The Eye Care Blog

Seeking more “street cred” (n. popularity with or acceptance by the common people), Webster’s New World College Dictionary has added almost 80 new words and definitions, an update that reflects the nation’s current obsessions, from Al Qaeda and WMD to Botox and LASIK.

Dr. Ming Wang, clinical associate professor of ophthalmology at the University of Tennessee and director of the Wang Vision Institute, says he is scheduled to perform the first bladeless LASIK surgery (IntraLase) in China on Sunday.

Typically, standard cataract surgery consists of removing the cataract and replacing it with a clear lens implant. Local anesthesia is usually used because it is not generally required to put the patient completely to sleep. Healing occurs rather quickly, and the patient usually sees an improvement in his or her vision within a few days. […]

Michael Y. Wong, M.D., of Princeton Eye Group is the first doctor in central New Jersey to use the AcrySof® ReSTOR® Intraocular Lens (IOL), a revolutionary new implant for cataract patients that restores both near and far vision.
Approved on March 21, 2005 by the U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the ReSTOR IOL is […]

Next to LASIK, cataract surgery is the most common operation in America.

A new type of eye surgery has given hope to severely short-sighted patients who want to get rid of thick glasses or contact lenses but are unsuited for laser treatment (Lasik Surgery), two Singapore hospitals said Wednesday.
The procedure, offered by the National University Hospital and Tan Tock Seng Hospital, involves surgically implanting a special kind […]

LASIK surgery is treating the nearsightedness and astigmatism of about 258,000 eyes a year in the United States. It is a quick outpatient surgery (under 30 minutes) but costly (about $2,500 per eye). It is a marvel of science involving almost miraculous precision.
Lasik surgery is a simple five step procedure.
The first step is preparation. In […]

Doctors in the United Kingdom have determined that patients suffering from cancer affecting their eye can usually avoid visual handicap, loss of the eye and spread of the disease by receiving proton beam radiation therapy, according to a new study published in the August 1, 2005 issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the […]

A New York investment banker has won $7.25 million in damages for vision impairment (distorted and blurred vision) that he claims resulted from LASIK eye surgery performed by the TLC Laser Eye Center, which has surgery centers nationwide. It’s the largest jury award to date involving the popular vision correction procedure.