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New Relief for Chronic Dry Eyes?

Rarely. Astigmatism is usually a permanent condition usually caused by an irregularity in the cornea of the eye. It can be found in myopic (nearsighted) forms, farsighted forms and even in mixed near- and far-sighted form. It is correctable surgically, though, in many cases. Millions of people suffer from chronic...

in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev 16 Jan 2022

What should I do, Contoura Vision or Relex Smile, when having dry eyes?

If you really have dry eyes, it is probably not a good idea to have either one done -or PRK or any other kind of LASIK either. Dry Eye is by far the most common undesirable side-effect with any laser vision correction. It is rarely more than a temporary issue...

in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev 02 Jan 2022

How quickly do cataracts progress?

Cataract, the gradual hardening and clouding of the natural lens of the eye, typically takes many years to develop. It may be a decade or more from the time of diagnosis before the effect on vision gets bad enough to need surgery. There are, however, some...

in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev 19 Dec 2021

Playing Sports in Glasses or Contacts: Read This First

All doctors, and especially eye doctors, encourage patients to live an active lifestyle. Exercise is important to overall health, and sports are one of the best forms of exercise. But what if you wear corrective lenses? Should you take your contacts out? Is playing sports...

in Uncategorized by woodhamseyedev 05 Dec 2021

Does the PRK surgery solve the cylinder problems too in a case of a patient who has myopia and cylinder issues?

LASIK and PRK both routinely treat sphero-cylinderical refractive errors (poor focus needing glasses). It would be a mistake, though, to think of sphere+cylinder as equivalent to refractive error just because the former are overwhelmingly the cause of that error . The eye's focus is mostly done by...