Yes…but it is a very old and outdated way to measure hearing! The EENT (Eye, ear, nose, and throat) medical specialty began to evolve over 100 years ago. At that time, both hearing and vision were recorded using the same 20/x notation system. The eye chart...
Morris Waxler, Ph.D was involved in the early approval of LASIK as a non-clinical advisor on its safety and efficacy-but has not worked there for many years. [He is not an actual medical doctor who treats patients.] As to why he is so vocal about banning LASIK,...
All animals have evolved visual systems that maximize their likelihood to pass on their genes to succeeding generations. For animals that are often prey (e.g. frogs and many fish), having the very widest field of vision is highly important to minimize the risk of getting...
The old story of a cataract needing to "ripen" before it could be safely treated surgically should be abandoned. In the late 1970s, the shift to small incision surgery with lens implants was just beginning. Prior to that, cataracts (the hardened and opacified natural lens) had to be manually...
There are many reasons a patient might not be a good candidate for LASIK. 1) You are too nearsighted! There is a direct, proportional relationship between how much myopia (nearsightedness) you want to treat and how much cornea will be removed to accomplish that. Once you go beyond somewhere...
