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Foods and Vitamins That Help Eyes: A Clear Picture of Nutrition

Vitamins that help eyes can be found in the same fruits, vegetables and proteins you may already reach for when following an overall healthy diet. Supplements are important when you don’t get the proper nutrients through food, but here’s a rundown of some delicious meals...

in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev 08 Nov 2020

Can you drive after cataract surgery for one eye?

I assume you mean in the days and possibly weeks after cataract surgery, not immediately afterwards for instance driving yourself home. It is not a good idea to drive yourself home from cataract surgery because there is usually some residual effect from the medicines given for relaxation, e.g. Valium....

in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev 08 Nov 2020

Is it not recommended/ unusual for a patient in their early 20s to undergo lens replacement surgery (CLE) for their high myopia or is it okay and safe and not related to age?

It can be done but I would not recommend you do it. There are several reasons: 1) There is considerably more risk in doing an IOL procedure than LASIK. 2) There are other, less invasive options ( even when LASIK is not an option) such as the ICL 3) No IOL...

in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev 25 Oct 2020

The Benefits of Polarized Sunglasses

Many manufacturers of high quality sunglasses boast of their polarized lenses, but they rarely explain what that means or how the benefits of polarized sunglasses are achieved. How Polarization Works Light moves as a wave, just like waves of water on the surface of the ocean. Water...

in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev 11 Oct 2020

How often should I check my eyesight if I have floaters and high myopia?

attention and seek an ophthalmologist's assessment. High myopia is associated with a greater than normal incidence of retinal problems, even retinal detachment, which can be quite serious. If there is a fairly recent onset of seeing "floaters" or specks in your field of vision (especially...

in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev 11 Oct 2020

What are the risks of not having intraocular lens implantation during cataract surgery?

This is a persistent question that comes up from patients that demonstrates how powerful language can be in creating misunderstanding."Cataract," being a noun, is understood as a "thing" that somehow got into the eye and is now disturbing one's vision. So surgically removing that thing...

in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev 27 Sep 2020

Why do they use a laser before the actual cataract surgery?

The use of lasers in cataract/lens implant (IOL) surgery has a long and somewhat bumpy course. The first big breakthrough 35+ years ago was the use of high-frequency ultrasound to break up the hardened lens material of an aged natural lens, what we call a...

in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev 13 Sep 2020

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...

in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev 13 Sep 2020

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...

in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev 30 Aug 2020

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...

in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev 16 Aug 2020

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