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Does your night vision change after PRK or LASIK eye surgery?

If you are a truly good candidate and the laser vision correction is done with the most up-to-date technology, you should not have any night vision issues occur. These are things such as halos, rainbows around lights, "smearing" of lights, or double vision. Even with the best...

in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev 01 Jan 2023

I am 55-years-old. I have cataract in my left eye but I do not have cataract in my right eye. Can I wait 20 years later to have surgery?

Generally speaking, you can wait as long as you want to have cataract surgery. It is exceptionally rare that a cataract operation needs to be done quickly. You have the surgery done when you decide you need to see better and glasses don't work as well...

in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev 01 Jan 2023

Prior to cataract surgery, my near-sighted vision was near perfect; I could read without glasses. The surgeon implanted lenses with the same power as my natural lens. But one eye is slightly off by -.50 to -.75. Should I have the lens replaced?

Probably not. There are really two issues here: 1) Why is it, to your surprise, you now need reading glasses and you didn't before your cataract surgery? 2) How easy and safe is it to remove and replace an intraocular lens (IOL)? Nearsighted (myopic) people enjoy one...

in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev 18 Dec 2022

Why did my vision drastically improve after cataract surgery?

Many people do not realize it, but “cataract” is just out-of-date terminology for the age-related degeneration of the eye’s internal, natural lens. That lens does have a “prescription” much like your glasses or contact lenses. A lens prescription is typically measured in units called “diopters.”...

in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev 18 Dec 2022

What exactly is wrong with LASIK surgery that the FDA desires that the procedure be banned?

The FDA does not want to ban LASIK. There are some people who desire the FDA ban LASIK. One of them is Morris Waxler, Ph.D ( not an actual medical doctor), who was involved in the early approval of LASIK -but has not worked there for many years. The people who want to "ban"...

in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev 04 Dec 2022

My doctor says I have the beginning of cataracts. How serious is it?

Developing a cataract is not the same thing as getting some sort of disease. Rather, it is the latter stages of the normal aging process of the eye whereby the natural lens becomes harder, less flexible, and discolored. We are not evolved, created, or designed to live...

in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev 04 Dec 2022

Can a young person (20s) have IOL surgery if they are not a good candidate for laser eye surgery?

If by "IOL surgery" you mean the removal and replacement of your natural lens with a cataract-type intraocular lens, the answer is a VERY tentative "Yes." There are many reasons NOT to do this at your age. The quality of vision under different lighting conditions is NOT...

in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev 20 Nov 2022

Annual Eye Tests 101: Refraction and Glare Testing

When you come to Woodhams Eye Clinic for your annual eye exam, you will undergo a series of quick and painless eye tests. These are very informative because they give a full picture of your overall eye health, your visual acuity (how clearly you see),...

in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev 06 Nov 2022

What is the highest number of shortsightedness in diopters (sphere) and the highest diopter of astigmatism (cylinder)?

There is a better way to think about the issue of "how bad can astigmatism and/or myopia (shortsightedness) be?" The median (half being worse and half being better) degree of myopia in North America is about -3 Diopters. [This is based on contact lens sales.] High myopia is roughly...

in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev 06 Nov 2022

Will eye surgeons remove cataracts from both eyes even if one is a partially-blind lazy eye with 20/400 vision?

Sometimes, but obviously nobody should expect the best possible visual acuity in the "lazy eye." It depends on several things about a particular patient's situation. In this case, the person is essentially a one-eyed patient. It would not be surprising that (s)he would probably put off...

in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev 23 Oct 2022

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