The Eye Care Blog

According to a study done by Michael A.Lawless, MB MB, BS, FRACO, FRACS, FRCOphth, Advanced Surface Ablation with Mitomycin-C is more superior and effective than LASIK in the eyes of post- Keratoplasty(PK) patients.

A miracle operation program which was implemented by Cuba and The Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas in Guantanamo, the easternmost province of Cuba. has helped 2,400 patients to recover their vision. These patients were mainly from Guantanamo, Haiti and Venezuela.

LASIK eye surgery is typically carried out with Excimer laser. Excimer lasers are extremely precise, but they are also costly and expensive to maintain, which primarily accounts for the high cost of LASIK surgery.

A San Diego man Michael Connolly, an engineering systems analyst, contracted acanthamoeba keratitis, an infection that can cause pain and blindness. The lawsuit, filed Monday in Orange County Superior Court, claims Advanced Medical Optics made a defective product and failed to warn consumers.

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.