The Eye Care Blog

In a speech after inaugurating four programmes launched by ‘Vision 2020: Right to Sight’ he said - “we have the best of doctors and technologists in India. We have core competence in design and software engineering. Emerging technologies in virtual reality and micro machines will transform the healthcare scenario.”

Lasik - Laser vision correction surgery has become very popular and successful outpatient procedure that has freed millions of people from the need for glasses.
This week a patent was issued for a device which further improves upon the safety of the procedure.

Till date more than 50,000 Conductive Keratoplasty procedures (approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for presbyopia treatment) have been performed for presbyopia - “aging eyes”. It is now available in Denver and Colorado Springs.
Presbyopia is the most prevalent eye condition in US that sets in soon after age 40, making it difficult [...]

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness in older patients in US and the developed world. Pegaptanib sodium (Macugen) is a new treatment for exudative AMD, and has been shown to stabilize vision in approximately 70 percent of cases.

Refractec Inc., Ophthalmic device manufacturer, announced today that the Federal Aviation Administration has established the protocol for airplane pilots wanting to reduce their dependence on glasses by having the NearVision CK (conductive keratoplasty) treatment. Conductive Keratoplasty is considered the leading non-Laser Vision Correction Procedure.
“Certification by the FAA as a vision correction procedure for pilots validates [...]