye, also known as conjunctivitis. Pink eye is a blanket term...

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in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev 19 Jul 2020

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