The Eye Care Blog

December 23rd, 2008 Believe me, it is not a politicians false assurance, it's a real lifes tory.Thinking and doing at a time. Professor of physics Josh Silver is on his quest to make the world's poor could see better.

March 7th, 2007 People with astigmatism and cataracts may benefit from a new Medicare rule extending coverage for the new type of implantable lenses that treat both conditions. Astigmatism, one of the most common vision problems, causes blurry vision due to irregularly shaped cornea.

August 4th, 2008 Majority of the English population suffer eye diseases due to lack of proper eye treatment. They find it too costly.

June 2nd, 2009 Workplace eye care regulations are still an alien subject for most of the employers. Though recent surveys have shown that eye care benefits are most wanted and required thing for employees.

October 27th, 2008 Here is the news that is likely to make people more addicted to the laser safety glasses. Researchers have found that one second exposure at 5 meters or less to a laser pointer with a power of 125mW or more can cause permanent blindness.

February 2nd, 2007 Linette Hwu had been warned by doctors she was not a candidate for laser eye surgery: Her corneas were too thin, her pupils too large, and she was extremely nearsighted. The 33-year-old lawyer for Discovery Communications said she had resigned herself to being permanently tethered to the glasses she had worn since third grade.

July 13th, 2006 Has your vision lost the luster it once had or have you been diagnosed with a cataract? Are you having difficulty in seeing near? If you are over 45 years of age, there may be new hope. Dr. Khanna, medical director of the Khanna Institute of LASIK and Refractive Surgery (has offices in Westlake Village, Santa Monica and Valencia), is now offering a new treatment modality, the ReSTOR lens that relies on advanced multi-focal technology that allows patients to see both near and far objects without glasses.

July 13th, 2009 Under half of UK employees who work with computers are making use of their eye care entitlement in approximately two thirds of UK workplaces according to new research conducted by Specsavers Corporate Eyecare department. The study of the eye care policies of the UK's top 250 companies also revealed considerable confusion among employers over their responsibilities for the eye care of their employees.